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St. Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire.

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	South porch. Foliage almost 'billows' from this Green Man. also the first 'bald' GM I've found.
	South porch. Quite a feminine look, could this be a Green Woman?
	Roof boss S. aisle. Here are just a few of thge foliate mask roof bosses to be found in St. Botolph.

	There are so many different styles to be found at St. Botolph both inside and out.
	Roof boss S. aisle. Notice the branch-like eyebrows and creases to the side of the mouth.
	Poppy head. Foliage sprouts from the corners of the mouth to encircle the head.

St. Botolph's, Boston is one of the largest parish churches in England and dates from circa 1310. It's tower is 272 feet high and can be seen for many miles across the flat landscape of Lincolnshire. Boston is of course the place where the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America in the Mayflower in 1620.

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