Glynallen grotesque full Gargoyle(s) of the Day: Glynallen Castle
Gargoyle of the Day · Historic Places

Gargoyle(s) of the Day: Glynallen Castle

Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)
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He reminds me of a French Bulldog puppy.

Just when you thought Gargoyle of the Day was gone forever, it pops back up again!

I found these two critters on an old camera. I took their photos on a 2012 trip to Glynallen Castle, a mansion in Morris Plains, NJ. Glynallen Castle was built between 1913 and 1917 by architect Charles I. Berg for printing entrepreneur George Allen. Allen was obsessed with an English Tudor castle called Compton Wynyants that provided a lot of inspiration for the house. Motifs such as grotesques, stained class, tracery, and heraldic themes appear throughout.

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On his pedestal – check out the knight below!

Glynallen Castle was home to the 2012 Mansion in May, a charity designer show house. I found these two wonderful grotesques while touring the mansion. Visit the Mansion in May website to learn more about Glynallen.

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Published by Alexandra Kiely (A Scholarly Skater)

Alexandra Kiely, aka A Scholarly Skater, is an art historian based in the northeastern United States. She loves wandering down the dark and dusty corners of art history and wholeheartedly believes in visual art's ability to enrich every person's life. Her favorite periods of art history are 19th-century American painting and medieval European art and architecture. When she not looking at, reading about, writing about, or teaching art, she's probably ice dancing or reading.

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