The Elephant still up on a pole in Coventry (1 Viewer)

Mcbean

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• Aug 13, 2024

• #1

Seen several fb posts on the Elephant in Coventry - but none say it’s still
There or where it ended up ? Someone on here must know

 

Alkhen

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• Aug 13, 2024

• #2

We should make a replica and stick it on to of the CBS

 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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• Aug 13, 2024

• #3

You could ask on historiccoventry.co.uk

 

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wingy

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• Aug 13, 2024

• #4

That impact mark on its hind must have been painful!

 

eedyut

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• Aug 14, 2024

• #5

It's still there, high up on its pole, at the entrance to Broadgate

It does look a particularly sad elephant to be fair.

 

Mcbean

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• Aug 14, 2024

• #6

Ha thanks will make an effort to spot it next time we go to Coventry City centre - in the meantime google maps

 

dutchman

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• Aug 16, 2024

• #7

eedyut said:

It's still there, high up on its pole, at the entrance to Broadgate

It does look a particularly sad elephant to be fair.

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I think it was styled to be viewed from below, much like the Statue of Liberty?

The original plan was for a pair of marble columns with much bigger war elephants on top and the statue of Godiva between the two but the 'peaceniks' on the council decided it was too war-like.

 

shmmeee

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• Aug 17, 2024

• #8

We should have our own bollards like Amsterdam with elephants on them. Am I imagining it or did we used to?