Green Man at Wetherspoons

This is the Green Man which appears on the cover of Salisbury Civic Society’s ‘Salisbury in Detail‘ book. It is on the north-facing side of the Kings Arms pub – otherwise known as either ‘Spoonies’ or, formerly, the County Hotel.

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The Green Man at Barclays

This is the last in a series of three bath stone ‘Green Men’. The buildings Barclays, the Kings Arms and Lloyds Bank were all built at around the same time.

As with the Lloyds TSB ‘green man’, the Barclays man is not as verdant as some versions. Perhaps a pale green man?

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Green Man over the door of Lloyds TSB

To celebrate the first day of spring, I think this is a representation of the Green Man. I could be wrong here – he’s not quite as verdant and covered in plant life as other Green Men.

Anyway, it’s a nice little sculpture above the door of Lloyds TSB in Blue Boar Row.

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This is currently my favourite book on Stonehenge. It covers the influence of the Stones on art, architecture and such