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South Bank Lion (formerly Red Lion Brewery lion), Westminster Bridge, South Bank, London

RIBA Ref No RIBA34978
Architect/DesignerWoodington, William Frederick (1806-1893)
Artist/PhotographerHope-Fitch, Christopher
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1837
Image Date2008
ViewExterior
StyleVictorian
MediumDigital image
OrientationLandscape
Colour InfoColour
CreditChristopher Hope-Fitch / RIBA Collections
SubjectAnimals ; Bridges ; Sculpture ; Stone
NOTES: This lion, made of Coade Stone and designed by W. F. Woodington, once surmounted the parapet of the Red Lion Brewery on the South Bank and was originally red in colour.The brewery was demolished in 1948 to make way for the Royal Festival Hall and the lion was moved in 1949 to Waterloo Station Gate at the Festival of Britain site. When Waterloo station was expanded in 1966, the lion was relocated to Westminster Bridge near County Hall on the South Bank and has since been known as the 'South Bank Lion'.
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