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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 central tower of Lincoln Cathedral is the tallest medieval tower in Europe. Bishop Remigius built the first Cathedral on the present site. It took 20 years but the Cathedral was destroyed in a fire some 50 years later. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral only for it to be destroyed by an earthquake in 1185.
Plan of Bishop's Palace, Lincoln, by Edward James Willson, 1848. Research on the Bishop's Palace is very dependent on the work of Edward James Willson, who was surveyor to the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral.
This view of Chichester Cathedral shows four distinct architectural styles. The plan of Salisbury Cathedral is that most often reproduced in architectural histories for the purpose of comparing English Gothic architecture with that of France, Italy and other countries. [11] It has many features that, on paper at least, are typical.
The galilee porch at Lincoln Cathedral. A galilee is a chapel or porch at the north end of some churches. Its historical purpose is unclear. [1]The first reference to this type of narthex is most likely found in the consuetudines cluniacensis of Ulrich, or the consuetudines cenobii cluniacensis of Bernard of Cluny, (See De processione dominicali).
No English Cathedral prior to the 19th century has a fully developed chevet. In the some, notably Lincoln Cathedral, the east end presents a square, cliff-like form while in most this severity is broken by a projecting Lady Chapel. There are also examples of the lower aisle continuing around the square east end. Four forms of east end
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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