▁runs ▁from ▁P inner ▁Hill ▁to ▁Bent ley ▁Pri ory . ▁ ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ▁ ▁A ▁statue ▁of ▁Charles ▁II ▁was ▁car ved ▁by ▁Dan ish ▁sculpt or ▁C ai us ▁Gabriel ▁C ib ber ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁and ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁So ho ▁Square ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁' in ▁a ▁most ▁w retch ed ▁m util ated ▁state ; ▁and ▁the ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁ped est al ▁quite ▁il leg ible '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁statue ▁was ▁removed ▁during ▁alter ations ▁in ▁the ▁square ▁by ▁T . ▁Black well , ▁of ▁C ros se ▁and ▁Black well , ▁the ▁v ener able ▁can ned ▁and ▁bott led ▁food st uff s ▁firm , ▁who ▁gave ▁it ▁for ▁safe keep ing ▁to ▁his ▁friend , ▁Good all , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁that ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁restored . ▁ ▁Good all ▁placed ▁the ▁statue ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁his ▁lake ▁at ▁Gr im ' s ▁Dy ke , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁while ▁Gilbert ▁owned ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁will , ▁Lady ▁Gilbert ▁directed ▁that ▁the ▁statue ▁be ▁returned , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁restored ▁to ▁So ho ▁Square ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Gilbert ' s ▁lake ▁and ▁death ▁The ▁lake , ▁which ▁is ▁some ▁way ▁from ▁the ▁house , ▁beyond ▁the ▁orn amental ▁gard