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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

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    1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      Took a walk around Lincoln Cathedral today & @CatherineEsse pointed out that one gargoyle is mysteriously covered up by the south porch — the one known as the 'Devil looking over Lincoln'…pic.twitter.com/TK3QINihpE

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    2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      Also known as 'the Devil on the witch's back looking over Lincoln', it looks like this under the covering… Seems it was once much more famous than the Lincoln Imp inside the Cathedral, which only really became famed from the late 19th century… (pic=https://archive.org/stream/lincolnhistorica00sympuoft#page/196/mode/2up …)pic.twitter.com/W4tHywFHgT

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    3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      In fact, this gargoyle is said to have given rise to a once-popular phrase 'as the Devil looks over Lincoln', recorded from 1546, for a dark or malicious look... (pic=https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/wrightmarshall/catalogue-id-wright10011/lot-ba12b20d-7e6c-41d4-a5d0-a431015d5709 …)pic.twitter.com/3lI51rsfHB

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    4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      This phrase is used by a number of authors, including Sir Walter Scott & Alexander Pope, the latter referring to Devil who overlooks 'Lincoln Town'.

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    5. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      Needless to say, given its name and apparent notoriety, can't help but wonder why only this particular gargoyle is now hooded on Lincoln Cathedral....! ;-)

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    6. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2017

      Perhaps @LincsCathedral can help — is there an M. R. James-style story behind the hooding of 'the Devil looking over Lincoln'? Or are you not allowed to tell?! ;)

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    7. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2017

      Incidentally, with the regard to the name 'The Devil looking over Lincoln' for the gargoyle, worth recalling the position of Lincoln Cathedral above the medieval town — Lincoln, 1307, by David Vale: http://johnketteringham.me.uk/davidvale/ pic.twitter.com/X725YpyQy2

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    8.  ♏ẫяҡ O' Høğġặñ ™ ® ©‏ @Markho23 16 Dec 2017
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen @CatherineEsse @LincsCathedral

      Did they ever say why it was covered?

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    9. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2017
      Replying to @Markho23 @CatherineEsse @LincsCathedral

      No, but I only asked last night :-)

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    10. Lincoln Cathedral‏Verified account @LincsCathedral 16 Dec 2017
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen @Markho23 @CatherineEsse

      Hi, I shall find out for you on Monday 😊 S

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      Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2017
      Replying to @LincsCathedral @Markho23 @CatherineEsse

      Thank you! Much appreciated :)

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        2. Lincoln Cathedral‏Verified account @LincsCathedral 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @Markho23 @CatherineEsse

          Hi Caitlin, he is covered in safety netting as there was signs of cracking. We want to maintain the whole carving so that we have a good representation to recarve from. I hope that helps! Sam

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @LincsCathedral @Markho23 @CatherineEsse

          Thanks Sam! So, no sinister goings on in the Cathedral of the type M. R. James might imagine? I'm both relieved and a little disappointed...! ;)

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        4. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @LincsCathedral @Markho23

          May I ask if a recarving is imminent, Sam? The netting covering seems to have been in place for ?several years now? which seems sad given the prominence of that particular gargoyle, together with the imp, in the cathedral’s fame

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        5. Lincoln Cathedral‏Verified account @LincsCathedral 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CatherineEsse @caitlinrgreen @Markho23

          I’m afraid not Catherine. The building dictates the programme of repair and there are a number of areas due for repair before the South side. We are constantly fundraising to support the maintenance of the building and so any ideas you may have are always welcome! Sam

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        6. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @LincsCathedral @caitlinrgreen @Markho23

          Ah, thanks for the information Sam - it sounds like the once-locally famous Devil on the Witches Back or Devil looking over Lincoln, as my mother told me it was called when I was a child, is destined to remain shrouded in green netting :-/

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        7. Lincoln Cathedral‏Verified account @LincsCathedral 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CatherineEsse @caitlinrgreen @Markho23

          We will get around to him Catherine, just not in the very short term.

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        8. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 17 Dec 2017
          Replying to @LincsCathedral @caitlinrgreen @Markho23

          Thank you for all the information, Sam :)

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        2. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 16 Dec 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @LincsCathedral @Markho23

          I’ve just found this rather nice illustration of said devil-gargoyle in my copy of the c1923 guide to Lincoln I showed you yesterday, Caitlin @caitlinrgreen 😊 - very much part of the Cathedral story as told at that time - but not, now? Puzzling .. 🤔pic.twitter.com/0VcoXMfsXp

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CatherineEsse @LincsCathedral

          That's great, and very similar to the figurine! I suspect that the late 19th-century and after popularity of the Lincoln Imp eclipsed it, but the covering-up is most intriguing...!pic.twitter.com/lElWDAeT2G

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        4. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 16 Dec 2017
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen @LincsCathedral

          And...pic.twitter.com/xJiAJbaVVE

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        5. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 16 Dec 2017
          Replying to @CatherineEsse @caitlinrgreen @LincsCathedral

          Equal billing in 1921....

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