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The tracery is carved from locally quarried Lincoln limestone and is decorated with stiff leaf foliage carving on the outside. The window dates from the period of restoration of the Cathedral by Saint Hugh, following an earthquake in 1185. The Bishops Eye window in the south transept was built at the same time, but was reconstructed in 1330.
The Lincoln Imp The Lincoln Imp is located at the bottom of the upper V. The Lincoln Imp is a grotesque on a wall inside Lincoln Cathedral, England, and it has become the symbol of the city of Lincoln. [1] [2] The carving is situated high on the north side of the Angel Choir and is not conspicuous.
Lincoln Cathedral, also called Lincoln Minster, [2] and formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln, is a Church of England cathedral in Lincoln, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Lincoln and is the mother church of the diocese of Lincoln .
The tracery is carved from locally quarried Lincoln limestone and is decorated with stiff leaf foliage carving on the outside. The window dates from the period of restoration of the Cathedral by Saint Hugh, following an earthquake in 1185. The Bishops Eye window in the south transept was built at the same time, but was reconstructed in 1330.
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