Oxford University appeals for help to find its statues not seen for more than 200 years

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Oxford University appeals for help to find its statues not seen for more than 200 years.

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Oxford's Trinity College has launched a public appeal to track down three towering statues that vanished more than two centuries ago.The 9ft-tall figures, depicting astronomy, geometry and theology, once graced the chapel tower but have not been seen since the 1820s.College archivist Clare Hopkins made the surprising discovery that the current statues are not the originals while preparing plans to replace the weathered figures that overlook Broad Street.Ms Hopkins said: "The statues on the chapel tower are such an iconic part of Trinity College, and it is really frustrating that we have these gaps in their documented history." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The college hopes the missing sculptures may have found their way into a private garden, outbuilding or public space somewhere in the region.The original sculptures were first erected between 1691 and 1694 during construction of the chapel tower, with a sketch from that period surviving after the college's president Ralph...

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