Pre 1970 everybody who crossed the Menai via the Britannia Bridge had the chance of seeing magnificent lions guarding the entrance, two on both ends but now few of those who cross have any inkling of their existence. The reason for this is that, originally, the only people who used this bridge crossed by means of the railway. The lions were such a feature that a short poem was composed in their honour - it went like this - Pedwar llew tew, Heb ddim blew, Dau 'ochr yma, A dau 'ochr drew. or in English - Four fat lions, Without any hair, Two on this side, And two over there. I learn that there is a campaign to raise the sculptures so that they can be seen from the A55 which is the top deck of the bridge but it is doubtful whether the bridge could hold the weight of the lifting gear required as well as the weight of the statues on top of the weight of the traffic crossing.