Sir John Tenniel illustrated Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
Join the news democracy
Where your votes
decide the Top 100
A plaque honouring Alice In Wonderland illustrator Sir John Tenniel has been reinstalled at a new London location after being kept in storage for 65 years.
The commemorative plate was originally unveiled by London County Council (LCC) in 1930 at Sir John’s Maida Vale home and was removed ahead of the building’s demolition in 1959, according to English Heritage.
The princess gave the sculpture to Queen Victoria for Christmas in 1864.
Rev Wilbert Awdry originally told the stories of railway engines to his son Christopher.
The scene resembles the time the late Queen appeared in a comedy sketch with a digitally animated Paddington.
Karen Newman, who spent 20 years working as a sculptor for Madame Tussauds, has also been appointed to craft a separate tribute
Reverend Wilbert Awdry lived in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
It comes after the original was stolen back in 2019
