the Mad Hatter

Winchcombe (Gloucestershire), England

Many people come to Winchcombe to see St. Peter's Church (late 15th century) and its so called gargoyles.  They are actually just grotesque carvings since a true gargoyle has a water spout passing through it.  

Forty of these carvings surround the church, twenty of which represent demonic creatures while the other twenty appear to be caricatures of locally important people who donated money to the church.  The curious figure in this photo is said to be the model for the Mad Hatter in Lewis Caroll's Alice in Wonderland Story.