But the kids were focused more intently on something at the edge of the stonemason’s yard outside the building that stared back at them: a large stone statue of a bestial creature in mid-scream ...

The statues, a gargoyle and a deerhound, are believed to have been taken between 16:20 and 16:30 GMT on 14 December. Each weighing about 120kg (264.5lb), the statues were situated at either side of ...