As we walked around the cathedral to see it from all aspects I happened to look up and see this curious stone head mounted on a wall.
Look on the right just past James Street and opposite the Deanery. From out of a wall on the right of Eastgate pops a single stone head. Some say it’s the dean’s wife checking he wasn’t going to the old Swan public house. Others think its’ the choirmaster checking on Choristers late for practice.*
*From the Pitkin City Guide to Lincoln.
Wallace’s signature smile must be inspired by hers!
Not enough teeth
Non-rolling stone heads gather moss, it seems.
A fearsome face like that doesn’t give one an incentive to spruce it up
if it was the Dean’s wife Cherie… i can understand why he spent so much time at the Old Swan Public House:-)
….peter:)
If I was the dean, I think I would be hiding a bit further away
Oh! What a hoot, Cherry. I bet there are even more stories floating around. HA!
And I bet the stone head has a tale or two to tell as well
I think this is great and my guess is that some husband indeed wanted the wife to be cemented into the wall and never come out, but that is a different angle than your story… the choirmaster …… and his little boys…. oops that is too much imagination…
Great story with the head.
If it was the choirmaster I can just imagine him shouting to the errant choristers.