Gone But Not (Quite) Forgotten

IN many countries a free-standing statue from 1681 would be spirited away into a museum.

The statue yesterday

But in London this statue of Charles II stands eroded, but open to public gaze, and touch, in Soho Square.
It is in a poor state of preservation, including a baton in the king's right hand that is long gone and replaced, temporarily, by a flower.
According to Wikipedia the area used to be called King Square in Charles II's honour, but at one point was so neglected that it was even forgotten whom the statue was meant to represent.