Reviews of South Bank Lion. (Museum) in London (London).

South Bank Lion

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Historical landmark

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Westminster Bridge, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 7GA

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J. S.

The Southbank lion statue used to be on top of James Goding's Lion Brewery building in the 1830s. The brewery was demolished in 1949 making way for the Royal Festival Hall and the lion preserved by King George VI. The lion is made in Coade stone and apparently used to bed red, thats why is also known as the red lion.

J. M.

The South Bank Lion, also known as the Red Lion, is a Coade stone sculpture of a standing male lion cast in 1837. It has stood at the east end of Westminster Bridge in London, to the north side of the bridge beside County Hall, since 1966. Painted red between 1951 and 1966, the paint was later removed to reveal again the white ceramic surface underneath. The statue is about 13 feet (4.0 m) long and 12 feet (3.7 m) high, and weighs about 13 tonnes (14 tons). It is made of Coade stone, a type of ceramic stoneware that resembles artificial stone and which is very resistant to weathering. The fine details of its modelling still remain clear after decades of exposure to the corrosive atmosphere in London throughout the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries caused by heavy use of coal. The statue was made in separate parts and cramped together on an iron frame.

I. B.

Beautiful monument 🦁

J. r.

MI6 secret door in Bond film.

B. U.

A Lion statue on the Southbank end of Westminster Bridge. This area was quite crowded and busy.

I. I.

Amazing

S. H.

Great place

N. A.

Westminster Bridge .London. Worthy of the place where this "big cat" as it was called, is a work made in 1837 by casting, using artificial stone by Coade and which after several successive moves today dominates the south entrance of Westminster Bridge. This new ceramic material, whose formula is still known, was used in the middle of the 19th century to decorate the facades of buildings, monuments or statues and has a complex modeling factor, having been created by Eleanor Coade in 1770. In this ongoing hustle and bustle, this historical landmark escapes the gaze of tourists, but this objective has a history as interesting as that of the bridge on which it is located. Out of three similar specimens of lions, two managed to survive time, and this is one of them. The plaque shows the involvement of King George VI in saving the symbol of which the British are proud and grateful. Admire this symbol of power here in the heart of London!

S. C.

The lion guarding one end of Westminster Bridge (Queen Boudicca on the other) is actually the lion statue on the former Lion Brewery.

Н. Р.

I advise everyone who travels to London to visit Westminster Bridge - there is a gorgeous view from this point.

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