Peter Pan Statue - Bowring Park, St. John's

This Statue of Peter Pan is a copy of the original Peter Pan statue and is located in beautiful Bowring Park, St. John's

The Original was placed in Kensington Gardens in 1912. Author James M Barrie wanted it to retain its magic appeal so arranged for it to be installed in the dead of night!

This copy is located in Bowring Park, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The famous statue of Peter Pan is a memorial to Sir Edgar Bowring's godchild, Betty Munn. The young girl was one of ninety-four people who died when the S.S.Florizel struck a reef and capsized during a winter gale off the Southern Shore community of Cappahayden. The inscription on the statue which stands in her memory reads, " To a dear little girl who loved the Park." The statute is the work of George Frampton, and is a replica of the original located in Kensington Gardens in England.