Thesaurus Term/Concept: GARGOYLE

Identifier 137815
Class COMPONENTS
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A projecting spout to throw water from a gutter away from the wall, frequently decorated with grotesque figures to spew out evil away from the House of God.

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Context Record
Component Type MCH6038 All Saints Church, Daresbury Lane (Building)
Component Type MCH9594 Carved Stone heads on the Chapel in St Peters Churchyard (Monument)
Component Sub-Classifications MCH8001 Church of St Chad (Building)
Component Type MCH5599 Church of St Margaret (Building)
Component Type MCH5598 Church of St Michael (Building)
Component Type MCH1197 Church of St Oswald (Building)
Component Type MCH920 Church of St Oswald, Malpas (Building)
Component Type MCH8788 St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall (Building)
Component Type MCH17085 Vicarage, Commonside (Building)