Music of the spears

Lion hunters have their spears but who'd be a beater in Bath? This beast was off the beat, or at least off the beaten track, in Railway Place. We found him because he's entered the charts at number 85.

Portico lion
Man quavers before his stare
Mane of many staves

In pre-historical times, humans learned to climb trees or be eaten; Panthera Sulis denies us city dwellers such sanctuary, having adapted well to life high up amid the Bath stone canyons.

Some urban lions have emulated their mountain cousins and spy out their prey from the high places of the metropolis. This specimen is listening intently to the sounds of the city.

He's known as 'Tunited - Iron, Lion, Zion' by artist Penny Stanley.