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City of London dragon boundary mark

1960s

Description

Two cast iron dragons with the coat of arms of London. Half-size replicas of the original pair of dragons at Victoria Embankment.

Annotation

The replicas were made by Birmingham Guild Limited and were erected at main entrances to the City of London in the late 1960s.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Dragon boundary mark.
The Victorian Web, Dragon Boundary Marks.

Locatie (N 51°30'34" - W 0°4'43") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo151; Photograph: 8 August 2014
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