Gothic head
by Gillian Singleton
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Gothic head
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Gillian Singleton
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Photograph - Photographs
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Gargoyles - grotesquely carved heads of animal or human origin, with or without bodies - originally had a practical use as waterspouts (generally) on sacred buildings, throwing rainwater clear of walls. They were also used as educational devices for a largely illiterate population, and were believed to ward off evil spirits with their own grotesqueness.
This was taken at St. Mary's the Virgin Church at Carlton in Craven a small village South east of Yorkshire.
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September 27th, 2014
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