The Alter Cat in Croft, North Yorshire, is said by some to be where Lewise Carroll got the idea from for the Cheshire Cat. I wonder if he ever thought of calling it Peter.
It is believed that the idea for the Mad Hatter came from the Hatter gargoyle, on a hight without flight but by the looks fright, especially if seen at night from the grounds of St Peters church in Winchcombe.
In Lewis Carroll's day apparently there were a number of Hatters in the area, mercury was used in the production of hats, which in time would leave the older hatters a little light headed.
She stepped into the hall of mirrors
Where she discovered a reflection of herself
Sometimes she saw her real face
And sometimes a stranger at her place
Even the greatest stars discover themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars find their face in the looking glass
She fell in love with the image of herself
And suddenly the picture was distorted
Even the greatest stars dislike themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars dislike themselves
in the looking glass
She made up the person she wanted to be
And changed into a new personality
The artist is living in the mirror
With the echoes of himself
Even the greatest stars change themselves in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars fix their face in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars fix their face in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars live their lives in the looking glass
Even the greatest stars
Even the greatest stars
You're in the looking glass
You're in the looking glass