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| English Heritage Reference: | 469002 |
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| RBKC Reference: | 249/26/10074 |
| Property: | ELFIN OAK |
| Street: | KENSINGTON GARDENS , W8 |
| Date: | 19/12/1997 |
| Grade: | II |
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| Description: | Sculpture, 1928-1930, by Ivor Innes. Free-standing gnarled oak tree stump covered with representations of animals, elves and fairies, mostly carved from the oak, some believed to be plaster, all painted (and over-painted). The sculpture depicts the world of Little People (Wookey the witch, Hucklebury the gnome, Grumples, Groodle and many more) and is a rare and interesting representation in three-dimensional form of the contemporary fascination in the world of fairies, which culminated in J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, the statue of whom (by Sir George Frampton, listed grade II*) is complemented by the Elfin Oak. It is also an interesting example of George Lansbury's inter-war scheme of improvements of London's public amenities and of popular public art of the period. The protective railings and shelter are not of special interest. |
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