Cherie's Place » Statues http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:18:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Aviary Terrace http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/10/the-aviary-terrace/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/10/the-aviary-terrace/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:47:16 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8020 Distant Hills

The eighteenth-century lead urns and shepherds on the Aviary Terrace are from the workshop of the Flemish sculptor John van Nost.  The statues have been restored and painted with a finish resembling weathered lead although they were probably originally painted in more life-like colours.

Bagpipes

The Aviary Terrace

]]> http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/04/10/the-aviary-terrace/feed/ 11 Gods and Planets http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/11/24/gods-and-planets/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2010/11/24/gods-and-planets/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:25:53 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=4796 In the grounds just outside the cafeteria, next to the nature centre and planetarium are a number of statues which feature Gods and their related planets.  These statues stretched out into the woodlands back to the car park.  There was speculation on whether the distances between them was representative to the distances between the planets.  The nature centre was supposed to open at 2pm, but after waiting some time it seemed to be closed!  So we are non the wiser and the website provides no information on the subject.

I would have taken a few more photos of the statues but some of them were quite creepy with holes for eyes and inverted nipples.   I suppose it is just artistic talent, but it didn’t work for me.

Aarde

Mercurius

Zon

Atlas

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