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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 Brown’s 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