Stone lion photographed at Haigh Hall Country Park near Wigan on 10 May 2015.
The lion was once one of six stone lions from a bridge on the estate of Atherton Hall in nearby Leigh.
The bridge was built in 1724 and was known locally as Lions Bridge due to the carved stone lions which sat on pedestals along its length, two lions were located at each end with two in the middle.
It had three arches and spanned a crescent shaped lake which was approximately three quarters of a mile long, the lake dried up in the 19th Century and the bridge was demolished in 1905.
The lion was once one of six stone lions from a bridge on the estate of Atherton Hall in nearby Leigh.
The bridge was built in 1724 and was known locally as Lions Bridge due to the carved stone lions which sat on pedestals along its length, two lions were located at each end with two in the middle.
It had three arches and spanned a crescent shaped lake which was approximately three quarters of a mile long, the lake dried up in the 19th Century and the bridge was demolished in 1905.
Another of the lions close to the location of the original bridge, this has been severely damaged and is missing its head. Interestingly it appears that the lions were made in two sections as some ironwork is visible on the upper body of this one where the head would have been connected to the body.
Some nice pieces of stone which were originally part of the bridge located close to the lion.
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