Guilds Town Trail Number 31, Greylag Goose - Beverley - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The carving stands on a small patch of grass at the corner of Beckside and Blucher Lane. Underneath the goose is the word 'GREYLAG'

Medieval Guilds and Crafts Town Trail

In 2010 the Town of Beverley opened a town trail of 39 pieces of art that represent guilds and crafts that operated in Beverley in Medieval Times. Each piece is located in a place in the town most relevant to that particular guild.

The type of art work varies but each one is relevant to where it is positioned. The artworks are not named in situ, so to fully understand what each represents it is necessary to refer to the town trail map, available on line. link

The details for this statue on the trail document state the following.
"Wildfowlers Wildfowling is the hunting of ducks
and geese for food, feathers and
fat. The wildfowlers hunted near
the Beck. Make sure you don’t let
the greylag goose get away!"

These days this area doesn't look like the sort of place that you would find many ducks to hunt, but the Beck mentioned was a small stream that connected to the River Hull. The land around the beck and the river used to be marshy so in fact it would have been a good place to hunt ducks in Medieval times.

The Town Trail could be walked in a day, but for convenience is split into 4 different walks covering 4 parts of Beverly. This artwork is number 31 and is part of walk 4.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Greylag Figure Type: Animal Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Chris Wormald Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2010 Materials used: Stone Location: Not listed

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