Ban tourists from Trafalgar Square lions before they destroy them, report says 

 

Trafalgar Square's Lions have been suffering heavily. Due to constant weight, jumping, and climbing by tourists the 4 bronze statues at Trafalgar square have been heavily weakened and are said to collapse if nothing is done to avoid even further damage. The Lions each have their own points of weakness but all of them are suffering from rust. They have been researched with a small camera from the inside and some parts of the lion are 3 times as thin as they used to be. The discussion is now on about what to do, whether to insert a law prohibiting climbing the ancient statues or not. Replacing the statues would cost 180.000 pounds each.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8584165/Ban-tourists-from-Trafalgar-Square-lions-before-they-destroy-them-report-says.html

Ban!

I think there should be a ban on climbing these monumental statues. Okay, yes, you MUST have climbed the lions and have a picture with you and your friends, sitting on the back of one of them if you've visited London. But we're talking ancient! I think these magnificent statues should be looked after very carefully, and a ban should be placed on climbing them. The statues are so old, and new ones just won't do. Especially since there's this legend which says that the Lions come to life when then Big Ben hits thirteen, and I don't think the new Lion(s) know they have to move when the Big ben Does!