littlebro 234 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Couple of images from a rainy Old Market Square 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Littlebro, wonderful shot of the Lion - one of Nottingham's famous landmarks. Does anybody know the history behind the two Lions standing guard outside of Nottingham's Council House? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,638 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Jackson, I believe the lions are called Justice and Truth, one is slightly bigger than the other but don't know which one Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 And aren't they supposed to 'roar' each time a virgin walks past (or sommat !) They were based on the lions at the foot of Nelsons Column in London designed by Landseer (Who clearly had never seen a Lion!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,638 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 To get back to Jackson's lions, there are a pair more or less the same as the council house/market square ones in front of a ww1 cemetery in northern France but don't know where yet, I will trawl through some pictures to see if I can find them, these were modeled on our Nottingham lions sometime in the late twenties Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Have a look at the memorials on the Somme battlefields Rog,seems to ring a bell in the back of the old grey stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 51st Highland Division Memorial, Beaumont, Hamel, Somme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 While walking the Somme battlefield some years ago,I remember that the huge 'Thiepval, monument had lions each side of the arch, this memorial was dedicated to the 'unknown' soldiers of the Somme battles,90,000+ I remember seeing the 51st memorial,it was a highlander in kilt and bonnet, I can't say that there were any lions on the monument,but I did spend 4 days trudging all over the place and did see so many Allied monuments. On the second day I was walking the trenches,when a French guy was screaming at me, he tiptoed up to me grabbed my arm,using words I didn't learn at school,but it ended in 'Anglais' so I got the gist of it, He took me to a big pile of rusting 'live shells' "boom boom" said Claude,pointing to where I had been walking. I had managed to walk the wrong way,there were danger signs but not the way I went in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 littlebro, Nice shots of the Square. The grey skies, reflections on wet pavements and a proud lion remind me of my old Nottingham back in the 50s/early 60s. Shame about what has been done to the square IMHO. Two questions???.....Is that Kev and Martine with their backs to you near their wedding chariot? and what caused that bloody great crack around the lower part of Leo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Lions are on the Ploegsteert memorial (Berks Cemetry, Nr Ypres) very similar to the ones in slab square.......................Lions were/are a recurring theme on many Somme memorials, as they featured in many regimental badges for the various allies involved in the 1418. More can be seen at the Menin Gate, which for me was the most thought evoking of the many memorials visited, the Last Post every evening never fails to touch the heart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlebro 234 Posted June 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 littlebro, Nice shots of the Square. The grey skies, reflections on wet pavements and a proud lion remind me of my old Nottingham back in the 50s/early 60s. Shame about what has been done to the square IMHO. Two questions???.....Is that Kev and Martine with their backs to you near their wedding chariot? and what caused that bloody great crack around the lower part of Leo? Correct Trevor, it is Kev & Martine next to the Daimler. The 'crack' in in fact a joint. The lion statues are made up of a number of blocks pieced together - akin to a 3D puzzle. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Theipval monument Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 One of the Plugstreet Wood memorial lions: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Sorry Compo.......................I forgot that we aren't allowed them forrin wurdz...................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Ey up, the black squares have migrated to this thread a'nall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Theipval monument.....dont see no lions tho Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Nice photo' fynger,I was only using my memory,from 30 odd years ago. All of my photos' are still in boxes ,due to the move. 'I stand corrected sir' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 51st highlanders monument at Beaumont Hamel a couple of miles from Theipval: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mudgie49 401 Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 Wasn't this monument moved from its' original site at the 'Y ravine' due to subsidy,some years ago? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Don't know about monuments, but was felling a couple of trees this morning and found a sign of a real lion!!, (Cougar), looks like I'm going to have to take a firearm out with me when I'm out and about on this place... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Share Posted June 7, 2012 Nice one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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