The Golden Lion - South Shields, UK
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dtrebilc
N 54° 59.930 W 001° 25.894
30U E 600329 N 6095786
This stone statue stands at street level outside the South Shields Museum and Art Gallery..
Waymark Code: WM19Z88
Location: North East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/17/2024
Views: 3
It stands on a stone plinth which is on the ground. This means that you can get very close to the lion and see it in great detail.
THE GOLDEN LION
This statue was originally part of
"The Golden Lion" Coaching House
in King Street
was re-erected here to mark
the completion of the pedestrianisation scheme
in October 1988
The building was originally erected as as a home for the South Shields Literary, Mechanical and Scientific Institution in 1860. In 1873 the building became the town’s first free Public Library and Reading rooms and it opened as a museum in 1876.