Coade stone lion (London) | statue, Grade II* Listed (UK)

United Kingdom / England / London / A23 Westminster Bridge Road
 statue, Grade II* Listed (UK)
This lion statue is made from Coade Stone, a surprisingly weather-proof artificial stone. It originally stood on top of the Lion Brewery, near here next to Hungerford Bridge (an amused Emile Zola wrote of it wishing him a "good morning" in 1893). It was rescued when the brewery was demolished to make way for the Festival of Britain in 1951, for which it formed a part of the site's decorations.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coade_stone
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Coordinates:   51°30'3"N   -0°7'11"E
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