Stranded - Isnt the fact that a statue was erected and in effect that act initself is " part of history.?"
Many were erected with public subsciption.
A statue can also be far more than just praise for an individuals achievements.
Nelsons Column for example.
The column also had a symbolic importance to Adolf Hitler. If Hitler's plan to invade Britain, Operation Sea Lion, had been successful, he planned to move it to Berlin
Lord Nelson was a racist and pro-slavery, should we get rid of Nelsons Column, rename every pub in the UK with reference to him, and confine it to a museum and rely on the future citizens to bother to read books and visit museum?