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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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Catherine Street
In case you need some inspiration, here's a rather lovely shot of the medieval west front of Lincoln Cathedral :)https://twitter.com/CatherineEsse/status/850421532140740608 …
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Catherine Street
Looking down the nave of Lincoln Cathedral...https://twitter.com/CatherineEsse/status/721048099544821761 …
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
And, of course, these awesome medieval narwhal tusks carved into 12thC processional candlesticks probably came from Lincoln Cathedral too... :)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/928016110326337536 …
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Dr Caitlin Green @caitlinrgreenA mid-12th-century carved narwhal tusk, prob used as a processional candlestick & originally from Lincoln Cathedral: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/wml/collections/antiquities/british-european/ivories/item-420851.aspx … pic.twitter.com/2BkkADEBfnShow this thread2 replies 4 retweets 17 likesShow this thread -
Fwiw, Lincoln Cathedral was also once the tallest building in the world from 1311 to 1548 (160m), when its central spire fell in a storm! The two smaller spires survived to the 19thC :) https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/lincoln-cathedral-georgian-renovations/amp/ …pic.twitter.com/PgLuhZZZib
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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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