Lion Brewery, London

The South Bank Lion
The South Bank Lion – view along Westminster Bridge

The Lion Brewery was a London brewery on the south bank of the Thames next to Hungerford Bridge.

The land was leased by James Goding, and the Lion Brewery was built there in 1836–37 by the architect Francis Edwards. In 1924, the company was taken over by the brewers Hoare and Co, of Wapping, was badly damaged by fire in 1931, and was mostly derelict until it was demolished in 1949, to allow for the building of the Royal Festival Hall.[1][2][3]

The South Bank Lion, a Coade stone statue which was removed from the brewery parapet before it was demolished, is now at the south end of Westminster Bridge. A second Coade stone lion, which once stood over a gate at the brewery, is now located, painted gold, at a gate to the west of Twickenham Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ "Lambeth Waterworks and Lion Brewery". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "South Bank Lion - Hidden London". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lion Brewery". Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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