Cemetery Faces

I know these aren't great photos and I know I could probably cheat and google the answer, but y'know....

As I couldn't sleep and it was damp and dark and foggy this morning I went for a walk in a cemetery, as you do. Disappointed by the lack of choreographed dance routines from the residents (they've no sense of occasion!), I couldn't help but notice the two chapels(?) had lots of little sculpted heads on them.

And not cheery, "we're going to meet Jesus, hallelujah" faces either.

Bit weird, anybody know - what gives?:scratch:

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Think they're used to keep chavs away aren't they! ;)

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Originally Posted by scrufftyguy

Think they're used to keep chavs away aren't they! ;)

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Tiny heads with brains of stone, I think the chavs would feel comfortable with them!:lol:

Great pics - just my sort of thing, as I have rather macabre photographic sensibilities (and mindset) ;)

Are they Gargoyles? I'm not an expert. However they also remind me of my favourite things to put in an old garden: statues of Griffins.

See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ve..._a_griffin.jpg

They're more than a little bizarre and quite spooky, especially covered with a touch of accumulated verdigris, but that's right up my street. Think 1970s Hammer House of Horror! Muhahahaha... :eyebrows:

Marco.

Definitely not gargoyles, there were a few of them around in there as well.

These definitely seemed to be depictions of real people, tormented ones at that. But why? Seems bizarre.

Not exactly a low population cemetery either...

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4208/dsc01995z.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6324/dsc01954n.jpg

Man, you just know there's some twisted lunatic with an axe, or the grim reaper lurking somewhere in those shadows...

Marco.

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Man, you just know there's some twisted lunatic with an axe

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Naw, I just had a shovel and a crowbar.

Hi again, I always had them down as gargoyles too, and thought they're supposed to ward off evil spirits, but could be wrong. Maybe something to do with the stone masons (like a signature) or depictions of whoever put money into building the church?!

Great snaps by the way!

Ade

Having done some research, those dudes are most certainly gargoyles - observe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle

They're positioned on gutters (and the like) to dissipate water, as highlighted in Wiki:

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In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.

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Cool as f*ck - I love 'em!

Marco.

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Definitely not gargoyles, there were a few of them around in there as well.

These definitely seemed to be depictions of real people, tormented ones at that. But why? Seems bizarre.

Not exactly a low population cemetery either...

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/4208/dsc01995z.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6324/dsc01954n.jpg

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I'll have to dig out the Garlic and stakes....urrrrrrrrrr wheres the Count ?

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Originally Posted by Marco

Having done some research, those dudes are most certainly gargoyles - observe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle

They're positioned on gutters (and the like) to dissipate water, as highlighted in Wiki:

Cool as f*ck - I love 'em!

Marco.

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I always had gargoyles down as ogre-like, and there's certainly a few of them in the cemetery as well. But the first two I posted, plus a few others there, just looked like an angry bloke and a depressed bloke rather than "grotesque". Maybe they just had different standards back then!

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I'll have to dig out the Garlic and stakes....urrrrrrrrrr wheres the Count ?

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He's there - in the distance, behind the mist, coming ever closer... Absolute evil incarnate... :eyebrows:

Inhale the musky tang of Patchouli, as the light fades, and the blood drains from your body before you die...

Marco.

You should be able to hear The Counts' presence.


One........hahahaha!!!!

Two.......hahahaha!!!!

Three.......hahahaha!!!!


Thinking 'bout it perhaps I've seen too much Sesame Street !

Chris:eyebrows:

What's "Sesame Street"? I've vaguely heard of it, but not having watched the programme, unfortunately, I don't get your joke :)

Marco.

Sesame Street was an educational program aimed at young children, made by Jim Henson and featuring the Muppets.
Here is a clip featuring "The Count".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l7KbMVdN7E

Cheers, dude. Gotcha now.

As I don't have any young children it's not something I'd have watched :)

Marco.

You've never watched Sesame Street!?! Wow, Marco, you have missed out...

Haha... The sheltered life I lead, eh? :lol:

Rest assured I will run off to WH Smith immediately and rectify the situation by buying the whole back catalogue on DVD!

Marco.