A Granite Angel Carved in Bas-Relief on the Right Side of the Worcester World War Memorial Also Known to Locals as “The Whispering Wall” Because of Its Reportedly Unusual Acoustical Properties (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 9, 2016)
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Worcester World War Memorial, Worcester, MA
Posted: May 9, 2024 in Angels, Monuments, Relief Sculpture, Sculptures, Stone Carvings, War MemorialsTags: Whispering Wall, Worcester MA, Worcester World War Memorial
St. Mary Cemetery, Norwich, CT
Posted: April 11, 2024 in Cemeteries, Gargoyles and Grotesques, Monuments, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: St. Mary Cemetery Norwich CT
A Granite Statue of a Woman, Dressed in Robes and Holding a Trumpet, Erected on Top of a Monument Found at St. Mary Cemetery in Norwich, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 31, 2019)
New England Settlers Monument, Worcester, MA
Posted: April 5, 2024 in Monuments, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: New England Settlers Monument, Park Avenue and Highland Street Worcester MA, Sculptor Maurice Sterne
One of Sixteen Panels on the Stone Base of the New England Settlers Monument (Currently Located at the Corner of Park Avenue and Highland Street in Worcester), Depicting the Daily Life of the Early Settlers of Massachusetts, Sculpted by Maurice Sterne and Dedicated in December of 1929 (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 27, 2016)
Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, MA
Posted: January 11, 2024 in Angels, Cemeteries, Monuments, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: Forest Hills Cemetery Jamaica Plain MA
New Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, CT
Posted: January 6, 2024 in Cemeteries, Gravestones, Monuments, Sculptures, Statuary, Stone CarvingsTags: New Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield CT
A Statue of a Weeping Woman Clinging to a Large Cross Found High on Top of the Hall Family Monument at New Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 2, 2019)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge MA
Posted: January 3, 2024 in Birds, Cemeteries, Doves, Gravestones, Monuments, Sculptures, Stone CarvingsTags: Prospect Hill Cemetery Uxbridge MA
I Want to Thank My Cousin Dwayne Szlosek For Allowing Me to Post His Photo of A Dove With Its Wings Spread Wide Carved in Stone Found in the Center of an Elaborate Headstone at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Uxbridge MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October30, 2019)