Gargoyles - All Saints - Harmston, Lincolnshire
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N 53° 08.922 W 000° 32.838
30U E 664021 N 5891622
Gargoyles and grotesques on All Saints' church, Harmston.
Waymark Code: WM121H3
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/02/2020
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Gargoyles and grotesques on All Saints' church, Harmston.
"The oldest part of the present structure is the Norman west tower, which dates from the 11th or 12th centuries. This is of two stages, with the upper stage battlemented and pinnacled, with a frieze of quatrefoil designs running across the top. Three grotesques look out from each side of the tower, fabulously carved and appearing to date from different times. A winged, spikey haired creature, with a mouthful of sharp fangs, which he appears to delight in showing the onlooker, sits close to a muzzled bear like creature. As always, the skill of the stonemason is showed off for those who care to look upwards."
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