| The Concrete Elephant | |
|---|---|
| Trollope & Colls White Elephant | |
 | |
| Artist | Barbara Jones |
| Year | 1963 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Concrete |
| Subject | Elephants, Piping |
| Location | Camberley, United Kingdom |
| 51°19′59″N 0°46′16″W / 51.33305°N 0.77101°W | |
The Concrete Elephant is a sculpture and local landmark standing along the A30 in Camberley on approach to The Meadows roundabout. It was created by Barbara Jones for Trollope & Colls for the 1963 Lord Mayor's Show.[1] The piece was installed in its current location in 1964, when Trollope & Colls gained permission to sit the elephant at the entrance to their yard off the A30 London Road.[2] Over the years the sculpture has faced a number of damages, in 1982 part of the trunk fell off and in November 1987, it was painted over with large black spots.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Concrete Elephant". Surrey Heath Borough Council. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- 1 2 "Concrete elephant's 50th birthday trumpeted in Camberley". SurreyLive. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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