Royal Bank of Canada lion statue and plaque - Sydney, Nova Scotia
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This plaque provides details about the provenance of the lion statue that stands at the corner of Esplanade and York Street in Sydney, Nova Scotia, as well as about the significance of the lion being in the position he is in on the pedestal.
Waymark Code: WM12HDP
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/30/2020
Views: 4
A plaque on the base of the statue reads as follows:
This statue stood on top of the Royal Bank of
Canada building at the corner of Charlotte
and Dorchester street from 1901 to 1976.
The Bank was erected when the Sydney Steel
plant, the major event in the industrialization
of the area, was being built. The standing
position of the lion indicates that Britain
was then at war with the Boers in South
Africa.
Erected by the Royal Bank of Canada in
cooperation with the Old Sydney Historical
Society, 1980.
Group that erected the marker: Erected by the Royal Bank of Canada in cooperation with the Old Sydney Historical Society, 1980.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
99 Esplanade Street
Sydney, Nova Scoti Canada
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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