Dragon - London Bridge - City of London, Great Britain.
N 51° 30.391 W 000° 05.279
30U E 702082 N 5710174
A cast iron, silver painted Dragon, holding a shield, bearing the City of London, coat of arms, stands as a boundry marker, on the south side of London Bridge, City of London, Great Britain.
Waymark Code: WMG41B
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/09/2013
Views: 9
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries." Text Source: (
visit link)
"Boundary dragons are the most obvious dragons in London and probably the first you will see. These fierce silver beasts – standing on plinths with upswept wings and arrowhead tongues, clutching shields bearing the red cross of St George and short sword of St Paul – guard many of the main entrances to the City of London. They stand at the south end of London Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. They flank either side of Holborn opposite the medieval, timber-framed Staple Inn. Boundary dragons also live on the Victoria Embankment, alongside the River Thames. These dragons are the originals from which the other boundary dragons were produced. They lived under the entranceway eaves of the Coal Exchange in Lower Thames Street until 1963, when it was pulled down. It was the London’s Streets Committee that recommended boundary dragons mark the City, and it was their Chairman who decided that the Coal Exchange dragons should serve as templates, in preference over the much fiercer Temple Bar dragon." Text Source: (
visit link)