PEOPLE

Above:  A man carved in wood, viewed over a garden hedge at Talconeston in Norfolk.  He’s in a relaxed pose, smoking a pipe.  He’s not alone, for he has another chap with him and a little dog at his feet.

Pulpit at Aslacton Church in Norfolk with a carving of David holding the head of Goliath.  Though the pulpit itself is Victorian and nothing remarkable, this carving, which has been added to the front, is rather special.  It is a Flemish carving and dates probably from the fifteenth century.  Underneath David is also carved a scene in which David and Goliath are in combat.

This font on the left, which currently stands in the north porch of Mendlesham Church in Suffolk, used to be in Rishangles Church.

People appear frequently in wayside art, making the region like a public portrait gallery.  They range from the humble to the royal and appear in many different mediums and situations.  Here are a few that don’t fit into the most common categories.

AN INTRODUCTION TO  PEOPLE

TO INTRODUCTION TO LINES

TO INTRODUCTION TO PLANTS

The probable date of this font (pictured left) is 1599, but both its design and the costumes of the praying women are typical of an earlier date, the latter of a style that was in fashion in about 1530.

A man with two dogs is depicted on this house name sign near Thrandeston in Suffolk.