The Golden Lion
The Golden Lion is a work of art in South Tyneside, England. The Golden Lion is situated nearby to South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, as well as near the amusement arcade 777 Admiral.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Shields Interchange and Arbeia.
South Shields Interchange
Railway station
Photo: Ed Webster, CC BY 2.0.
South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. South Shields Interchange is situated 600 feet southwest of The Golden Lion.
Arbeia
Archaeological site
Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbeia was a large Roman fort in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. Arbeia is situated 2,000 feet north of The Golden Lion.
St Hilda’s Church
Church
Photo: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England. St Hilda’s Church is situated 1,400 feet southwest of The Golden Lion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Shields and Westoe.
South Shields
Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middle Ages.
Westoe
Suburb
Photo: Terry Whalebone, CC BY 2.0.
Westoe was originally a village near South Shields, in the South Tyneside district, in Tyne and Wear, England, but has since become part of the town and is now used to refer to the area of the town where the village once was.
The Golden Lion
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.99884° or 54° 59′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.43167° or 1° 25′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C6WXHX9+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 9599479679OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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