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Click to view large map Coordinates: | These are two sets of gates on opposite sides of Government Avenue which runs along the southeastern side of the Company Gardens. On the northwestern side of the Avenue the gate leading into the UCT Hiddingh Campus (previously the SA College) is guarded by two female lions. On the opposite side the gate from the southeast that leads into the Company Gardens and backs onto the sports fields of Cape Town High School, is guarded by two male lions. The gates were built in 1805 by THIBAULT with the lions & lionesses sculpted by the architect's frequent collaborator Anton ANREITH. The lionesses on the UCT side are original but the lions on the other side, curiously, were removed in 1873. In 1958 this gate was restored when Ivan MITFORD-BARBERTON — arguably South Africa’s greatest sculptor after Anreith — created new beasts for the old perches. The sculptures were renovated by a skilled restorer in 2008. See article on Andrew Cusack's website published 8 August 2010. References:
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