The Mad Hatter - Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.
N 53° 19.456 W 003° 49.585
30U E 444955 N 5908661
The Mad Hatter - From 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - A 1865 novel by Lewis Carol. Alice in Wonderland story has over twenty films and TV adaptions from the original book. The Mad Hatter is located on the Promenade, Llandudno, North Wales.
Waymark Code: WMQ95C
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/13/2016
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The larger than life sculpture of the Mad Hatter over 8 feet tall. Entitled 'The Mad Hatter' is a carving made from oak by Simon Hedger & forms part of the 'Llandudno Alice Trail'. The Mad Hatter is a fictional character popularised by Lewis Carroll's depiction, in 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
From the Sculptors Web Site:
"A series of sculptures commissioned by Llandudno County Council of Lewis Carroll's characters from Alice in Wonderland. The carvings were commissioned to commemorate 160th anniversary of the birth of Alice Liddell." Text Source: (
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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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