Elfin Oak

The elves Oak is a 900- year old tree stump in Kensington Gardens in London, which was carved and painted, it looks as if elves, gnomes and small animals living in its bark.

The hollow tree logs originally came from Richmond Park. He was transferred in 1928 as part of a project of George Lansbury for public improvements to Kensington Gardens in London. Over the next two years, the illustrator Ivor Innes carved into the figures of the " Little People ". These included the witch Wookey, with its three pitchers for health, wealth and happiness, the gnome Huckleberry, of the stairs brings a sack of berries up to the banquet in the beef hall and the elves Grumples and Groodles, the Brownie, Dinkie, Rumplelocks and hereandthere are encouraged to steal eggs from the crows nest.

The inside cover of the Pink Floyd album Ummagumma from 1969 shows a picture of David Gilmour before the elves oak.

The comedian Spike Milligan was a life-long fan of the oak. In 1996, he led a campaign for its restoration. In 1997, she told the Minister for Heritage, Tony Banks to Grade II listed structure

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• Single tree in Europe
• Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea