Street art · London
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The Elfin Oak
By Ivor Innes
Ever wondered why a 900-year-old tree stump lives in a cage in Kensington Gardens? It's the Elfin Oak, hand-carved with tiny elves and animals by Ivor Innes in the 1930s—folk-art whimsy protected like a fragile relic.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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