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MikeS Apr 8th, 2023 12:02 PM

Green Man in London
 
Is anyone aware of where I can find a Green Man in a church in London. I became interested in them from the episode Wicca Work in season 3 of the British TV show New Tricks. I found reference to one in Trafalgar Square but couldn't find any good directions for it.

See: https://www.travelhoppers.com/2011/0...hes-of-europe/

nyse Apr 8th, 2023 12:17 PM

I’d be interested in answers to this as well.
Green Man is even included on the Coronation Invitation:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...nvitation.html

lavandula Apr 8th, 2023 02:19 PM

How fascinating, thank you for posting this!

Lavandula

bilboburgler Apr 8th, 2023 10:19 PM

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...e-him-a-pagan/

HOTR Apr 9th, 2023 02:07 AM

Not aware of a list - you just have to look for them. Fitzrovia Chapel might be a good bet but generally the older churches are a better bet.

Re Trafalgar Square the only one that I can think of i St Martin in the Fields, can't say I have particularly seen one, but I wasn't looking for one either

menachem Apr 9th, 2023 09:50 AM

You want the Hawksmoor churches https://lostcityoflondon.co.uk/2015/11/09/nicholas-hawksmoors-london-churches/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8bg-vDke4I


MikeS Apr 9th, 2023 10:35 AM

Thanks menachem

MikeS Apr 9th, 2023 11:55 AM

Thanks to Google Street View I found one, actually two, next to Trafalgar Square. They are on Spring Gardens road where it intersects with Cockspur St.. They are in the building where the Pret A Manger is. They are above the door on the corner of the building.

I should be there to photograph at least one of them on October 30th of this year.


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