Piccadilly Circus and 'an absolute sink of iniquity'
Research for Blackmail In Bloomsbury
Where in the centre of London can you find a statue of Eros? Trick question, and one that led me down a research rabbit hole when I was writing Blackmail In Bloomsbury.
As any Londoner knows, Piccadilly Circus is home to the statue of ‘Eros’ (Anteros, actually*). It’s an iconic monument, erected to commemorate the charitable works of Lord Shaftesbury, wh…