Weather Cocks and Vanes

These are much overlooked parts of churches, mostly shaped as roosters but there are some fine variants. If you would like to contribute to the list please get in touch.

Ludlow, St Lawrence
Ledbury church
Woolaston
Alvington
Hay on Wye
Lovely clear image from Yatton
Stockland with bonus colouring and gargoyles
A confusing image from Temple Church, Bristol. Cross suggests Lamb of God but it looks like a lion.
Formerly St Mary, Swansea. Now Swansea Museum
St Peter, Gwent levels
Penhow
Much Markle
Pixley
Abandoned church
Ledbury
Dormington
Fownhope
How Capel
Best mage so far, Elberton church
Think this was Harbourmaster’s house, Penarth
Cardiff Bay, Pierhead Building
St John the Evangelist, Bath
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Fabulous example from Christchurch, Broadheath, Worcestershire with consent from @PosyHill1 with bonus feeeloaders
This huge rooster is from Sts Luke & Andrew, Somerset, a gift of the Lord of the manor in 1813. I can’t find the source but read it is huge as it held a large amount of wine for the community before it was installed in the tower.
This fine dragon is on the town hall at Llantwit Major.
This deer is at Llancarfon, St Cadoc and illustrates a legend. Think the deer was fleeing a hunter.
This is from the railway at Beamish Museum

Barnard Castle, Butter Cross

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