| The plinth for the statue will be some two feet higher than originally planned in the interests of health and safety and to prevent vandalism. |
| London's city council recently announced a competition among sculptors to top the empty plinth with a statue. |
| Agreement could not subsequently be reached as to which hero or monarch should be depicted and the plinth therefore remained empty for 158 years. |
| Keighley town councillors say a railing around the plinth would enhance and protect the 80 year-old statue. |
| Here, before the altar, sits a glass display case mounted on a wooden plinth. |
| Thieves appear to have tried to pull the 3ft-high lion down from its plinth on top of a 12 ft stone pillar. |
