Barge Master & Swan Marker Sculpture

Strolling in the early hours on a Sunday morning across Southwark Bridge I found this statue of an ancient tradition of the Middle Ages: The swans were a plate ate only the kings, so they were counted and counted by two companies, Vintners, which are those who have borne the monument, and whose head was in front of the statue and Dyers. The custom is still in vogue, but now all the cinemas of the Thames are protected.