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Sign: London - Piccadilly Circus - Lord Shaftesbury’s Memorial Fountain


Address:
5 Piccadilly Circus, West End, London W1D 7ET, UK
Category:
Squares and fountains
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Other
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Pole
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On the sign:
ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION TO

ANTONY ASHLEY COOPER, K.G.

SEVENTH EARL OF SHAFTESBURY

BORN. APRIL XXVIII. MDCCCI
DIED. OCTOBER I. MDCCCLXXXV

DURING A PUBLIC LIFE OF HALF A CENTURY
HE DEVOTED THE INFLUENCE OF HIS STATION

THE STRONG SYMPATHIES OF THIS HEART.
AND THE GREAT POWERS OF HIS MIND.

TO HONORING GOD BY SERVING HIS FELLOW MEN.
AN EXAMPLE TO HIS ORDER. A BLESSING TO THIS PEOPLE.

AND A NAME TO BE BY THEM
EVER GRATEFULLY REMEMBERED.
Photography:
2019
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The fountain in Piccadilly Circus was photographed that day Click for a larger image

The fountain and sculpture (known as "Eros") were erected to commemorate Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury - philanthropist and English politician who lived in 1801-1885

Next to the statue is a plaque commemorating the 100th anniversary of the statue’s placement Click for sign's details


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