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Maiwand Lion

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The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in the Forbury Gardens, a public park in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. [1]

31 relations: Afghanistan, Arthur Conan Doyle, Battle of Maiwand, Berkshire, Cast iron, Cat, Dr. Watson, Dunsden Green, England, English Heritage, Forbury Gardens, George Blackall Simonds, India pale ale, Listed building, Loddon Brewery, Pedestal, Pimlico, Reading F.C., Reading Half Marathon, Reading Post, Reading, Berkshire, Sculpture, Second Anglo-Afghan War, Simonds Brewery, Statue of George Palmer, Statue of Queen Victoria, Reading, Terracotta, Ton, War memorial, World War I, 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari:, Pashto: Afġānistān, Dari: Afġānestān), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia.

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes.

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Battle of Maiwand

The Battle of Maiwand on 27 July 1880 was one of the principal battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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Berkshire

Berkshire (abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%.

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Cat

The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus or Felis catus) is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal.

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Dr. Watson

John H. Watson, known as Dr.

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Dunsden Green

Dunsden Green or Dunsden is a village in the civil parish of Eye & Dunsden in the South Oxfordshire ward of Sonning Common, about northeast of Reading, Berkshire.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Forbury Gardens

Forbury Gardens is a public park in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

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George Blackall Simonds

George Blackall Simonds (6 October 1843 – 16 December 1929) was an English sculptor and director of H & G Simonds Brewery in Reading in the English county of Berkshire.

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India pale ale

India pale ale (IPA) is a hoppy beer style within the broader category of pale ale.

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Listed building

A listed building, or listed structure, is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, Cadw in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland.

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Loddon Brewery

The Loddon Brewery is an award-winning brewery based in Dunsden Green in the Oxfordshire countryside, near both Henley on Thames and Reading.

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Pedestal

A pedestal (from French piédestal, Italian piedistallo, "foot of a stall") or plinth is the support of a statue or a vase.

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Pimlico

Pimlico is a small area within central London in the City of Westminster.

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Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club is a professional association football club based in Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Reading Half Marathon

The Reading Half Marathon (currently known as the Sage Reading Half Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a half marathon road running event held on the streets of the English town of Reading.

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Reading Post

The Reading Post (until 2009, the Reading Evening Post), was an English local newspaper covering Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas.

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Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large, historically important minster town in Berkshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Sculpture

Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions.

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Second Anglo-Afghan War

The Second Anglo-Afghan War (د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan.

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Simonds Brewery

H & G Simonds Ltd was a brewery founded in Reading, Berkshire, England in 1785 by William Blackall Simonds.

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Statue of George Palmer

The statue of George Palmer stands in Palmer Park, in Reading, Berkshire.

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Statue of Queen Victoria, Reading

The statue of Queen Victoria stands at the western end of Friar Street outside the Town Hall of Reading, Berkshire, in southern England.

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Terracotta

Terracotta, terra cotta or terra-cotta (Italian: "baked earth", from the Latin terra cocta), a type of earthenware, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous.

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Ton

The ton is a unit of measure.

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War memorial

A war memorial is a building, monument, statue or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot

The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiwand_Lion

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