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PLAQUE 22:
Stone Lion

Holt Owl Trail Plaque 22 Stone Lion
Stone Lion Holt Owl Trail
The stone lion statue
Nicholsons Holt Owl Trail
Nicholsons of Holt
Lion post Holt Owl Trail
Metal ‘lion’ post
Window frame embellishments Holt Owl Trail
Window frame embellishments
Lion House 1880 Holt Owl Trail
The stone lion aloft 'Lion House’ 1880

A new resting place at ground level...


The stone lion statue now lying at ground level once graced the top of the façade of ‘Lion House’ supported by two stone brackets immediately beneath the parapet. During a programme of building work the excessive weight of the lion was considered too great for the statue to remain at such a high level.

The property occupied by Nicholsons bears a strong ecclesiastical appearance but the premises were built as a shop in 1871 by John Ainger, a coach maker. His wife trained a parrot to call “shop” every time the door opened. 

The display windows are worthy of note for their finely carved floral embellishments clustered around the window frames. Note the lion heads cast on the metal posts standing either side of the vehicular entrance leading to the rear of the property.

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