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South Bank Lion

sculpture by William Frederick Woodington in London, United Kingdom
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Summary

South Bank Lion is a statue[1]. It draws 173 Wikipedia views per month (statue category, ranking #116 of 690).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: William Frederick Woodington[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: London Borough of Lambeth[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Genre: public art[6], animal sculpture[7]
  • Depicts: lion[8]
  • Made from material: Coade stone[9]
  • Location: Westminster Bridge[10]
  • Part of: South Bank Sculpture Stroll[11]
  • Commons category: South Bank Lion[12]
  • Inception: May 24, 1837[13]
  • OS grid reference: TQ3059979676[14]
  • Coordinate location: 51.5009, -0.119848[15]
  • Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building[16]
  • Historic county: Surrey[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Espandero · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Creator → William Frederick Woodington
    Location → Westminster Bridge, Lion Brewery
    Image → South Bank Lion (5809599144) (cropped).jpg
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Image: South Bank Lion, Westminster Bridge, London.jpg"
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