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    These are Liverpools two seals from old documents that I've looked at:

    The Ancient One (original lost sometime around the Civil War)


    The Newer One


    This may not be a Liverbird, but it is in Liverpool.

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    Here's my contribution, it's where my avatar is from.....
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    It is on the pouch of an old insurance policy from Royal Liver.

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    Nice, Fortinian and Devo!

    Fortinian, the last one you posted looks more like a heron than the cormorant-like Liver Bird. The legs for one thing appear too long and the head appears wrong too. Also I think cormorants eat fish not frogs as this beastie is shown doing. Just my opinion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy View Post
    There's a cocktail called Squashed Frog I had one in a Tapas bar in fact I had a few!

    Oooooooh!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
    Oooooooh!
    Maybe it's a French Liver Bird

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    Quote Originally Posted by Devo View Post
    Maybe it's a French Liver Bird
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post

    Fortinian, the last one you posted looks more like a heron than the cormorant-like Liver Bird.

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    I think you may be right. The only problem is that I can't find any significance to having a heron on a church. Usually the animals on church buildings have a specific theological meaning. All I can find is a 'crane' or 'stork' which represent 'vigillance' and 'filial duty' respectively.

    On the other hand... it might just be a heron because the mason liked them.

    This from the Liverpool Mercury
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    Yes, that one is a heron. It's on the old Harrison Shipping Line building, now Mersey Chambers that overlooks the park at St Nicholas' Church. There are all sorts of animals carved into that building so I don't think the heron has any significance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
    Nice, Fortinian and Devo!

    Fortinian, the last one you posted looks more like a heron than the cormorant-like Liver Bird. The legs for one thing appear too long and the head appears wrong too. Also I think cormorants eat fish not frogs as this beastie is shown doing. Just my opinion.

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    Just noticed that you said it was on a church so maybe not that one after all?

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    This is on the Queensway(Runcorn bridge) taken from the footbridge
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    A close-up of Mike Storey's Coat of Arms in his role of Liverpool Lord Mayor:



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    Great pics guys. Keep it up.

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    It's very similar to the one over the entrance to the municipal buildings where they also look inwards. I always say they're giving each other the eye!

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