Coade stone
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Coade stone, also called Lithodipyra or Lithodipra, is stoneware that was often described as an artificial stone in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was used for moulding neoclassical statue
The South Bank Lion, on Westminster Bridge. Modelled by William F. Woodington and Grade II* listed by English Heritage. (See § Examples: South Bank Lion.)
Twickenham Stadium Lion gate, (R.F.U.) Originally paired with the "South Bank Lion" at the Lion Brewery on the Lambeth bank of the River Thames. (See § Examples: Twickenham Stadium Lion.)
Admiral Lord Nelson's Pediment, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich (See § Examples: Nelson Pediment.)
Eleanor Coade's home, Belmont House, in Lyme Regis, Dorset, with Coade stone ornamental façade (See § Examples: Belmont House.)
South Bank Lion
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The South Bank Lion is an 1837 sculpture in Central London. Since 1966 it has stood next to County Hall, on the South Bank of the River Thames. It is a significant depiction of a lion, along with the
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…South Bank Lion at the south end of Westminster Bridge in central London originally stood atop the old Lion Brewery, on the Lambeth bank of the River Thames. The brewery…
The South Bank Lion
A view of the statue along Westminster Bridge
The long-lost red lion, formerly in the Lion Yard shopping centre in Cambridge
Gold lion and other statues at Twickenham Stadium