No. 288: Cats on a Wet Deauville Roof
We are enjoying a relaxing, albeit extremely foggy and cool sojourn in Deauville. The rooftops are magnificent in this old school beach resort and I am charmed by the ceramic felines creeping about the gables and tiles.
I am guessing they are there to keep the seagulls and pigeons at bay, but there has to be a more enchanting tale, nest ce pas? I have scoured the web but have yet to find a beguiling yarn. Does anyone know the legend of the cats (and squirrels) on the not-so-hot roofs of Deauville?
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No idea about the cats and squirrels (maybe Deauville equivalent of Cornish piskies?)
Some cute house (and roofs) there though
I look at roofs a lot, perhaps I need therapy?j
They’re fake?! They look so real! 🙂
They are very realistic fakes, but super adorable. I wish I could find the backstory.
this looks like the story: http://frenchdibs.com/about-those-strange-animals-roofs-deauville
Brillant! Thanks so very much. I will add this link and update the post. 🙂
hello……La poterie du Mesnil de Bavent, has been making these cats and other roof/ facade decorations since 1842.
Thank you for this comment. I just picked up some posters of Deauville, and I had been wondering again about those cats. I am excited to research this more. Merci bien!