Queen of Hearts - Llandudno, Wales, Great Britain.
N 53° 19.482 W 003° 50.008
30U E 444486 N 5908715
The Queen of Hearts - from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - A 1865 novel by Lewis Carol. Alice in Wonderland has over twenty films and TV adaptions from the original book. The sculpture is located on Gloddaeth Street, Llandudno, Wales.
Waymark Code: WMHNQD
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/28/2013
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The larger than life sculpture of 'The Queen of Hearts' looks down on passers bye, as she stands approx 14 feet tall. Her mouth is wide open as if shouting, perhaps 'off with their heads'.
The Queen carving is made from Cedar by Simon Hedger and forms part of the 'Llandudno Alice Trail'.
The Queen of Hearts, is a fictional character popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction of her in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
From the Sculptors Web Site:
"The Queen of Hearts
Carved from Cedar, The Queen of Hearts is 3 metres in height and sculpted from two separate pieces of wood to express her domineering influence. The Queen of Hearts is shouting "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!"
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel. Written by British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre, and its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre." Text Source: (
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Text Below from the visit Llandudno visitor website.
"Llandudno was the holiday home of Alice Liddel, the girl who Lewis Carroll his world wide famous story on, Alice in Wonderland. Alice Liddel used to visit Llandudno and stay in her holiday home with her family. The holiday home was called Penmorfa on Llandudno’s West Shore, and is now a popular Hotel with its famous background.
Although Carrol didn’t actually meet Alice Liddell in the town of Llandudno, he did become a close friend of the family and used to tell stories to Alice and her sisters which he later published into the all time favourite “Alice in Wonderland.”
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