Hippocampus sculpture, Porthcawl

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Hippocampus sculpture, Porthcawl

Image: © Jaggery Taken: 6 Apr 2012

Located outside the Halifax branch at 32 John Street. Hippocampus is a mythical sea creature, half horse and half fish, often represented as drawing the chariot of Neptune. Hippocampus is also another name for the non-mythical fish, the seahorse, and is also a part of the brain.

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