City of London Boundary Marker - Victoria Embankment, London, UK - Public Land Survey Marks on Waymarking.com

The two dragons are mounted on Portland stone plinths and each plinth has a plaque that tells us:

City of London

These dragons represent a constituent part of the
armorial bearings of the City of London and have been
erected to indicate the western boundary of the City.
This commemorative plaque was unveiled by
The Rt Hon. The Lord Mayor Sir Ralph Edgar Perring
on 16th October 1963.

Dudley Gordon Mill Esq. C.C. Chairman Streets Committee
Francis John Forty O.B.E. B.Sc. M.I.C.E. P.S.A., City Engineer

Beneath that plaque is a second, smaller plaque that tells us:

The dragons were formerly mounted above the entrance of
the City of London Coal Exchange which was demolished in 1963

 

Type of survey mark: Dragon on a plinth X 2 What indicators are near the mark to help people identify where it is located?: Middle Temple gardens. What property is this mark defining?: The western boundary of the City of London along the Victoria Embankment.

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