I’m ashamed to say that until recently, I had not realised that there is a commemorative statue of Lord Byron marooned on a traffic island in the middle of Park Lane.

Such commemorative statues have an ambiguous status because it is seldom clear who is responsible for their care and upkeep. Now, the Department for Culture and the Royal Parks have agreed that it can, and should, be moved, only providing that the Byron Society can raise £350,000 to cover the costs of its conservation.

If the Greek government would like to humiliate the British government, then they could pay for the removal of the great Philhellenist, as they paid for the original plinth, a gesture of international belief in the virtues of commemoration.

http://www.thebyronsociety.com/rescuing-the-byron-memorial-statue