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Twelve days of Christmas: wood carvings, Guildhall, Coventry

Twelve days of Christmas: wood carvings, Guildhall, Coventry

Elaborate low relief carvings in the rich wood panelling of the great hall in the medieval Guildhall, Coventry.

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Twelve days of Christmas: squirrel

Twelve days of Christmas: squirrel

Squirrel contemplating a Christmas tree, weathervane. This was on the cathedral / imperial chapel at Aachen.

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Twelve days of Christmas: beware of the bears

Twelve days of Christmas: beware of the bears

Morris and Co., Shrewsbury, with a distinctive and striking set of Christmas decoration for their building by the Severn at Welsh Bridge. Some of the night-time shots were taken with a camera phone, and don’t do the bears justice.

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Twelve days of Christmas: lion misericord, Coventry

Twelve days of Christmas: lion misericord, Coventry

Misericord, lion with face rather defaced. Now on display at the Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry.

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Twelve days of Christmas: demonic doorknocker

Twelve days of Christmas: demonic doorknocker

Doorknocker if the form of a demonic face. Not, in my opinion, as threatening as the famous one on the main door at Durham Cathedral. This one is from the cathedral (Dom) at Trier, Germany, and is still scary enough to ward off any malicious spirits associated with the turn of the year.

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Twelve days of Christmas: blacksmith at work

Twelve days of Christmas: blacksmith at work

This intricate example of a blacksmith’s art showing a blacksmith at work was at the back of Cologne Cathedral.