Friday, November 22, 2013

Croft Details

When University College was constructed a large number of quirky carvings were included scattered about the exterior - many are of animals or weird creatures but there are also some showing portraits of the workers themselves. Here you can see some of the little pieces found under the eaves Of Croft House which I showed you yesterday. It's great fun wandering around the building looking for more of them.

14 comments:

EG CameraGirl said...

Oh, I LOVE these carvings!

cath carbone said...

joli plan de vue on voit très bien les détails!

Taken For Granted said...

Great fanciful carvings, and even the symbol of the Masons included. They must have played a role at this university.

TexWisGirl said...

how very cool!

ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...

What fun!

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Great carvings round the building, the bull reminds me of the Oxford Bull

Anonymous said...

They certainly compliment the building!

The Greenockian said...

These are great!
Liz

cieldequimper said...

Very much medieval inspired!

William Kendall said...

That is terrific workmanship!

I do recall a ghost story revolving around masons at U of T....

Laura. M said...

And gorgeous details :))
Have a great weekend.

hamilton said...

Fun details!

Randy said...

Those are amazing.

Andy said...

Nice find. On my occasional visits to T.O. I have noticed some strange carvings and statues on the buildings. I`ll post some some soon on by blog.