Weathervane Wednesday ~ Another London Weathervane

I post a series of weather vane photographs every Wednesday.  This started with images of weathervanes from the Londonderry, New Hampshire area, but now I've found interesting weather vanes all across New England and across the globe.  Sometimes my weather vanes are whimsical, or historical, but all are interesting.  Often my readers tip me off to some very unique or unusual weathervanes, too!  If you know a great weather vane near you, let me know if you'd like to have it featured on this blog.

Today's weather vane was photographed in England.

Do you know the location of weathervane post #393?  Scroll down to find the answer.

Last week I featured the weathervane atop St. Clement Danes church on the Strand in London.  Just down the street from St. Clement Danes we saw this weathervane atop St. Mary Le Strand, which is also in the middle of the street.  

The church building for St. Mary Le Strand was consecrated in 1723.  When the Strand was widened in the 20th century, this building was almost demolished.  Like St. Clement Danes, it was also damaged during the Blitz in World War II, but it escaped the extensive damage of the other church.  

This gilded weathervane is supposed to depict a comet.  But I couldn't find any explanation why the comet was associated with this church.  According to one source it was a reference to the coming of Jesus Christ - as some people believe the star of Bethlehem may have been a comet. 

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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Weathervane Wednesday ~ Another London Weathervane", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 12, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/12/weathervane-wednesday-another-london.html: accessed [access date]).