Elephant and Castle

It is amazing what passes for a garden ornament. The Elephant and Castle stands in the garden of Laundry Cottage in Peckforton. It was carved in the 1850s by John Watson, a stonemason who worked on Peckforton Castle.

It is said that it stood in the garden of his cottage until it was demolished and was then moved to its present location. It is further suggested that the elephant was chosen as it featured on the family arms of the Corbetts, who owned Peckforton up to the 1620s.