A statue has been given a new home outside Enfield’s Civic Centre after being discovered in the grounds of a school.

The water feature dates from between the 1920s and 1950s and was found at Oasis Academy Hadley, in Bell Lane, last year.

The bronze statue, which shows a smiling cherub holding a fish, now sits outside the council building in Silver Street, Enfield.

The statue was cast by Morris Singer, a British art foundry established in 1848 and famous for sculptures including Eros, the lions at Trafalgar Square and the doors to the Bank of England, as well as casting bronzes of sculptures by Henry Moore.

Councillor Andrew Stafford, Enfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for finance, said: “When maintenance workers discovered the statue, from such a famous foundry, we thought it was important we saved it for prosperity.

“At no cost to the council is has now been given pride of place outside our Civic Centre where we hope more people can enjoy it.

“We do not know who commissioned it or its history, so if any old scholars from Albany School, which was there prior to Oasis Hadley, know the history of our statue please let us know.”