Identifier: lincolncathedral00fair (find matches)
Title: Lincoln cathedral
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Fairbairns, Arnold
Subjects: Lincoln Cathedral
Publisher: London : Dennis
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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f the bestperiod. There are unmistakeable signs that the builders wereunable to carry out their original design of a new front, for theaxis of the western bays turns to meet the Norman work, and thevault drops two feet. The font, like that at Winchester, is early Norman, of blackbasalt, and ornamented with grotesques. Western transepts, thenorthern of great beauty with its slender central column, add greatlyto the spaciousness of the building. In the north aisle is a brokenslab of considerable interest, the supposed grave cover from thetomb of Remigius. The great transept, which is earlier than the nave, is not sofine, the lowness of the vault being more noticeable; but themagnificent windows, the Deans Eye on the north, filled withcontemporary glass, the Bishops Eye on the south, a glowing massof colour, are unique examples of Early English and Decoratedwork. Contemporary with the latter are the richly carved door-ways to the choir aisles and the choir screen. (262) LINCOLN CATHEDRAL
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(263) The Chapter House T INCOLN has the earliest remaining example of a polygonal^ chapter house, and one of the most beautiful. It wasprobably finished at the same time as the great transept, c. 1210,and though lacking the grace of Westminster and the daring ofSouthwell, is distinguished by its simple yet effective design and itswell balanced proportions. The vault is specially notable : itsimmense weight necessitated the addition of flying buttresses soonafter it was built. Hither both Edward I and Edward II sum-moned parliaments, and here, on the suppression of their order bythe Pope, the Knights Templars were tried by Bishop Dalderby in1309. Though the cathedral was served by canons and not monks,cloisters were built by Oliver Sutton (1280—99), and three sidesof his work remain. The fourth side, which supports the Library,was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in the classical style in 1674. In the cloisters is a unique gravestone bearing an incisedrepresentation of Richard of Gai

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