Gog and Magog are two huge carved figures which stand on octagonal pedestals at each angle of the wall at the west end of Guildhall in the City of London. It was customary from the earliest times to carry two figures, made of pasteboard and wiekerwork, supposed to represent the ancient Briton and a Saxon, in the Lord Mayor's show. When not used, they were kept in Guildhall, where they gradually decayed. Gog and Magog were carved by Richard Saunders, to take their place in Guildhall, in 1708.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 205, 30 August 1934, Page 16
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