By 1609, representations of the City of London’s arms were accompanied by two dragons. Since then, this beast has become an emblem of the City, ornamenting its buildings and street furniture. Can you identify where these London dragons appear?
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Can you find these emblems of the City? Try John Goodall’s quiz
1 In 1863, work began on a major new bridge that would improve the connection between the City and the West End. The resulting structure bears images representing commerce, agriculture, science and fine art besides a small colony of brightly painted...
3 The boundary of the City administration is marked at 10 points by sculptures of dragons. All but one of these was modelled on a pair removed from the Coal Exchange following its demolition in the 1960s. This is the exception, made by C. B. Birch,...
4 The gates of London have long vanished, but this is a detail of a 17th-century replacement gate that was the last to disappear. Now transplanted to a new site, the main front is ornamented with a lion and unicorn, but observant visitors and clergy...
2 This is one of a small cluster of 19th-century street lamps, each ornamented with its own dragon, that exists in the very heart of the City. What monetary nucleus overlooks them?