Showing posts with label Cambridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cambridge. Show all posts

Monday, July 1, 2013

Gargoyles of Cambridge, England, Part II: King's College and Beyond

One of my favorite things about the old universities of Britain is the range of gargoyles peering out from their stone buildings. I visited Oxford many years ago, but hadn't explored Cambridge until this year. King's College is one of the university colleges featuring gargoyles with a lot of personality.









 When walking around downtown, if you take a closer look at the buildings, you'll often spot some gargoyles hiding high above your head... 




Monday, June 24, 2013

Gargoyles of Cambridge, England: Our Lady and the English Martyrs

Our Lady and the English Martyrs, aka OLEM, is a beautiful Catholic church in Cambridge, England, that's covered in gargoyles. It's a Gothic Revival church built in the late 1800s, and it's one of the largest Catholic churches in the UK. I stumbled upon this church by accident when I was on tagging along on a day trip to Cambridge and had a few hours on my own to explore the city.






Look closely at the following two gargoyles and see what you might spot...