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The Cheshire Cat (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ ʃ ər,-ɪər / CHESH-ər, -eer) [1] is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and known for its distinctive mischievous grin. While now most often used in Alice-related contexts, the association of a "Cheshire cat" with grinning predates the 1865 book. It has ...
Photograph of the 16th century, sandstone caving of a grinning Cheshire Cat on the west wall of St Wilfrid's church tower, Grappenhall, Cheshire. Said to have been Lewis Carroll's (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson's) inspiration for the Cheshi: 17:21, 20 November 2009: 293 × 140 (65 KB) Clockworkplum
Sandstone carving of a 'Cheshire Cat', St Wilfrid's Church. St Wilfrid's Church has a carving of a cat on the west face of the tower. This may have been Lewis Carroll's inspiration for the grinning Cheshire Cat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. [4] The church itself was first constructed in 1120, though was rebuilt 400 years later.
Perhaps the Cheshire Cat is one of the most famous cats in world culture, but for each of us, the most important kitty is the one that lives with us, rubs against our legs, and brazenly demands ...
St Wilfrid's Church is the parish church of Grappenhall, in the Borough of Warrington in Cheshire, England. It is designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. [1] It is an active Anglican church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Great Budworth. [2] [3]
During a period of trial and error, Alice's neck extends between the treetops, frightening a pigeon who mistakes her for a serpent. After shrinking to an appropriate height, Alice arrives at the home of a Duchess, who owns a perpetually grinning Cheshire Cat. The Duchess's baby, whom she hands to Alice, transforms into a piglet, which Alice ...
Grinning like a Cheshire Cat. This phrase owes its origin to the unhappy attempts of a sign painter of that country to represent a lion rampant, which was the crest of an influential family, on the sign-boards of many of the inns.
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