From the Britarch (Council for British Archaeology) list. I can forward any
response from Conch-L members,
John
>
From Mathew Champion
>Edwin Rose Writes:
>The Churches Conservation Trust held a technical seminar at St Nicholas
>chapel, Kings Lynn yesterday and some of us were discussing a carved bench
>end depicting a monk emerging from a conical seashell. There is a similar
>stone carving in Greyfriars Tower. People wanted to know the significance.
>Says I,  hermit crabs!
>
>So having said that I am now checking up. Does anyone know whether the name
>hermit crab was in use as early as the 15th century or is it a post-Linnaean
>name?  Does anyone have an alternative suggestion for a meaning?
>
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