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St Mary’s photo page

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January: two men wooding, i.e. Collecting dead branches of trees.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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February: Hedging and Ditching. One man is hammering a wedge to split a hedge-stake, the other (whose right leg is broken off) holds a

spade handle. Between them is a bundle of stakes.  

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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March: Sowing. With his right hand a man is broadcasting seed, holding a basket with his left; a horse walks behind pulling a harrow to

cover the seed.

Supporters- Conventional leaves.

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April: Bird-scaring. One man waves a flag which he holds in his right hand.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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May: Blessing the crops at Rogation tide. In the carving is shown the figures of St. Mary with a large bouquet of flowers in each hand. This

figure was carried round the fields.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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June: Hawking A Mounted man with which was no doubt a hawk on his wrist but which has been broken off.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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July: Thought to be Lammas [Loaf-Mass] Eve at the manorial bakery. The mouth of the oven and a loaf are shown.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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August: Reaping. Man with a sickle and woman with a crook.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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September: removing corn for malting. Two men hold partly filled sacks and a long corn bin as they kneel behind a pile of grain.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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October: A man is beating down acorns [which are shown as very large] for pig-food. The man’s stick has been broken off.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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November: Pig-killing. A man holds a squealing pig by the ear, another by the tail, while another pig squeals.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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December: Man and a wife on a curved settle by the fire on which is a pot. The man wears a hood and thick fingerless gloves; the woman is

spinning.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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Day: A sun, a face with flames round it.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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Warmth: another sun.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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The Moon: the phases of which were regarded as an indication of when to sow.

Supporters - Conventional leaves.

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Rain: Aquarius the sign of the zodiac called the water-carrier.