Arch and Lion, Syon Park
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Arch and Lion, Syon Park
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 30 Dec 2010
This shows a detail of the gateway seen in Image The lion is a heraldic device of the Dukes of Northumberland. This one has a remarkable tail - my guess is that the lion was cast in metal, and that the tail was a bit of showing-off on the part of the craftsman who made it. Another lion appears above the river frontage of Syon House: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.480002
Longitude
-0.319723