St Peter, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire: detail of a gargoyle
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Winchcombe |
Subject Date | 1460 |
Image Date | 1951 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/CHU/121 (ES481) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Churches ; Decorative stonework ; Sculpture |
NOTES: Forty grotesque gargoyles, each said to represent a local character, adorn the main facade of this typical Cotswold 'wool' church, which was rebuilt in Late Perpendicular style on older foundations in 1454-1470.
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