Archive for the ‘Monuments’ Category


A Moss-Covered Figure of a Nude Child Clutching a Crumbling Cornucopia on Top of a Monument at North Cemetery in Sturbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 1, 2019)

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A Grieving Angel Clutching a Tear-Soaked Handkerchief in Her Hand Weeps Over a Polished Black Granite Headstone at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Putnam, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 3, 2020)

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A Bas-Relief Sculpture of a Seated Angel Found on a Granite Monument at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 21, 2018)

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A Mysterious Grieving Woman Presses Her Left Hand Against Her Forehead While Her Right Lays Down a Single Rose as She Kneels Upon a Granite Pedestal at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 17, 2017)

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The Black Granite Greendale War Memorial Eagle Keeps a Vigilant Eye on the Neighborhood From His Perch Just Off West Boylston Street in Worcester, Massachusetts (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 14, 2014)


A Trio of Tiny Crystal Angels With Golden Wings Stand Back to Back to Back Upon a Rough-Hewn Stone Grave Monument at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Uxbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 15, 2020)

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A Granite Statue of a Woman in a Robe, Holding a Large Cross in Her Left Hand While Pointing With Her Right Index Finger up Toward the Sky, Stands on Top of the Monument for Industrialist and Inventor John Crane Whitin Located at Pine Grove Cemetery in the Village of Whitinsville, MA Which Was Named After John’s Father Paul (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 28, 2017)

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This Carved Stone Monument, Depicting Christ Carrying the Cross, Can Be Seen at St. George’s Cemetery on Paige Hill Road in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 31, 2015)

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The Zinc Sculpture of a Union Soldier Stands Atop the Soldiers’ Memorial to Those Lost in the Revolutionary, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars Erected in 1908 on the Old Douglas Common in Douglas, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 4, 2020)

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The New Hampshire Marine Memorial (Also Known as “The Lady of the Sea”) Dedicated in 1957 to All New Hampshire Servicemen Lost or Buried at Sea During World War Two, Depicts a Woman Kneeling and Clutching a Laurel Wreath as She Stares Mournfully Out Toward the Ocean (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on September 12, 2015)