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Jack in the green am I and master have I none and whilst there are trees upon this land the woods shall be my home. To the seasons kings I bow my head as they do bow to me for my faces are as many as the leaves upon a tree |
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GREEN MAN PUBS The Green Man as a pub name may have a number of sources beyond that of the Green Man of church and folklore, including from the Green Man and Still heraldic arms used by the Distiller’s Company in the seventeenth century. Some pub signs will show the green man as he appears in English traditional sword dances (in green hats). Or as the Wild Man associated with drinking and revelry and usually carrying a club. There is also a strange interconnection between the Green Man and Robin Hood. Indeed some Green Man pubs changed their signs to foresters or Robin Hood from shaggy green men used as a symbol of the Distillers’ company in the 17th century. Apparently there are no pubs in Robin's own county of Nottinghamshire named the Green Man but there are many Robin Hoods. It also seems that some pubs are changing their signs back from images of Robin to that of the traditional Green Man himself. Here we would like to create a comprehensive list of Green Man public houses throughout the United Kingdom. If possible we would love to get digital photos of the current and indeed previous pub signs that adorn the establishment to put on the Company’s Flickr site. And will also add their locations to the Green Man Map . Where possible any history that is available regarding the original naming of the pub would also be appreciated. You can e-mail the Company of the Green Man on: greenman@virgin.net Green Man ales also exist, Waitrose produce their own “The Green Man” Ale. The Six Bells Brewery at Bishops Castle produced “Original Green Man Ale” for one day only at the Clun festival in 2009 (very nice it was too) . Green Man Ales in North Carolina USA produce a range of English Style Ales. Bedfordshire Green Man (Biggleswade) South Hill Road, Stanford, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. SG18 9JD The Green Man (Lidlington) High Street, Lidlington, Bedfordshire. MK43 0RE The Green Man (Eversholt) Church End, Eversholt, Bedfordshire. MK17 9DU Berkshire The Green Man (Hurst) Hinton Road, Hurst, Twyford, Berkshire. RG10 0BP Buckinghamshire The Green Man (Flackwell Heath) Straight Bit, Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire. HP10 9LS Green Man (Prestwood) 2 High Street, Prestwood, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. HP16 9EB Cambridgeshire Green Man (Trumpington) 55 High Street, Trumpington, Cambridgeshire. CB2 2HZ Essex The Green Man (Bradwell-on-Sea) Waterside, Bradwell-on-Sea, Southminster, Essex. CM07QX Hampshire The Green Man (Winchester) 53 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire. SO23 9EH Herefordshire Green Man Inn (Fownhope) Fownhope, Hereford, Herefordshire. HR1 4PE Hertfordshire The Green Man (Great Offley) 5 High Street, Great Offley, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. SG5 3AR The Green Man (Potters Bar) High Street, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. EN6 5DB Kent The Green Man (Hodsoll Street) Hodsoll Street, Kent. TN15 7LE The Green Man (Longfield) Main Road, Longfield Hill, Longfield, Kent. DA3 7AS The Green Man (Welling) 168 Wickham Street, Welling, Kent. DA16 3NL Middlesex The Green Man (Denham Village) Village Road, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex. UB9 5BH Norfolk Green Man (Rackheath) Wroxham Road, Rackheath, Norwich, Norfolk. NR13 6NQ Staffordshire Green Man (Milwich) Milwich, Staffordshire. ST18 0EG Green Man (Tamworth) Clifton Campville, Tamworth Staffordshire. B79 0AX Sussex The Green Man (at Jolesfield) Church Road, Partridge Green, West Sussex. RH13 8JT USA Jack of the Wood Pub - Home of Green Man Ales 95 Patton Ave, Asheville North Carolina www.jackofthewood.com
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