Northumberland House in Charing Cross
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Northumberland House in Charing Cross
Northumberland House in Charing Cross
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SC_PHL_01_454_71_981 (Collage 128613)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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A view of detail of a statue of a lion over the gateway to Northumberland House in Charing Cross, Westminster. The lion is viewed from the courtyard side of a monumental archway. It carries the legend in French "Esperance en Dieu" (Hope in God). The lion and legend are symbolic of the Percy family, from which the dukes of Northumberland originate. Known as the Percy Lion, the statue was removed when the house was demolished in 1874 and moved to Syon House in west London, owned by the same family. A plaque there says the lion was based on a design by Michelangelo and was removed from Northumberland House on 2 July 1874. Northumberland House faced Trafalgar Square at what now is the western end of the Strand and was removed to allow construction of Northumberland Avenue.
A view of detail of a statue of a lion over the gateway to Northumberland House in Charing Cross, Westminster. The lion is viewed from the courtyard side of a monumental archway. It carries the legend in French "Esperance en Dieu" (Hope in God). The lion and legend are symbolic of the Percy family, from which the dukes of Northumberland originate. Known as the Percy Lion, the statue was removed when the house was demolished in 1874 and moved to Syon House in west London, owned by the same family. A plaque there says the lion was based on a design by Michelangelo and was removed from Northumberland House on 2 July 1874. Northumberland House faced Trafalgar Square at what now is the western end of the Strand and was removed to allow construction of Northumberland Avenue.
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