Crest Lion(s) - Sydney, NSW, Australia
S 33° 52.215 E 151° 12.797
56H E 334739 N 6250793
REALLY high above the southern entrance to the Registrar General's Building is a crest, with a Lion Statue (and Unicorn).
Waymark Code: WM1655B
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 05/08/2022
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HIGH up on the garret façade, inset to the sandstone gable, is an ornate crest. This life-sized 'Lion Rampant' on the left-hand side of a heraldic shield is opposite a Unicorn! On top of the shield appears to be a knights helmet visor with a crown on top. But interestingly there is a much smaller 'Lion Statant' on the crown.
And then on the shield there are three 'Lion Pasants' depicted on the top-left and three on the lower right quadrant; with a single 'Lion Rampant' on the upper-right of the shield.
Cropped enlarged screenshot of the Crest Lion(s)
Being so high up (16 metres above street level, by my scaling) I had to go over the road to get a 'decent photo' using the longest zoom on my camera.
The building was designed by the government architect, W L Vernon, and completed in 1913.
Visited: 1202, Sunday, 19 January, 2020
[I had come down to Sydney in the morning for Geocaching Event just over the road, and stayed for a Christian concert in the evening.]