Category:HSBC lions, Canary Wharf, London
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See also category: HSBC Hong Kong headquarters lion statues.English: 8 Canada Square has a pair of bronze lions guarding the main entrance. These are copies of a pair by sculptor William Wheatley Wagstaff, and nicknamed "Stephen" and "Stitt" which have stood outside the Bank's Headquarters at 1 Queen's Road Central in Hong Kong since 1935. The Hong Kong lions are named after yet another pair of lions that guarded the Bank's Shanghai headquarters on The Bund after it opened in 1923.
The lions were cast within sight of the development by the Bronze Age Sculpture Casting Foundry in Limehouse.[
Media in category "HSBC lions, Canary Wharf, London"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
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HSBC Lion at the right hand side of the entrance.jpg 2,560 × 1,920; 1.93 MB
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HSBC lion, left, Canary Wharf.jpg 5,203 × 3,473; 12.2 MB
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HSBC lion, right, Canary Wharf.jpg 3,714 × 3,371; 1.67 MB
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Leul - panoramio.jpg 3,072 × 2,304; 1.13 MB
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Lion outside HSBC, 8 Canada Square 01.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 3.46 MB
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Lion outside HSBC, 8 Canada Square 02.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 3.01 MB
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Lion outside HSBC, 8 Canada Square 03 plaque.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 4.57 MB
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Lion outside HSBC, 8 Canada Square 04 closeup of sculptor's signature.jpg 3,648 × 2,736; 2.74 MB
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Lion Sculpture outside 8 Canada Square.JPG 4,000 × 3,000; 4.78 MB
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Lion, HSBC Tower - geograph.org.uk - 1128543.jpg 640 × 430; 80 KB
