"Cheeky Chappie"

Selby Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire

I know it is probably only a month ago that the daily blog post included some stonework from Selby Abbey but I couldn't resist using another similar image. The last creature was fierce but this one is more like a cartoon "cheeky chappie". 

Look at those eyes and those wings..... and those lips make him look like he's related to Mick Jagger. Its looks as though he has just returned from tormenting some unsupecting person and is resting again on his perch. 

Did you ever see "Ghostbusters", he wouldn't have looked out of place in that film. Obviously the stone mason had a sense of humour.

   

The Abbey is usually open daily for visiting although the stonework being on the outside can be viewed at any time. This one was on the north side towards the east end of the Abbey.