An exhibition of 64 digital prints at the National Theatre, October, 2010. (36 shown here).

London boasts a veritable menagerie of animals, some familiar, others unknown. This exhibition pays tribute to the exuberance and imagination of architects and sculptors through the ages.

Boundary Dragon on Victoria Embankment. These silver beasts bearing the cross of St. George guard many of the main entrances to the City of London

Boundary Dragon on Victoria Embankment. These silver beasts bearing the cross of St. George guard many of the main entrances to the City of London

Shark over entrance to Allingtron House, 150 Victoria Street, SW1. Designed by Barry Baldwin (1997).

Shark over entrance to Allingtron House, 150 Victoria Street, SW1. Designed by Barry Baldwin (1997).

Royal Air Force Memorial with the London Eye. Unveiled in 1923 to commemorate the casualties of the Royal Air Force in WW1 – and by extension to all subsequent conflicts. The eagle was designed by William Reid Dick.

Royal Air Force Memorial with the London Eye. Unveiled in 1923 to commemorate the casualties of the Royal Air Force in WW1 - and by extension to all subsequent conflicts. The eagle was designed by William Reid Dick

Statue of the Elephant and Castle, atop the old pub of the same name, Bondway, near Vauxhall tube Station.

Statue of the Elephant and Castle, atop the old pub of the same name, Bondway, near Vauxhall tube Station.

The tomb of George Wombwell (1777-1850), famed for his Travelling Menagerie, guarded by his pet lion Nero, Highgate Cemetery, N6.

The tomb of George Wombwell (1777-1850), famed for his Travelling Menagerie, guarded by his pet lion Nero, Highgate Cemetery, N6.

One of two bronze swans near Battersea Bridge, by Catherine Marr-Johnson, 1984.

One of two bronze swans near Battersea Bridge, by Catherine Marr-Johnson, 1984.

Keystone relief of pelican and her young (1932) at 8 Cavendish Square, W1.

Keystone relief of pelican and her young (1932) at 8 Cavendish Square, W1.

Grasshopper above 6 Lombard Street, EC3, representing the family crest of Thomas Gresham who at one time owned the property.

Grasshopper above 6 Lombard Street, EC3, representing the family crest of Thomas Gresham who at one time owned the property.

Medieval lion and dog whizzing down a flying buttress on Westminster Abbey.

Medieval lion and dog whizzing down a flying buttress on Westminster Abbey.

Hylaeosaurus at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE27, one of 33 life-size models of giant lizards commissioned from Prof. Richard Owen to coincide with the Great Exhibition of 1854

Hylaeosaurus at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, SE27, one of 33 life-size models of giant lizards commissioned from Prof. Richard Owen to coincide with the Great Exhibition of 1854

Terracotta bas-relief of weasels on the front gates of the National History Museum, SW7, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1875-6).

Terracotta bas-relief of weasels on the front gates of the National History Museum, SW7, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1875-6).

Pterodactyl by Dujardin of Farmer and Brindley, on the eastern side of the National History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, 1875-6.

Pterodactyl by Dujardin of Farmer and Brindley, on the eastern side of the National History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, 1875-6.

Bovington Road, Fulham, SW6, with lion-crowned gables and Sands End gasworks.

Bovington Road, Fulham, SW6, with lion-crowned gables and Sands End gasworks.

‘Mechanosaurus’ created by unknown artist in car mechanic’s yard by Westway, W10.

'Mechanosaurus' created by unknown artist in car mechanic's yard by Westway, W10.

Detail of Elizabeth Frink’s bronze Shepherd and Sheep (1975), Paternoster Square, EC4 – formerly the site of a livestock market.

Detail of Elizabeth Frink's bronze Shepherd and Sheep (1975), Paternoster Square, EC4 - formerly the site of a livestock market.

Temple Bar boundary statue of dragon with the Royal Courts of Justice in the background, Strand, WC2.

Temple Bar boundary statue of dragon with the Royal Courts of Justice in the background, Strand, WC2.

Tomb of William Cooke (1886), Kensal Green Cemetery, London, W10.

Tomb of William Cooke (1886), Kensal Green Cemetery, London, W10.

Detail from bronze sundial ‘Tortoises with Triangle of Time’ by Wendy Taylor, 2000. Holland Park, W8.

Detail from bronze sundial 'Tortoises with Triangle of Time' by Wendy Taylor, 2000. Holland Park, W8.

Keystone relief of antelope, South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, WC2.

Keystone relief of antelope, South Africa House, Trafalgar Square, WC2.

Two large bronze black cats guard the entrance to Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, NW1 – originally a cigarette factory producing the ‘Black Cat’ brand.

Two large bronze black cats guard the entrance to Greater London House, Mornington Crescent, NW1