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                                  Norfolk Gazetteer Index: A - L

St. Nicholas, Ashill

The font dates from 14c CE and shows this sad Green Man with sprouting oak leaves.

 

 

St. Michael and All Angels, Aylsham.

Finely carved poppyhead in the south transcept.

 

 

 

St. Peter, Belaugh.

Detail from the rood screen showing one of a pair of Green Men dating from 15th - 16thc CE. Fine painting in the panels of saints.

St. Nicholas, Blakeney.

Many Green Man carvings on wood panels such as this one on the left hand rood screen.

St. Margaret, Breckles (Breccles).

The Norman font believed to date from c 1120 - 1170 CE has this Green Man on the northeast corner.

Thanks to Chris Harrison for his information.

St. John the Baptist, Bressingham.

One of two Green Men, part of the west door arch frieze.

See also the 'Feature' link, it shows  a strange beast found at Bressingham!

St. Peter and St. Paul, Brockdish.

The east window exterior has 2 Green Men this is the one on the left complete with teeth.

 

St. Michael and All Angels, Bunwell.

One of 4 Green Men to be found 3 of which are in the choir stalls (north and south rails) and on on the pulpit.

Priory, Castle Acre.

The Green Man can be found on the west front of the northwest tower avove the rounded Norman arch. Dates from around the mid 12th c CE.

St. Agnes, Cawston.

Roof boss in the south transept.

There is one othe green man roof boss and also a bench end (right hand choir stalls) and the piscina in the south transept. boss

 

St. Margaret, Cley-next-the-Sea.

Bearded Green Man in the choir stalls. There is a second Green Man bench end also in the choir stalls.

 

 

St. John the Baptist, Coltishall.

Green Man frieze in St. John the Baptist, located above the rood screen. The church was restored in 1910.

St. Mary, Ditchingham.

Green Man on the chancel screen tracery.

Photo courtesy Chris Harrison ©  2011

St. Martin, Glandford

There are not many instances where the name of the Green Man is known, in this case it's Frank Mcginnity one of the woodcarvers who along with Walter Thompson (also  carved  as  Green  Man) restored reconstructing the original 13c CE interior. Many carvings.

St. Michael, Great Moulton.

This Green Man can be found on the south porch. 15c CE.

 

St. Mary, Gre at Witchingham.

This lovely Green Man is reminiscent of a 'corn dolly'. Unfortunately the image quality is poor.

 

 

St. Andrew, Guist.

This Green Man can be found on a frieze on the pulpit. There is a second Green Man also on the pulpit.

St. Margaret, Hapton.

Green Man carved on chancel arch north respond c 1310 CE

Photo courtesy Chris Harrison ©  2011

St. Lawrence, Harpley.

Roof boss in the north aisle.

 

 

St. James, Hockwold-cum-Wilton.

This  is  one  of a pair of Green Men carvings on the rood screen.

 

St. Peter, Ickburgh.

This rather strange Green Man sits astride a mythical creature holding on to its ears, part of his chin is missing.

 

 

Custom House, Kings Lynn.

One of the several Green Men on the exterior keystones of the Custom House. Other carvings include Ceres goddess of agriculture & fertility and Bacchus the Roman god of wine.

The Custom House was built in the late 17th c originally as a merchant exchange or trading centre

St Faith's Church, Gaywood, Kings Lynn.This Green man can be found   top of a pillar near to the north door

A further 2 carved Green Men can be found on matching doors under the west tower

Photo © 2011Juanita Hawkins

St. Margaret, Kings Lynn.

Bench end on the western end of the choir stalls.

There are four other Green Men to be found.

 

St. Nicholas Chapel, Kings Lynn.

Carved wooden bench end.

There are 4 Green Men in total in and around the south porch.

 

 

Town Hall, Kings Lynn.

One of 2 stylized Green Men to be found on the frieze of the central arch.

 

St. Andrew, Langford.

 

Photo courtesy Chris Harrison ©  2011

St. Margaret, Little Dunham.

Corbel at the east end near the north door has this strange defaced Green Man. The church was built in the Early English Gothic style during the 13th c CE. See also 'Feature' page

Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham

Green Man (or woman?)  part  of  the pulpit frieze. There are also 2 poppy heads which may have disguised Green Man faces.

Holy Trinity, Loddon.

Green Man on the damaged font, 'defaced   in1642 by a glazier of Beccles'. The church was built c 1490 CE.

 

Background: John the Baptist, Bressingham - west door arch frieze.

 

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