World Lion Day is celebrated on August 10 and here’s a gallery of Sunderland photos to show how the king of the jungle is celebrated on Wearside.
Wallace the Lion is pictured in 1952 and we have the Mowbray Park statue as well as Durham County Cricket Club’s mascot.
Lions at Lambton and even a lollipop lady dressed as one of the creatures are included.
Have a look at these Echo archive photos.
2. Roaring back to 1952
Wallace the lion was pictured at Sunderland Museum in July 1952. | se
3. Creative in Ryhope
The oriental art of dragon-making came to Ryhope Library in 1997 when 18 children crafted Chinese lions, dragon and masks out of paper and card. | se
4. Saying hello in 1972
This inquisitive lion checked out a car at Lambton Lion Park in July 1972. | se
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