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ANIMAL STATUES IN LONDON 10

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Animal Statues in London 10 V & A Museum     Tipu's Tiger is a life-size carved wooden automaton representing a tiger devouring a European in 1790s dress. A crank handle operates the man's jointed arm and simulates roars and groans. The casing suggests south Indian craftsmanship, while the mechanical parts are European. The model belonged to Tipu Sultan - the Tiger of Mysore - a sworn enemy of the British, who knew him as Tippoo Sahib. It was acquired by the East India Company following Tipu's death in 1799 at the Battle of Seringapatam.     One of Tipu Sultan's descendants was the WWII SOE agent Noor Inayat Khan who has her own statue in London (see London Statues - Women ) ... Victoria Park - Bonner Road Entrance Dogs of Alcibiades      The statues are of Molossian hounds, donated to Victoria Park in 1912 by Lady Aignarth in memory of her husband Horatio.  They were vandalised in 2011. Luckily, they were replicas, the originals having ...
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BANKSY STATUE

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  BANKSY STATUE     It doesn’t take much to lure me - and my camera - into central London. So the sudden appearance of a Banksy statue in Waterloo Place was irresistible, especially as summer seems to have arrived.      Behind the scaffolding is the Athenaeum club, with its golden statue of Athena, the goddess of wisdom. For more about the clubs of Pall Mall click here .       The resin statue was first spotted early on April 29 and, as people flocked to see it, Westminster Council swiftly surrounded it with barriers. Banksy hasn’t said what it represents, so you can hazard your own guesses - blind patriotism, perhaps. To me, it reflects the blinkered behaviour of some of our world leaders as they step blindly into the unknown.      It is not known how long the statue will remain in Waterloo Place. There's a theory the powers that be knew about its arrival - otherwise we should be concerned how an object bigger than a bomb coul...
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