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Slain St George and the Dragon statue returns after student prank | Slain St George and the Dragon statue returns after student prank |
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Falmouth has been celebrating the return of a statue of St George and the Dragon, which was damaged after a student pulled it down. | Falmouth has been celebrating the return of a statue of St George and the Dragon, which was damaged after a student pulled it down. |
The statue was taken from the Arcade in a drunken prank in 2005. | The statue was taken from the Arcade in a drunken prank in 2005. |
It is said to have then been accidentally run over by a police car and spent the next few years in university storage. | It is said to have then been accidentally run over by a police car and spent the next few years in university storage. |
The Falmouth Civic Society later discovered the carving and raised enough money for its restoration. | The Falmouth Civic Society later discovered the carving and raised enough money for its restoration. |
Names of the fundraisers have been engraved onto a metal plaque. | Names of the fundraisers have been engraved onto a metal plaque. |
Chairman of the society, Mike Jenks, said: "It's been quite an achievement - to raise that amount of money for something that's been missing for such a long time. | Chairman of the society, Mike Jenks, said: "It's been quite an achievement - to raise that amount of money for something that's been missing for such a long time. |
"People had forgotten that it was there. I think that the restoration will mean that they won't forget it for a long time to come." | "People had forgotten that it was there. I think that the restoration will mean that they won't forget it for a long time to come." |
He added they were keen to find out more about the statue's history: "It's pretty well hidden; we've tried to find out when it was put up". | He added they were keen to find out more about the statue's history: "It's pretty well hidden; we've tried to find out when it was put up". |
It is believed the structure could have been carved a long time before 1963, the year that photographs were taken of St George and the Dragon above the Arcade. | |
Mr Jenks said: "The colours are fantastic and the dragon looks surprisingly alive - so watch out." | Mr Jenks said: "The colours are fantastic and the dragon looks surprisingly alive - so watch out." |
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