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 Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle |
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| Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle: misericords | ||
 BYB29.jpg Dragon (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB30.jpg Fox and goose. (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB31.jpg Lion slaying a dragon? (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB32.jpg Pelican in her piety. (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB33.jpg A murder? (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB34.jpg St Michael slaying the dragon? (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB35.jpg Griffin attacking a man. (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB36.jpg Man in a kilt with two serpents? (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB37.jpg (taken 5.4.2013)  BYB38.jpg Mermaid with a mirror. (taken 5.4.2013) |
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Probably carved during rebuilding, in the time of Bishop Strickland, 1401-19. There
are 46 misericords, 39 have carvings of birds or monsters. |
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| N1 - demon Bigorne or Fillgut who feasted on good husbandmen |
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| N3 - dragon |
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| N4 - dragon |
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| N5 - dragon fighting an elephant |
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| N9 - griffin |
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| N10 - pelican |
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| N11 - dragon |
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| N12- griffin |
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| N13 - dragon |
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| N23 - dragon |
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| S2 - dragon |
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| S3 - fox and goose |
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| S5 - leering dragon |
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| S6 - dragon |
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| S8 - battle of the sexes |
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| S11 - evil lion |
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| S13 - dragon |
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| S14 - dragon |
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| S17 - pelican |
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| S18 - hyena |
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| S19 - griffin, attacking a man |
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| S20 - dragon |
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| S21 - dragon, perhaps fighting an elephant |
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| S22 - mermaid |
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| S23 - dragon, and a pious lion |
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| The list is not reliable. |
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