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Alice carvings - Ripon
Alice carvings - Ripon

The White Rabbit.

One of the central conifers close to the bandstand has been reduced in height and carved into interesting tree sculptures depicting characters from Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

Chainsaw Mick was commissioned to create the carvings using the trunks of a cypress tree. Lewis Carroll, was a regular visitor to Ripon during his father’s time as the Cathedral’s Canon in Residence.

Legend has it that the inspiration for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland came from the time Carroll spent as a choirboy in Ripon Cathedral. He would stare at the Cathedral’s animal carvings whilst rehearsing or singing with the choir. And it is said that the idea of Alice following the White Rabbit down his hole came from the tunnel leading to the Cathedral’s underground crypt.

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Taken on: March 14, 2014
Sets appears in:   • Down The Rabbit Hole.   
Groups appears in:   • Child of the pure unclouded brow   
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