Woolly says – Having availed myself of the breakfast buffet I considered the day ahead and my decision in taking over the activities, mainly to avoid any more shopping and to ensure that we actually saw the inside of some places instead of closed doors! With the girls in tow and the rain pouring down I led my soggy group along the river bank and to my first stop. The Animal Wall was designed by William Burges in 1866, but was not built until 1890, after Burges's death. The original nine animal figures were sculptured by Thomas Nicholls, they were the hyena, wolf, apes, seal, bear, lioness, lynx, and 2 different lions, and sadly they had not thought to place a mammoth amongst these more common species. They were painted in naturalistic colours, although since then
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