This monument was unveiled in 1893 by the Duke of Westminster in memory of the 7th Earl of Shaftsbury.

It was the first London statue to be cast in aluminium.

Eros, God of Love, stands in the middle of Piccadilly Circus and when it was originally unveiled there was a water fountain with cup to drink from which was soon stolen.

Over the New Year the monument is boarded up during the celebrations, to protect it from revellers.