2012

TQ3380 : Raven Wenlock at Tower Hill

taken 12 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

Raven Wenlock at Tower Hill
Raven Wenlock at Tower Hill
These two-metre-tall figures have appeared on London's streets in the run up to the Olympic Games. They are made with the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder of the Olympic Stadium.

Wenlock's name is derived from the Shropshire village of Much Wenlock which hosted Wenlock Games that inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin to create the modern Olympics.

Mandeville's name comes from the Stoke Mandeville Games, widely recognised as a forerunner of the Paralympic movement.

See other images of The London 2012 Olympic mascots Wenlock & Paralympic Mandevilles

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PAUL FARMER   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 8 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 10 August, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3348 8065 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.5413N 0:4.6799W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3347 8064
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