Bronze Lion Head Mooring Ring

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Lining both sides of Thames Embankment and sculpted by Timothy Butler for Bazalgettes Great Sewage Works in around 1868.

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Size: 5128px × 4110px
Location: The Thames Embankment in London
Photo credit: © jackie ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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