The first one I can understand: a grumpy old man with a bunch of grapes. The carver could not have made him look more grumpy... although he has been through a lot in recent years.
The second is a mermaid. Why a mermaid? If there is an explanation please let me know on the comments. I am not sure whether there is some text under her left arm. At least she looks happier than the chap above....
The other surprising thing about these and the other carvings is that they survived at all. The Château had a major fire on Sunday 11th July 2010 and it devastated the whole of the roof area where these are located. If you enlarge the photo below you can see some of the detail in the smaller photographs on the information board.
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I am amazed that the restoration was so quick and thank goodness that the carvings did survive. The mermaid hmmmmmmm. Diane
They both have some text, but I don't know what it says.
We thought the restoration was amazing too, especially considering the time scale.We also liked the 'display' (I am searching, albeit unsuccessfully, for the right word to describe it)they had constructed of damaged pieces of the building.
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