Dragon boundary mark
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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
Temple Gardens on Victoria Embankment
, 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 fourteenFarringdon 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
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One of the two original 1849 statues from theCoal Exchange
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Smaller replica version on High Holborn, 1960s
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Dragon atC. B. Birch, 1880
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Example in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
References
- ^ London, Emm in. "City of London Boundary Dragons | Emm in London". Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5.
- ^ https://rupertharris.com/products/city-of-london-dragons-victoria-embankment City of London boundary dragons], Rupert Harris Conservation Ltd
- ^ "City Dragon". Save our Statues. Public Monuments and Sculpture Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "City of London Boundary Dragons". www.seiryu.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ For a map with the Dragon boundary marks see here (or click on "Map of all coordinates" below Wikidata Infobox in Commons page).
- ^ City of London: dragons' den, londonontheground.com
- ^ Pair of dragons on pedestals at City boundary, Victoria Embankment EC4, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
- ^ Obelisk marking city boundary on south side of road, High Holborn, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
- ^ Obelisk marking city boundary on north side of roadway, High Holborn, National Heritage List for England, Historic England
Sources
- Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 422–423. ISBN 0-85323-977-0.