Green Man

He may have gazed down on Diss, unnoticed since medieval times; but the church has a Green Man. Discovered above the south porch door, he was verified by the owner of the Green Man East Anglia website. Green Men are sculptures of a face surrounded by leaves, often sprouting from the face itself. They may symbolise the cycle of growth each Spring. Many churches feature these figures, even though they are pre-Christian.

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