Marooned Lord Byron statue returns to Hyde Park

BBC Entertainment Thursday 17 September 2026, 18:15 UTC 1 min read

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The statue was left isolated on a Park Lane traffic island after new roads were built in the 1960s.

Byron (PERSON) Hyde Park (LOCATION) Park Lane (LOCATION)

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