Welsford-Parker Monument -- Halifax, Nova Scotia - Lion Statues on Waymarking.com

The Welsford-Parker Monument, constructed by George Laing, is a Crimean War monument, dedicated to the loss of Halifax's own Major Augustus Welsford and Captain William Parker. Dedicated on 17 July 1860, the monument is at the central entrance to Halifax's Old Burying Ground which was opened in 1749.

The historical writeup says this about lions:
Interestingly, lions are rarely used in cemetery iconography but, when they do appear, are believed to guard against the entry of impious visitors.

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Inauguration of the Welsford-Parker Monument, Halifax, 17 July 1860
Photographs of Welsford-Parker Monument
A Grave Addiction: Halifax's Old Burying Ground
The (Old St. Paul's) Burying Ground

Physical Address: Old Burying Ground Barrington Street at Spring Garden Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada B3J 1Z2 Web Site: [Web Link]

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