Dragon boundary mark

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Coal Exchange
, relocated to Victoria Embankment

The dragon boundary marks are

supporters of the City's arms, which may allude to the legend of Saint George and the Dragon
.

Design

The design is based on two large dragon sculptures, 7 feet (210 cm) high, which were mounted above the entrance to the

, in October 1963.

The

C. B. Birch at Temple Bar on Fleet Street. Half-size replicas of the original pair of dragons were made by Birmingham Guild Limited and erected at main entrances to the City of London in the late 1960s.[4]

Locations

There are now fourteen

Farringdon Street, and at the south end of Blackfriars Bridge.[7]

The two original Coal Exchange dragons and their stone plinths on Victoria Embankment became Grade II listed buildings in 1972.[8] The dragon to either side of High Holborn were mounted on granite obelisks which originally supported lanterns; these 19th century obelisks were also listed in 1972.[9][10]

Outside London, there is also a replica at Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where the 19th-century London Bridge was reconstructed in 1971.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ London, Emm in. "City of London Boundary Dragons | Emm in London". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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  3. ^ https://rupertharris.com/products/city-of-london-dragons-victoria-embankment City of London boundary dragons], Rupert Harris Conservation Ltd
  4. ^ "City Dragon". Save our Statues. Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "City of London Boundary Dragons". www.seiryu.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. ^ For a map with the Dragon boundary marks see here (or click on "Map of all coordinates" below Wikidata Infobox in Commons page).
  7. ^ City of London: dragons' den, londonontheground.com
  8. ^ Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary, Victoria Embankment EC4, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
  9. ^ Obelisk marking city boundary on south side of road, High Holborn, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
  10. ^ Obelisk marking city boundary on north side of roadway, High Holborn, National Heritage List for England, Historic England

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