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Green Man at Wetherspoons

By mattypenny, on April 25th, 2010%

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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Green Man over the door of Lloyds TSB

By mattypenny, on March 21st, 2010%

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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Antique shop in Castle Street

By mattypenny, on March 12th, 2010%

This head is one of a pair supporting what I think is called an ‘oriel window’ above the Castle Galleries antique shop in Castle Street.

This shows the head as part of it’s pair supporting the window:

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Dragon from Saint Thomas’ Church

By mattypenny, on February 20th, 2010%

I like this purple dragon from the Saint George stained glass window in St Thomas’ Church. He looks as if he’s just biding his time to me, believing that he’s going to get the last laugh in the end.

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Godolphin School badge, Salisbury

By mattypenny, on October 30th, 2009%

This is the badge of the Godolphin School. The interesting thing about it is the motto:

‘Franc Ha Leal Eto Ge’

…which is Cornish for

‘Frank and Loyal Thou Art’

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Rivers know this…

By mattypenny, on October 27th, 2009%

This sign has been put up on the path alongside the Avon, near Waitrose. I quite like it.

No loitering at Salisbury station

By mattypenny, on October 25th, 2009%

Of course, I can see what the poster is saying, and I wouldn’t disparage the message at all, but …. ‘Dont loiter at stations’?

I’ve spent a good portion of my life loitering at stations- usually waiting for a train.

A Red Lion from the Hotel

By mattypenny, on October 11th, 2009%

This is one of the Red Lions from the hotel in Milford Street. According to the website, the Red Lion is possibly the oldest hotel in continuous use in England, and therefore conceivably the oldest in the world.

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The Royal Oak pub sign, Salisbury

By mattypenny, on September 29th, 2009%

This is the first of what will hopefully be a series of pub signs which feature Salisbury Cathedral.

This is, obviously enough, the sign for the Royal Oak.

The old Royal Oak sign had King Charlie himself hiding in the tree. This one has the crown, and a Royalist holding a Salisbury flag. . . . → Read More: The Royal Oak pub sign, Salisbury

Thatched Pheasant, Stratford

By mattypenny, on September 28th, 2009%

I don’t know what these things are called – there ought to be a name for them. They are ornaments added to thatched roofs (rooves?). There’s a good owl on the other side of Salisbury.

I vaguely remember a news story about somebody who had a thatched kangeroo a few years back.

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