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Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the BishopsKendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank)

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Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the Bishops

Name: Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the Bishops
Author: Kendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank)

Kendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank)

Lincoln Cathedral

=George Pelham= (1820-1827), Resident Canon of Chi-chester Cathedral, 1790;
Prebendary of Winchester, 1797-1803; Bishop of Bristol, 1803-1807; of
Exeter, 1807-1820.

=John Kaye= (1827-1853), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1815;
Bishop of Bristol, 1820-1827; resided at old palace of Buckden until 1837,
when he removed to the newly-erected palace at Riseholme.

=John Jackson= (1853-1868), Canon of Bristol, 1853; translated to London,
1868; d. 1885.

=Christopher Wordsworth= (1868-1885), Headmaster of Harrow School,
1836-1844; Archdeacon of Westminster, 1865; resided at Riseholme.

=Edward King= (1885), Bishop's palace at Lincoln restored to its ancient
use.




DIMENSIONS.


    Total Interior Length--482 feet.

    Nave--Length to Screen, 252 feet. Width, including Aisles, 80
    feet. Height of Vault, 82 feet.

    Choir--Length, 158 feet. Height of Vault, 74 feet.

    Presbytery--Length, 72 feet. Height of Vault, 74 feet.

    West Transept--Length, 222 feet. Width, 61 feet.

    East Transept--Length, 170 feet. Width, 36 feet.

    Central Tower--Height, 271 feet. Height of Vault, 125 feet.

    West Towers--Height about 200 feet.

    Chapter-house--Diameter, 60 feet.

    AREA--44,400 square feet.


[Illustration: PLAN. _See Key, next page._]


KEY TO PLAN.

   A. North-West Chapel.
   B. Ringers' Chapel.
   C. Morning Prayer Chapel.
   D. Consistory Court.
   E. Chapel of St. Nicholas.
   F. Chapel of St. Denis.
   G. Chapel of St. James.
   H. Chapel of St. Edward the Martyr.
   I. Chapel of St. John the Evangelist.
   J. Chapel of St. Giles.
   K. "Dean's Chapel."
   L. Choristers' Vestry.
   M. Ante-Vestry.
   N. Canons' Vestry.
   O. Chapter-house Vestibule.
   P. Old Common Chamber.
   Q, R, T, U. Hugh's Semi-circular Chapels.
   S. Foundations of Lengthened Chapel.
   V. Longland Chantry.
   W. Fleming Chantry.
   X. Russell Chantry.
   Y. Presbytery.


TOMBS, MONUMENTS, ETC.

   1. Robert Burghersh.
   2. Bishop Burghersh.
   3. Queen Eleanor.
   4. Sir N. Cantelupe.
   5. Prior Wimbische.
   6. Sir B. Burghersh.
   7. Bishop Wordsworth.
   8. Table Tombs (see p. 135).
   9. Dean Butler.
  10. Bishop Kaye.
  11. Bishop Fleming.
  12. Countess of Westmorland.
  13. Catherine Swynford.
  14. Litany Desk.
  15. Remigius (?).
  16. Font.
  17. Easter Sepulchre.
  18. Little St. Hugh.
  19. Sir G. Talboys (?).

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FOOTNOTES


[Footnote 1: Freeman, "Norman Conquest."]

[Footnote 2: Freeman, "Norman Conquest."]

[Footnote 3: _Archæological Journal_, vol. xl. p. 179.]

[Footnote 4: The chapel was reconstructed according to its original form
in 1772.]

[Footnote 5: _Archæological Journal_, vol. li. p. 104.]

[Footnote 6: Venables, _Archæological Journal_ vol. l.]

[Footnote 7: Professor E. A. Freeman, "York, Lincoln, and Beverley."]

[Footnote 8: In Gough's edition [1806] of Camden's "Britannia," is a plan
giving the positions of the grave-slabs in the old pavement.]

