Lincoln Cathedral is in this last semi-final of the #cathedralworldcup … you really ought to vote for it ;)https://twitter.com/cinemashoebox/status/928563394285899776 …
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The entrance to the 15thC prison cell at Lincoln Cathedral in 1773; it was located under the NW tower: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/topdrawings/l/005add000015541u00079000.html …pic.twitter.com/f4c5BcdjHf
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@LincsCathedral, the chalice, decorated paten+ring from the tomb of Oliver Sutton, Bishop of Lincoln, d.1299 :)pic.twitter.com/GkIOlImo2P
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The early medieval hanging bowl recovered from a grave at the nearby 5th–6thC British church site of St Paul in the Bail, Lincoln, is likewise now in
@LincsCathedral :)pic.twitter.com/TqgGTuI9V3
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Did Salisbury cathedral then become the tallest?
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It was apparently succeeded by this German church :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church,_Stralsund …
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Thanks Caitlin. It must have been quite a shock when the people of the time first saw these great buildings. :-)
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Lincoln Cathedral is already pretty overwhelming, sites on a steep hillside — hard to imagine quite how it dominated the skyline when it was so much taller!
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Found this 1842 French engraving recently after the smaller spires too were removed apparently to lighten the weight on the towers.pic.twitter.com/vOdhdE57CE
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Lovely! Thank you! :)
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Thanks! And good luck :)
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I think one of those people might be me
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, with a place in the grand final at stake. Vote! Retweet! Debate!
