The Peacock, Claremont
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The Peacock, Claremont
Image: © Len Williams Taken: 9 Jul 2013
The lake in Claremont Park used to be circular and in its centre stood an obelisk which sported three statues representing the Duke of Newcastle's coat of arms. At the base being a bear and a boar and a peacock on the summit. The obelisk has long since been dismantled but the three statues have been relocated around the park. This is the peacock. For the bear refer to pictureImage
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Image Location
Latitude
51.357178
Longitude
-0.37808