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Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the BishopsKendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank)

History

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the Bishops

Kendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank)

Lincoln Cathedral

=George Pelham= (1820-1827), Resident Canon of Chi-chester Cathedral, 1790;
Prebendary of Winchester, 1797-1803; Bishop of Bristol, 1803-1807; of
Exeter, 1807-1820.

=John Kaye= (1827-1853), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University, 1815;
Bishop of Bristol, 1820-1827; resided at old palace of Buckden until 1837,
when he removed to the newly-erected palace at Riseholme.

=John Jackson= (1853-1868), Canon of Bristol, 1853; translated to London,
1868; d. 1885.

=Christopher Wordsworth= (1868-1885), Headmaster of Harrow School,
1836-1844; Archdeacon of Westminster, 1865; resided at Riseholme.

=Edward King= (1885), Bishop's palace at Lincoln restored to its ancient
use.




DIMENSIONS.


    Total Interior Length--482 feet.

    Nave--Length to Screen, 252 feet. Width, including Aisles, 80
    feet. Height of Vault, 82 feet.

    Choir--Length, 158 feet. Height of Vault, 74 feet.

    Presbytery--Length, 72 feet. Height of Vault, 74 feet.

    West Transept--Length, 222 feet. Width, 61 feet.

    East Transept--Length, 170 feet. Width, 36 feet.

    Central Tower--Height, 271 feet. Height of Vault, 125 feet.

    West Towers--Height about 200 feet.

    Chapter-house--Diameter, 60 feet.

    AREA--44,400 square feet.


[Illustration: PLAN. _See Key, next page._]


KEY TO PLAN.

   A. North-West Chapel.
   B. Ringers' Chapel.
   C. Morning Prayer Chapel.
   D. Consistory Court.
   E. Chapel of St. Nicholas.
   F. Chapel of St. Denis.
   G. Chapel of St. James.
   H. Chapel of St. Edward the Martyr.
   I. Chapel of St. John the Evangelist.
   J. Chapel of St. Giles.
   K. "Dean's Chapel."
   L. Choristers' Vestry.
   M. Ante-Vestry.
   N. Canons' Vestry.
   O. Chapter-house Vestibule.
   P. Old Common Chamber.
   Q, R, T, U. Hugh's Semi-circular Chapels.
   S. Foundations of Lengthened Chapel.
   V. Longland Chantry.
   W. Fleming Chantry.
   X. Russell Chantry.
   Y. Presbytery.


TOMBS, MONUMENTS, ETC.

   1. Robert Burghersh.
   2. Bishop Burghersh.
   3. Queen Eleanor.
   4. Sir N. Cantelupe.
   5. Prior Wimbische.
   6. Sir B. Burghersh.
   7. Bishop Wordsworth.
   8. Table Tombs (see p. 135).
   9. Dean Butler.
  10. Bishop Kaye.
  11. Bishop Fleming.
  12. Countess of Westmorland.
  13. Catherine Swynford.
  14. Litany Desk.
  15. Remigius (?).
  16. Font.
  17. Easter Sepulchre.
  18. Little St. Hugh.
  19. Sir G. Talboys (?).

       *       *       *       *       *




FOOTNOTES


[Footnote 1: Freeman, "Norman Conquest."]

[Footnote 2: Freeman, "Norman Conquest."]

[Footnote 3: _Archæological Journal_, vol. xl. p. 179.]

[Footnote 4: The chapel was reconstructed according to its original form
in 1772.]

[Footnote 5: _Archæological Journal_, vol. li. p. 104.]

[Footnote 6: Venables, _Archæological Journal_ vol. l.]

[Footnote 7: Professor E. A. Freeman, "York, Lincoln, and Beverley."]

[Footnote 8: In Gough's edition [1806] of Camden's "Britannia," is a plan
giving the positions of the grave-slabs in the old pavement.]

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Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: A History and Description of its Fabric and a List of the Bishops

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