Three of the six caryatids, Anglesey Abbey, Cambs., June 2020
These Coadestone caryatids dating back to 1793, and originally housed at Buckingham House, stand at the junction of Coronation Avenue and Cross Avenue in the gardens of Anglesey Abbey. This one had a small friend, with a long neck, resting happily at her feet; a pleasant surprise for me and my camera.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 29 June 2020
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Nice surprise
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Fascinating! ‘The Greek term karyatides literally means “maidens of Karyai”, an ancient town of Peloponnese. Wikipedia’
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Thank you!
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Not sure the Caryatid would appreciate her modern addition!
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Amazing pics
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What a lovely place …. I noticed the date stamp – you just visited this past month? I guess the overgrown grass should have been a hint. Our hedges (usually immaculately manicured) are mostly over grown and quite natural and lovely now.
Was the giraffe a toy someone left behind? I can’t quite tell because the colour is almost the perfect match with the sculpture’s.
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Yes, I visited last week. It’s one of the National Trust gardens that are open for booking. It was a lovely afternoon and they have kept the visitor numbers very low so social distancing was never an issue. I think it was a lost toy, but as you say it looked a perfect match – as though it had been there a long time and faded in the sun.
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Thanks for making me look up Coadestone caryatids. Now I know what both words mean. The toy is a treasure of the photos 🙂
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I had to look up Coadestone too. Caryatids pop up in London and the Acropolis so although I don’t know what the word means, I know it’s usually a woman with a building on her head!!
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I went down that rabbit hole. Worth a look up 🙂
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LOL Deb, hope some young visitor isn’t missing her long-necked friend!
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Yes, such a shame. It gave me a smile but there may well have been tears elsewhere
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Somebody, somewhere is missing a small friend 🙂 🙂
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I know – and it looked as though it had been there for quite some time
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♥
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