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North West England 2

 

Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside,

 

 

CUMBRIA

 

Place: Abbey Town, St Mary’s

Location: Left of main doorway (eroded)

Date: 1450’s

Source: TG

 

Place: Appleby, St Lawrence

Location: Pew-green dragon or snake

Date: ?

Source: MH

 

Place: Boltongate, All Saints

Location: Southern wall facing West?

Date: 1450s

Source: TG

 

Place: Brough, St Michael

Location: Exterior, south doorway-archivolts

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Brougham Castle

Location: Main tower, high level

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Brougham, St Wilfreds Chapel

Location: Oak arm rests between the northern choir stalls and the finials at either end of the chapel (possibly continental)

Date: ?

Source: TG

 

Place: Carlisle Cathedral

Location: Capitals, corbels, many, excellent (illus DH) Porch above round windows; Foliate mermaids reported; Treasury-detached roof boss (early 15th C)

Date: ?

Source: CH, DH, TG

 

Place: Carlisle, Crown & Mitre Hotel

Location: ?

Date: modern

Source: CH

 

Place: Clifton, St Cuthbert

Location: Poppy head bench ends

Date: 13th C

Source: TG

 

Place: Crosby Garret, St Andrew

Location: Nave arcade

Date: 12th C

Source: CH, TG

 

Place: Crosthwaite, St Kentigern

Location: Font

Date: 14th C

Source: CH

 

Place: Gosforth, St Mary

Location: Chancel arch-capitals possibly 6

Date: 12th C

Source: CH, TG

 

Place: Great Salkeld, St Cuthbert

Location:  Entrance (2?)

Date: 1100

Source: TG

 

Place: Greystoke, St Andrews

Location: Carved poppy heads (4)

Date: 1848

Source: TG

 

Place: High Head Manor (Ruin)

Location: Exterior-frieze

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Irthington, St Kentigern’s

Location: Capital

Date: ?

Source: TG

 

Place: Kirby Lonsdale, St Mary

Location: Nave capital (C12); stained glass

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Kirkbampton, St peter’s

Location: Capital

Date: 12th C

Source: TG

 

Place: Lowther, St Michael

Location: Nave arcade-capital

Date: 12th C

Source: CH, TG

 

Place: Orton, All saints

Location: Early carvings are all gone but Thirlie Grundy speculates that some of the chunks rescued by the villagers and now eroded beyond recognition in walls and gardens may have symbolised the green man

Date: ?

Source: TG

 

Place: Preston Patrick, St Patrick

Location: In remains of old church

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: St Bees, Priory Church of Saint Mary and Saint Bega 

Location: Currently displayed in the Lapidarium in the Priory Church (a green man monk! He has Oak leaves coming from his mouth and also has a tonsure) more information at www.stbees.org.uk

Date: 1120-1400

Source: CH

 

Place: Sizergh Castle

Location: Mantelpiece

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Torpenhow, St Michael

Location: Ceiling?

Date: 17th C

Source: TG

 

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LANCASHIRE

 

Place: Cartmel Priory (Church of St Mary and St Michael)

Location: Choir stalls misericord, screen

Date: 15th Century

Source: RM, KB, MH, DH, CH, TG, COTGM

 

Place: Eccles, St Mary

Location: Many reported, external and internal

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Garston, St Mary (St Michael?)

Location: Victorian Church, several heads around windows

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Grange over Sands, Crown Hotel

Location: Facade

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Great Milton, All Hallows

Location: Screen from Sawley Abbey - shield on door

Date: 15th C

Source: CH

 

Place: Harwood, Christ Church

Location: Misericord, Flemish

Date: 17th C

Source: CH

 

Place: Heysham, St Peter’s

Location: Old stone (very weathered) used in construction of porch  (photos available via flickr site)

Date: ?

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Source: CH

Verified by Sean Breadin

 

Place: Lancaster St Mary’s Priory

Location: Choir Stalls—Arm rest (photos available via flickr site)

Date: ?

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by Sean Breadin

 

Place: Littleborough, Hotel Trinity

Location: Reported but location not known

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Manchester Cathedral

Location: Capitals, South porch - bosses (1892); North Porch (15th C); Exterior-faces; Tower (14th C)

Date: Various

Source: DH, CH

 

Place: Manchester School of Art

Location: Doorway (Art Nouveau)

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Oldham, St Mary

Location: Several Bosses

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Ormskirk, St Peter and St Paul

Location: Organ mounting, high on top right corner

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Samlesbury Hall

Location: Exterior panel; stair panel

Date: 14th C

Source: CH

 

Place: Slaidburn, St Andrew

Location: Screen by Francis Grundy (4 each side)

Date: 17th C

Source: CH

 

Place: Tunstall, St John the Baptist

Location: East window, stained glass (Flemish)

Date: 15th C?

Source: CH

 

Place: Warrington, St Elphin

Location: Exterior - corbels

Date: ?

Source: CH

 

Place: Whalley, St Mary & All Saints

Location: Misericord (many), Canop, mask

Date: 15th Century

Source: CH, COTGM

 

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MERSEYSIDE