Gargoyles History Sculpture

A water spout projecting from a roof, or the parapet of a wall or tower, and carved into a grotesque figure, human or animal.

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• The Gargoyle Hunter - Amateur photographer Todd Hansell captures gargoyles and grotesques on camera, along with the US Gothic Revival buildings he finds them on.
  
• A Love of Monsters: Gargoyles and Architectural Details in New York City - Amateur enthusiast Amelia Wilson tours us round the wealth of Gothic Revival carving in New York: creatures real and fantastic, and mock-medieval figures.
  
• About Gargoyles - Photography of gargoyles from the North Star Gallery with background information, links and history of gargoyles and grotesques.
  
• Gargoyles and Medieval Culture - Amy Begier explores the relationship between gargoyles and medieval culture.
  
• Gargoyles - Paul Gambling explains the etymology and history of these sculptured grotesques. Photographs from around Europe, with special section on Norfolk parish church gargoyles. Bibliography and related links.
  
• Gargoyles and Other Monsters - German site with an in depth look at gargoyles, grotesques, the Green Man, chimeras and other medieval beasties in Norman and English Gothic architecture. In English.
  
  

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