Lion Brewery, London it was demolished, is now at the south end of Westminster Bridge. A second Coade stone lion, which once stood over a gate at the brewery, is now located, painted gold, at a gate to the west of Twickenham Stadium. Lion Brewery, London The Lion Brewery was a London brewery on the south bank of the Thames next to Hungerford Bridge. The land was leased by James Goding, and the Lion Brewery was built there in 1836–37 by the architect Francis Edwards. In 1924, the company was taken over by the brewers Hoare and Co, of Wapping, was badly damaged
River Thames other filth had accumulated in divers places upon the banks of the river with ... fumes and other abominable stenches arising therefrom." The growth of the population of London greatly increased the amount of waste that entered the river, including human excrement, animal waste from slaughter houses, and waste from manufacturing processes. According to historian Peter Ackroyd, "a public lavatory on London Bridge showered its contents directly onto the river below, and latrines were built over all the tributaries that issued into the Thames." During a series of cold winters the Thames froze over above London Bridge: in the first