Animals, beasts and mythological creatures in Norfolk’s medieval churches.

I have posted many of these before. This is an attempt to impose some order on the many photographs I have taken of the medieval carving I have found in Norfolk’s churches. They are all medieval to the best of my knowledge. For further information about the carving see previous post. If anyone knows some of the names of the mythological beasts please let me know. Comments welcome.

 

Thurgarton, All Saints, pew end

North Elmham, could this be a take on the St Edmund legend (no crown though)?

North Elmham, bear

Salle, monkey

Frenze, monkey

Caston, owl

Castle Rising font (cat)

Little Fransham

Stalham

Terrington St Clements

Walpole St Peter

Walpole St Peter

Upper Sheringham, cat and mouse

Terrington St Clements

Walpole St Peter,

Walpole St Peter, wolf carrying the head of St Edmund

Ashmanaugh,

Terrington St Clements

South Lopham, bench end

Stanfield St Margaret, pew end

Hardley font

Grimston, cockerell

East Ruston, St Mary

Walpole St Peter,

Sharrington, roof corbel

Norwich, St Peter Hungate

Tuttington,elephant and castle

Irstead,

Thurgarton, bench end

Walpole St Peter, bench end

North Elmham, St Mary, pew end

Wiggenhall, St Germans, pew end

South Lopham, elephant and castle

Wiggenhall, St Germans, pew end

Cawston, St Agnes, Piscina, showing wildman and dragon.

Burlingham St Edmund

Little Fransham

Kings Lynn, St Margarett

Little Fransham

Irstead, hare

Irstead

Norwich St Andrew, Ape doctor

Stokesby, cicatrice

Wilton, dog

Grimston mermaid

Harpley

Grimston

Harpley, squirrel

Brisley

Bressingham

Walpole St Peter, the pelican in her pietymisericord

Horning St Benedict, jaws of hell

Great Walsingham, St Peter, pew end

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