East End of the Angel Choir 123 The Lincoln Imp 125 Triforium of the Angel Choir 127 Tomb of Sir Bartholomew Burghersh 133 Bishop Wordsworth's Tomb 138 The Cloisters, from the North-East Corner 139 Arcade in the Chapter-house 141 Capital in the Chapter-house 142 The Chapter-house 143 PLAN OF THE CATHEDRAL 150 [Illustration: VIEW FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. _Photochrom Co. Ltd., Photo._] LINCOLN CATHEDRAL CHAPTER I THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING The venerable walls of Lincoln Minster look down from their proud position upon a city far more ancient than themselves. Long before the arrival of the Saxons and Angles, the spot on which Lincoln Minster and Castle stand, had been occupied by a settlement bearing a name which has survived through various changes to the present day. "Lincoln" is "Lindum Colonia": the latter word dates from the Roman occupation of Britain, and is sufficient to show the importance of the city at such an early period; the former carries us back further still to the times of the ancient Britons, whose dwelling on the "dun" or hill, was named "Llin-dun," from the "llin" or mere at its foot. The hill is that on which the minster now stands, and the mere still survives in the harbour of Brayford. The limits of the Roman city on the summit of the hill were marked by massive quadrangular walls, of which fragments may be seen at the present day. These walls were pierced with four gates; the position of the east and west gates is marked by the streets bearing these names; the southern gateway was still in existence at the beginning of the eighteenth century, but was battered down by a man named Houghton about the year 1707. The old Roman road to the north still passes under the northern or "Newport" gate.