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WILTSHIRE

 

Place: Ashton Keynes, Holy Cross

Location: North Porch exterior west (photos available via flickr site)

Date: 14th Century?

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Source: CH

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Bowerchalke, Holy Trinity Church

Location: Chancel roof bosses

Date: Thirteenth Century. Also Victorian (1865/6) carvings.

 

Place: Bradford on Avon, St Margaret’s Street

Location: Two Green men  either side of porch, private house (photos available via flickr site)

Date: Unknown possibly modern

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Chiseldon (Church of the Holy Cross)

Location: Two fantastic external Green Men and two internal (photos available via flickr site)

External: North Aisle wall and SW corner of west end

Internal:  Roof boss slightly before reaching Chancel step (very high) and one on a wooden screen south side of choir stall

Date: External corner GM was part of Ponting’s restoration work in 1892, other is probably 16th C, Internal boss is of unknown date but does seem modern. The screen dates back to the 16th C and came from a family pew

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Devizes, St John

Location: Capital near chancel

Date: 14th Century

 

Place: Great Bedwyn, St Mary’s

Location: 1 Green Man very low down in corner of south transept (photos available via flickr site)

Date: Unknown (Medieval)

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Laycock Abbey

Location: Cloister roof bosses; tomb of Sir William Sherrington

Date: 1553

 

Place: Laycock, St Cyriac’s

Location: Lady chapel arch 2 Green Men on inside of arch (photos available via flickr site)

Date: Unknown

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Ludgershall, St James

Location: Directly behind pulpit (photos available via flickr site)

Date: Exact date unknown

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Salisbury Cathedral

Location: Misericord, roof bosses

Date: Unknown

 

Place: Salisbury, County Hotel

Location: Spandrel of a blocked doorway facing the river

Date: Unknown

Sighting added by Vanessa Piggot

 

Place: Salisbury, Crew (used to be Watsons China Shop)

Location: Upstairs Beam

Date: Unknown

Sighting added by Vanessa Piggot

 

Place: Salisbury, St Thomas

Location: Capital near altar

Date: Unknown

 

Place: Seagry (Church of St Mary)

Location: Two external Green Men (photos available via flickr site)

External: South Transept

Date: 1860?

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Stanton St Quintin (St Giles Church)

Location: Twin Green Men on Lych Gate  (photos available via flickr site)

Date: Early 20th C?

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton

 

Place: Sutton Benger, All Saints

Location: Various: One internal early 14th C in south transept (relocated there at some point)  exceptional example carved with hawthorn, birds, berries etc, from oolitic limestone. At least four external Green Men dating from 14th C and later all excellent examples (photos available via flickr site) some heads have weathered to the point where they are difficult to distinguish between basic heads and green men.

Date: 14th Century and later

The location of this site is on the Green Man Map

Verified by C Walton