Lion and Unicycle
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Lion and Unicycle
Image: © Martin Addison Taken: 4 Jun 2006
Sculpture in the garden at Stoke Mandeville station, recalling the early British Railways emblems involving a heraldic lion and a railway wheel. The first version, in use from 1948 to 1956 depicted the lion astride a wheel and was commonly known as the 'Lion and Unicycle' or 'Ferret and Dartboard'. From 1956 a revised version showed the lion grasping the wheel on a crown. There are several other sculptures in the garden.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.787777
Longitude
-0.785029