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Cheshire Place: Acton, St Mary Location: Reported but location not known Date: C13 Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Astbury, St Mary Location: Timber Roof boss Date: 15th Century Source: KB, RM, CH, VAP Place: Audlem, St James the Great Location: Corbels, bosses, screen and Jack-in-the-Green (probably a head surrounded by foliage) Date: C16 Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Backford, St Oswald Location: Tower, West end, lower Frieze, two foliate masks, upper Frieze one Foliate Mask, right of window. Tower North side lower Frieze ,Foliate Mask , left of window. Date: C14 Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Bartholmey, St Bertoline Location: Chancel, North doorway ext. capital Date: 12th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Bramhall, Bramhall Hall (greater Manchester) Location: Exterior woodwork Date: C15-17 Source: CH, VAP Place: Brownlow, Little Morton Hall Location: Green Man frieze on outside of entrance Date: 1560-80 Source: VAP Place: Bunbury, St Boniface Location: North aisle altar-frieze (Jenkins) Screen; aisle-corbels (five green men one green lion) Date: C14 Source: CH, MH, SJ, NP Place: Cheadle, St Mary Location: Nave, south arcade-capital (C16) Chancel screen by south arch, acanthus green man Date: C16 Source: CH, VAP Place: Cheadle, Plantation House Location: Exterior-frieze; interior-fireplace Date: ? Source: CH, VAP Place: Chester Cathedral Location: South Cloister: Stone Bosses 1 Face almost hidden by foliage. 2 Mouth foliage goes round head 3 Huge nostril foliage North Cloister: Very big Boss, mouth foliage and visible ears. West Cloister: A very unusual Boss, branches from mouth go round head, also down over towards feet? Or terminal leaves? North Aisle: 1st bay from Cloister door, half Boss over window. Central Boss, chin and brow foliage. Half Boss, twig from right side of mouth Green Cat face, branch from mouth , leaves reaching back over boss to roof. Trancept: Under arches, two gilded half Bosses. Misericords: 3rd from Altar on south side ,bearded Green Man with two huge leaves from mouth, and bared teeth. 5th from Altar on south side has a Woodewose supporter. 10th from Altar on south side has a pair of Foliate mask supporters. Poppy Head, two faces back to back, foliage from mouth Arm Rests North side of Choir: 1 Green Man large leaves from brow and cheeks. 2 Cat-like face, foliage from mouth. South side of Choir: Green Man , mouth foliage. South Aisle: Two half Bosses, may be Green Men, very high and hard to see. Nave: Gilded Green Man Bosses, West end, south side, 1st bay. 2nd bay close to central shield 2nd bay near north window 3rd bay near south window. 4th bay near central shield. Capitals: North side , Mouth foliage going down over Capital, another identical Green Man on the other side of Capital, Many little faces among the foliage of the Capitals, not all are Green Men. Exterior: Lower frieze under window left of door, by War Memorial Cross, Foliate Mask (restoration). Archivolt left side of window, right of same door (restoration) Archivolt on right side of next window to the right. Date: 1390 Source: RM, DH, F&GD, CH Verified by VAP Place: Chester, The Rows Location: Three Green Men in C19 Façade of Browns of Chester. 26 The Rows,C19 Sandstone Capital on left of Façade. Bridge St, Watergate corner. Green Men Key stones of arches above Rows.( 1892) Watergate St Timber framed building, 2nd from corner, three Corbel ends, Foliate Masks.(1892) Date: various Source: CH, NP Verified by VAP Place: Congleton, Little Morton Hall (National Trust) Location: Gatehouse, either side of inner door are foliate heads in the carved frieze. Date: C16 (1560-80) Source: VAP Place: Daresbury, All Saints Location: Restored by Paley and Austin 1870-2. Screen, adapted to form low partition between Chancel and Nave containing square panels, one of which, to the left of the Altar, has a bald, eared Green Man with mouth tendrils with many bunches of Grapes. C17 Pulpit has vigorous Green Men. Date: C14 Source: CH, VAP Place: Disley, All Saints Location: Reported but location not known, possibly roof boss Date: ? Source: CH Place: Disley, St Mary Location: Roof boss Date: 1558 (Church rebuilt 1824-5) Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Gawsworth, St James Location: Tower, exterior corner Date: 1480 Source: CH, VAP Place: Great Budworth, St Mary Location: Nave - capitals, corbels Date: C14 Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Handley, All Saints Location: Tower Date: 16th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Lyme Park (National Trust) Location: Dining Hall ceiling Date: 17th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Lower Bebington Location: Heath Road/The Village junction Drinking Fountain on roundabout The gift of Charles Hill of The Oakleas Date: 1863 Source: VAP Place: Malpas, St Oswald Location: Roof boss; Choir stall arm rest (C14/15) Date: 16th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Marton, St James Location: Stained glass, margins, eyes in oak leaves Date: 14th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Middlewich, Alhambra Cinema (opened 1920) Location: Foliate masks on façade above first floor windows. Date: 20th C Source: CH Place: Nantwich, St Mary Location: Chancel, two Green Men in one of the stained glass window, Capital C14 , Roof Boss, Poppy Head in Choir Stalls early C15 Date: 14th C Source: KB, MH, CH, RM, F&GD, NP, VAP Place: Northwich, St Helen Location: Several bosses and corbels Date: 15/16th C? Source: CH, VAP Place: Northwich, High Street timber framed shop Location: Facade Date: ? Source: CH, VAP Place: Norton Priory Museum Location: Grave Slab Date: 14th C Source: CH, VAP Place: Port Sunlight Location: Many Green Men on Pargetted Facades of 1892, Lyceum building has Foliate Mask in apex of Gable. Date: 19th C Source: VAP Place: Port Sunlight, Lady Lever Museum, Location: Italian Pedestal Mask with foliate side whiskers and foliage round ears. Date: 16th C Source: VAP Place: Shotwick, St Michael Location: Tower, built 1500, Green Man foliate Masks with a leaf at each corner on north and south side of Frieze Date: ? Source: CH, VAP Place: Tattenhall, St Alban Location: Tower Greenman Date: 19th C Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Tarvin, St Andrew Location: String course over window ~ corbel Date: 16th C Source: CH, NP, VAP Place: Thornton Hough Location: Thornton Hough Corner Thornton Common Rd/Manor Road St George Victorian circular red sandstone entrance cupola, Archivolt Capitals; winged Green Man with mouth foliage, Green Man nostril foliage, Green bat mouth foliage, Green Man mouth foliage (damaged), Green Man mouth foliage. Date: 1906 Source: VAP Place: Warrington, St Elphin Location: Exterior - south aisle corbel, table Date: 16th C Source: CH, VAP |