MYSTERY STATUE
JONAH AND THE WHALE
Turvov is a delightful little old-worM village in Bedfordshire, practically J 1 "" spoiled by the modern builder. It | ia ' also an unusual landmark, or watermark —a statue of our old Bibuca friend Jonah, considerably larger tw l life-size, which stands in the middle 0 the river, and just above the bridge which spans the stream. Jonah is t' c " picted as emerging ft;o"m the whale, 0 whose i ; n ho «t . . t Xohody seems to know the origin the atii«' Several years ago it tfj 15 discovered among some junk in tno yard of a Bed lord builder. A l°Cii gentleman purchased it, and had 1 removed to. and erected on its site. Some years ago the bridge wa» reconstructed, but Jonah was lett un disturbed
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23827, 30 November 1940, Page 2 (Supplement)
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