Since the last two Lewis Carroll photos posted seem to have been enjoyed, I thought I would dig into my archive for other Wonderland related shots. These were taken in Ripon in August 2018. They are a collection of shots taken in Spa Gardens showing chainsaw carvings of characters from 'Alice in Wonderland'.
Harrogate Borough Council commissioned chainsaw artist Mick Burns from Lincoln to create the carvings using the trunks of thinned out cypress trees, and the result was unveiled towards the end of 2013.
Lewis Carroll - real name Charles Lutwidge Hodgson - was a regular visitor to Ripon during his father’s time as the cathedral’s canon in residence. One of the inspirations for the famous stories 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, and it is said that the idea of Alice following White Rabbit down his hole came from a tunnel leading to the cathedral’s underground crypt.
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Ripon was quite a centre of artwork when I took these photos - later in 2018 there was a remarkable display of knitted poppies along the route from the park to the cathedral, to mark the end of the First World War.
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Ripon was quite a centre of artwork when I took these photos - later in 2018 there was a remarkable display of knitted poppies along the route from the park to the cathedral, to mark the end of the First World War.
Ian
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This must be exciting display every year
Thank you Nina - Ripon has lots of interesting features to explore.
Ian