New library gargoyles shown off - Bodleian Library

The newest gargoyles to grace Oxford's historic buildings have been unveiled by author Philip Pullman. Schoolchildren competed to design the nine carvings at the Bodleian Library after the originals crumbled away. Oxford-based Mr Pullman, known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, cut the ribbon at the ceremony at 1000 BST. As there was no historical record of the original designs, they have been replaced by images including those of fictional characters. Some of the characters include Aslan, the lion from The Chronicles of Narnia, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee, from Through The Looking Glass. Hundreds of children entered the competition, launched two years ago as part of the Millennium Myths and Monsters festival, celebrating 1,000 years of Oxfordshire" - BBC