Chillington House Lions - St Faith's Street, Maidstone, UK
N 51° 16.552 E 000° 31.235
31U E 327065 N 5683423
This pair of lions are located atop a pair of stone gate piers leading from St Faith's Street into a courtyard area of Chillington House that now forms the Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery.
Waymark Code: WMR9PE
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/28/2016
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The two lions, that stand about 1.5 metres (five feet) tall are carved from stone and are shown sitting on their haunches with their front paws supporting a stone shield. The leion on the left is supporting a shield that has the Kent crest and the one on the right the Maidstone crest. Some light weathering has taken place but there is no mistaking that these are lions. The gate piers and lions were created in the 19th century.