As you travel across the Britannia Bridge by train, you can't help but notice the four stone lions, a pair located on each corner of the bridge.

The beasts were created in 1848 by Victorian sculptor John Thomas (1813 – 1862). These feline sentinels were created from limestone are about 25ft (8m) long and weigh in the region of 8 tons each.

Local poet John Evans (1826 - 1888) immortalised these lions with his verse.

Pedwar llew tew
Heb ddim blew
Dau 'rochr yma
A dau 'rochr drew

Four fat lions
Without any hair
Two on this side
And two over there