Dog, not leopard

 

Plaque on English Bridge, Shrewsbury

Sometimes, one gets obsessive, and thinks that anything vaguely resembling an animal face might be a loggerhead.  They are not always, of course.

Here on English Bridge in Shrewsbury, the animal is probably a Talbot dog, the symbol of the Earls of Shrewsbury. Not a loggerhead.

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Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire Bridge, Shrewsbury SY1 1XH, UK

1 comment:

  1. LoggerFanOctober 23, 2020 at 2:17 PM

    Yes indeed. Although English Bridge was rebuilt in the 1920s, this feature (from the previous bridge) was saved and re-used back in its original position

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