Public art & sculpture · South East England
The Concrete Elephant
In or near Hartfordbridge.
The Concrete Elephant in England South East, United Kingdom.
David Howard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blackwater · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
You can reach The Concrete Elephant by taking a train to Blackwater station, which is 0.4 km away. Entry is free, and the location is accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is GU15 3YX.
About
The Concrete Elephant is a public sculpture in England South East, United Kingdom, dating from 1963. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
Photo gallery
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Basingstoke Canal SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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 Lord Mayor's Show held on the 19 November 1963, carried on a yellow low loader with a pink and grey cab behind a person dressed as a zebra carrying a zebra crossing pole and light and a red post office telephone box. It was to represent their pioneering use of reinforced concrete in pipework. The piece was installed in its current location in 1964, when Trollope & Colls gained permission to site the elephant at the entrance to their yard off the A30 London Road. Over the years the sculpture has faced a number of damages, in 1982 part of the trunk fell off, in 1993 the ears were stolen, and in November 1987, it was painted over with large black spots.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.3331, -0.7708
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Surrey Heath
- Parish
- Surrey Heath, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU15 3YX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Established
- 1963
- Nearest railway station
- Blackwater — 0.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q56827165 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Concrete Elephant (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Concrete Elephant?
- The Concrete Elephant is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU15 3YX), in the parish of Surrey Heath, unparished area.
- What is The Concrete Elephant?
- The Concrete Elephant in England South East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Concrete Elephant?
- The nearest railway station is Blackwater, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode GU15 3YX.
- When was The Concrete Elephant built?
- Built or established in 1963.
- Who owns The Concrete Elephant?
- The Concrete Elephant is owned by | accession =.
- Is The Concrete Elephant a protected site?
- Yes — The Concrete Elephant is part of the Basingstoke Canal SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is The Concrete Elephant free to visit?
- Yes, The Concrete Elephant is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Concrete Elephant?
- The nearest railway station is Blackwater, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU15 3YX.