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~ Gargoyles ~ faded ugliness ~

Ever woken up with your mouth feeling like a drain? Spare a thought for gargoyles - for most of them it's their whole purpose in life. Check out these ones in and around Norwich (Norfolk, UK) - and catch them while you can. Gargoyles don't just spew out the rain, they get eaten away by it...their wonderous ugliness getting more faded with each passing shower....

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Above: Few gargoyles remain on the Anglican cathedral. This one is over the main west door.

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Left and above right: St Giles Church

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Right: St Peter Mancroft

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Left: The chapel at the Rosary Cemetry

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Still hungry for more gargoyles?

There are plenty on Norwich's Roman Catholic cathedral - great pictures of them, and others, at Gargoyle Masks For an illustrated gazetteer of gargoyles around the county, see Norfolk Gargoyles

Also....Eye Church, Suffolk, Diss, Norfolk, All Saints Norwich,
Norwich Puppet Theatre,