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ANIMAL STATUES IN LONDON 6

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  Animal Statues in London 6 Twickenham Stadium       The golden lion that is now above the entrance of the West Stand stood in front of the Lion Brewery from 1837 to 1948. It was preserved when the brewery was closed for the building of the Royal Festival Hall, as was  the lion now standing on Westminster Bridge .... . Old Ryde House, Twickenham       Almost obscured by trees, this eagle stands above the entrance to Old Ryde House, built in the 1830s. Imperial College       Two of four lions couchant (1893, Harry Dixon) which originally stood at the former Imperial Institute. This pair are at foot of Imperial's Queen's Tower (encased in scaffolding); the other two are in Clarence House gardens. Whitehall Place       These animal reliefs on 4 Whitehall Place are the legacy of what was the government  department of Agriculture and Sea and Fisheries. It is now the offices of the Department for Energy, Security ...