The Lions Of Shrewsbury - 2

Another hotel, another lion. I think this is an interesting mix of animals, in as far as I know pheasants don't live in Africa, and I don't think that lions ever lived in England, except in zoos, wildlife parks etc.

I wonder what mix of beasts signwriters could come up with these days? The Zebra and Lemur perhaps? Or The Hippo and Koala?

The Lions Of Shrewsbury - 1

Following on from yesterday's photo of the Lion Hotel. Here's a close-up of the statue above the entrance. A fine looking beast who's protecting the grape harvest. Although I would have thought hops would have been more in keeping.