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From: The Northern Echo
Date: 20020129
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A TEMPORARY export ban on a set of rare Lewis Carroll photographs has been extended until May.

Photographs of Alice Liddell, the little girl who inspired the author to write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, have been blocked by the Government.

Carroll, who moved to the region in 1843, was inspired to write the book after spending time with Alice and her sisters.

A temporary export ban was imposed on the photographs in November to allow time for British museums to come up with the cash. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has now extended the deadline after campaigners fought to keep ...

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