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Kent Place: Barfreystone, St Nicholas Location: 1 Green man on external wall Although there are reports of many Green Men on the exterior of this spectacularly decorated church I only found this one puck like Green Man that fitted the Green Man profile. Date: 12th C Verified by C Walton Place: Biddenden, All Saints Location: North aisle window - savage head, skull-like Date: 15th C Source: CH Place: Brabourne, St Mary the Virgin Location: Chancel arch, north side Date: 12th C Source: CH Place: Broomfield, St Margaret Location: Capitals Date: ? Source: CH Place: Canterbury Cathedral. Location: Crypt pier capitals particularly No 3 and cloister roof bosses, Black Prince Chantry - bosses, St Gabriels & Holy Innocents’ Chapels - capitals Date: 12th Century and later Source: CH Place: Canterbury, High Street, Abbey National (or Abbey) Location: Five Green Men on façade (also some foliate cherubs) Date: Art Deco Verified by C Walton Place: Canterbury, Library Location: Four (arts and crafts) Date: ? Verified by C Walton Place: Canterbury, Old Post office (now Prezzo) Location: Seven Date: 1907 Verified by C Walton Place: Canterbury, St Alphere’s Local History Centre Location: Cartouche Date: ? Source: CH Place: Canterbury, Falstaff Hotel Location: Beer Garden, Cartouche around arms Date: ? Verified by C Walton Place: Canterbury, Lattergate Location: Capital Date: ? Verified by C Walton Place: Canterbury, St Augustine’s Abbey Location: Fragments in museum Date: 15th C Source: CH Place: Charing, St Peter & St Paul Location: Bench ends 3 Date: ? Source: CH Place: Cliffe –at-Hoo, St Helen Location: Chancel stalls, two wooden carved heads. Other heads have foliage surrounding but are not Green Men. Some interesting heads above in chancel too Date: Unknown Verified by C Walton Place: Cowden, St Mary Magdalene Location: Font (C19), Chancel boss, interior stops & wall plate (C14) Date: 19th C & 14th C Source: CH Place: Cranbrook, St Dunstan Location: West end - 3 wooden bosses one stone green man in porch (boss) Date: 1300 Verified by C Walton Place: Dover, St Andrew Location: Spire (?) Date: ? Source: RS, CH Place: Dover, St Mary, Cannon Street Location: Pinnacle Date: ? Source: RS, CH Place: Eynsford, St Martin Location: One Green Man reported on a corbel, On a recent visit I could only see one possible suspect which I don’t believe is a Green Man, just a head with an ornate moustache Date: 15th Century Source: CH Verified by C Walton Place: Eythorne, St Peter & St Paul Location: Porch - Boss Date: ? Source: CH Place: Faversham, St Mary of Charity Location: Misericord Date: ? Source: CH Place: Ightam Mote Location: Lead guttering (1891); Great Hall roof - boss (1340); Fireplace (1890); New Chapel - panelling Date: Various Source: CH Verified by Vanessa Piggott Place: Lydd, All Saints Location: Tower vaulting; boss Date: C15 Source: CH Place: Minster, St Mary the Virgin Location: 1 Green Man on Misericord Date: Unknown Source: CH Verified by C Walton Place: Old Romney, St Clement Location: Font Date: C12 Source: CH Place: Patrixbourne, St Mary Location: South door - capital Date: C15 Source: CH Place: Penshurst, St John the Baptist Location: Nave, south aisle, Sydney Chapel - corbel Date: C14 Source: CH Place: Ramsgate, St Augustines Location: 1 Green man on side of door arch on external wall at the rear of the Church. This wonderful little Green Man is well worth a visit and looks across the Graveyard out to sea. This Church was designed by Pugin, and although unfinished upon his death is the site of his tomb. Date: Approx 1856 Verified by C Walton Place: Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel Location: painted plasterwork Green Man at top of cartouche each side of entrance to southern Bull Restaurant Date: C19th Source: VP Place: Rochester Castle hill Location: Entrance keystone (during a visit in May 2012 I was unable to find any evidence of this Green Man. There is evidence above the entrance into the keep of a keystone but the guides on site had no record of a green man or any other head being there Date: C 19th Source: CH Place: Rochester Cathedral Location: North and south transept (painted) stone roof bosses, crossing - timber bosses, Choir north aisle - boss. (Many more noted and photographed whilst visiting in May 2012 and all available on flickr site I was unable to take pictures of the wonderful wooden green men on the main pulpit due to an event taking place and would be grateful if anyone visiting would send us some pictures of these (1 is missing and I confirmed that it was stolen many years ago) Date: C 13 - 19 Source: CH Verified by C Walton Place: Rochester, High Street Location: Bank buildings Date: Victorian Verified by C Walton Place: Sandwich, St Clements Location: Font Date: Tudor Place: Rochester St Andrew Location: reported, but location not known Date: ? Source: CH Place: St Margaret’s at Cliffe, St Margaret Location: Chancel arch - capitals Date: 12th C Source: CH Place: St Nicholas at Wade, St Nicholas Location: Nave - capitals including a Green King Date: ? Source: CH Place: Shorne, St Peter and St Paul Location: Reported as a carving in the porch, but on a recent visit nothing could be found Verified by Chris Walton Place: Shoreham, St Peter and St Paul Location: Reported as possibly in a recess in the North Wall but on a recent visit I could find no evidence of a Green Man in this location Verified by Chris Walton Place: Tenterdon, St Mildred Location: Green Man foliate boss in the Barrel Vaulted Nave roof, North side 3rd bay from East end, 4th Boss up the rib is a foliate mask, another on the same horizontal may also be. Date: ? Source: VP, CW Place: Thanet, Wade, St Nicholas at Wade Location: 2 Green Men on internal columns Date: Unknown Verified by C Walton Place: Tonbridge School Location: Cloister Date: ? Source: CH Place: Wingham, St Mary Location: 1 Green Man on Choir misericord Date: 15th Century Verified by C Walton Place: Wye, St Martin & St Gregory Location: String Course Date: ? Source: CH |