Brian Hall, a restorer, working on the statue of Eros which has been removed from Piccadilly Circus to Telford

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Brian Hall, a restorer, working on the statue of Eros which has been removed from Piccadilly Circus to Telford in Shropshire for an assessment of fracture damage to its leg. Experts fear repairs will prove impossible and the statue will be retired to a museum. The central London monument would be replaced by a replica