Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.
I'm actually not sure and can't find any information on that but if I were to make an uneducated guess, it would be that the statues themselves weren't really a part of the original building plan; just the spots for them were with the expectation that they'd be added over the years like art on the wall would be.
But again that's just a complete guess so take that with a grain of salt