The Cheshire Cat - Llandudno, Conwy, Wales.
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The Cheshire Cat - From 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - An 1865 novel by Lewis Carol. Alice in Wonderland has over twenty films and TV adaptions from the original book. The sculpture is located in the Seaside Town of Llandudno, North Wales.
Waymark Code: WMWB3H
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/06/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DnRseekers
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The grinning Cheshire Cat is bound to make you smile - One of many 'Alice in Wonderland' themed sculptures installed in Llandudno to mark the 160th anniversary of the birth of Alice Liddell, who was the inspiration behind Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories.

From the Sculptors Website:
"The Cheshire Cat is made out of three large pieces of Cedar laminated together. The challenge here was to combine the shape and posture of a cat with a smile that cat never makes! He grins in the tree and it is his grin that expresses his character so this part of the sculpture is very important." Text Source: (visit link)

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: (visit link)

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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Character Type: Literature

Character originator: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll)

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Address or Location:
Gloddaeth Avenue, Llandudno, Clwyd, North Wales.


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