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Lincoln Cathedral is one of the few English cathedrals built from the rock on which it stands. [51] It is mostly built from Lincolnshire Limestone . [ 52 ] The cathedral has owned the existing quarry, on Riseholme Road, Lincoln, since 1876. [ 53 ]
Lincoln's Chapter Bible - commissioned for the new cathedral by Nicholas, Archdeacon of Huntingdon in the late 11th century; The fifteenth-century "Thornton Romances" found in the Lincoln Thornton Manuscript - includes the earliest written account of the death of King Arthur, and was a source for the poet Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur.
Lincoln Cathedral Cathedral Church of St Mary: Diocese of Lincoln: 1070 joint with Dorchester, Oxon c.954–1072 translated from Dorchester 1072 Norwich Cathedral Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity: Diocese of Norwich: 1094
Landmarks include Lincoln Cathedral (English Gothic architecture; for over 200 years the world's tallest building) and the 11th-century Norman Lincoln Castle. The city hosts the University of Lincoln , Bishop Grosseteste University , Lincoln City F.C. and Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln is the largest settlement in Lincolnshire, with the towns of ...
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.
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Hugh attended the papal Fourth Lateran Council held in 1215 in Rome, along with a number of other English bishops, and both English archbishops. [14] Soon after his return from the council, Hugh served as a royal judge, [15] serving as one of the justices of the eyre for Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Derbyshire in 1218 and 1219. In 1226 he ...
Wren Library, Lincoln Cathedral. Honywood's major work contribution to Lincoln Cathedral was to spend £780 of his own money on the library which was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, on the site of the ruined north walk of the cloister. In this building he placed 5,000 of his own books, [6] which he presented to the chapter. Honywood's books ...