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| Keywords: Gogmagog the Giant in Guildhall 1859.png en One of two wooden figures displayed in the Guildhall in London carved by Captain Richard Saunders in 1709 replacing earlier wicker and pasteboard effigies which were traditionally carried in the Lord Mayor's Show They represent the legendary characters of Gogmagog and Corineus but were later known as Gog and Magog Both figures were destroyed during the London Blitz 1940; new figures were carved in 1953 2015-01-15 Fairholt F W 1859 Gog and Magog The Giants in Guildhall James Camden Hotten London p 14 - http //babel hathitrust org/cgi/pt id nyp 33433081654232;view 1up;seq 21 F W Fairholt FSA other versions PD-old-70-1923 Uploaded with UploadWizard Guildhall London Statues in the City of London | ||||
