Grappenhall - St Wilfrid's Church - Cheshire cat carving
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Grappenhall - St Wilfrid's Church - Cheshire cat carving
Image: © Colin Park Taken: 26 Feb 2022
This 16th century sandstone carving of a grinning Cheshire Cat on the west wall of St Wilfrid's Church tower is said to have been Lewis Carroll's (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's) inspiration for the Cheshire Cat character in his children's book- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Carroll's birthplace of Daresbury is only a short distance away.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.37223
Longitude
-2.543747