Mere - VII

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	Type:	Green beast, foliage-spewer
	Location:	Church of St Michael the Archangel
	OS GR:	ST 812323
	Period:	Mediaeval?
	Medium:	Stone water-spout
	Foliage:	Stylised
	Mood:	Malevolent, demonic
A lurking goat-beast Our last green 'man' at Mere is on the church exterior. He sits under a water-spout on the south-east side of the church, in the angle between the east ends of the south aisle and the chancel. He is a foliage-spewing beast, ram or goat-headed, but with a dragonish body. Also at Mere 7 green men inside the church A mediaeval St Michael above the porch Misericords Angel roof Mediaeval cross in the churchyard Yapps Brothers of Mere - a wine-merchants - well worth stopping for a tasting!

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