What book that I read as a child in the early 80's contains a garden of statues who come to life at night?

Question

I remember the main character as being a girl who is transformed into a statue too by magic and at one point in the book she swims across a lake to some sort of temple where the statues gather... There's a boy in it too who's also transformed.

Answer 1

"The Enchanted Castle" by E Nesbitt?
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"Draughty," said Eliza, "and law, what a lot of steps to clean! What they make houses for without no walls to 'em? Who'd live in," She broke off, stared, and added: "What's that?"

"What?"

"That white thing coming down the steps. Why, it's a young man in statooary."

"The statues do come alive here, after sunset," said Gerald in very matter-of-fact tones.

"I see they do." Eliza did not seem at all surprised or alarmed. "There's another of 'em. Look at them little wings to his feet like pigeons."

"I expect that's Mercury," said Gerald.

"It's 'Hermes' under the statue that's got wings on its feet, said Mabel, "but "

Answer 2

Would this be it?

"Stonewalkers" (Mystery and Suspense) (Paperback)
by Vivien Alcock



"Book Description
Everyone is so tired of Poppy Brown's stories that Poppy has begun talking to garden statues. When her favorite statue, Belladonna, is struck by lightning and comes to life, Poppy must find a human who will listen! Poppy's classmate Emma is skeptical, but curious enough to help Poppy investigate the living statues, which are disappearing from gardens all over town and assembling somewhere on the moors. What seemed fascinating at first soon becomes terrifying as the two girls are captured by the creatures they had observed - creatures who are at once beautiful, spiteful, and as unfeeling as the stone they're made of."

Answer 3

Was it "The Stonewalkers" by Vivien Alcock?

Answer 4

Is it the one where they come to life, hold pigeons down and crap all over them?