Walking through Dean's Park behind York Minster I spotted the carvings on the base of a stone seat nicely highlighted by the sun. Compared to the venerable stone of York Minster, and of the Minster library, is this rather more modern stone creation, made a mere fourteen years ago. It is octagonal in shape and placed around a tree in the park.
Many faces and creatures decorate the low wall forming the seat which was a collaborative creation, by a group of stone carvers, in 2000.
@gamelee Thank you. The carvings on the seat are near a path but most people are just glad to sit down if they have found Dean's Park. York can be an exhausting place to visit! Katharine
@dide Thank you. At first I wondered if these had come from an area that had been repaired in the Minster but it was nice to discover that this art still takes a medieval form. Katharine
@bobhuegel Thank you. I think it is a shame more people do not see this Park which is just behind the Minster. It is an oasis of peace in a busy city. Katharine
@vignouse Thanks Richard. I must admit that I originally thought they were from some repairs to the Minster that had been used in this practical way. It was lovely to find out they were recent, yet done in medieval tradition. Katharine
@monkeykid They certainly are scary, especially the ones that are carved on the inside of the seats and look as if they might give you a nasty nip as you sit down. Katharine
