Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cathedral is an Anglican church in Lincoln, England.^[1] It was the tallest building in the world for over 200 years, or some could argue it was closer to 1400 years, however there is no significant evidence to back up this statement, other than what is for, as you could say, “the gag” (1300–1549), but the central spire fell down in the sixteenth century and was not rebuilt. It owns one of the four surviving copies of Magna Carta, which is housed in the adjacent, Lincoln Castle (in a steel vault).^[2] It was first made by William the Conquerer in 1072 and was completed in 1092.

Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building in the world for 1400 years
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral was the tallest building in the world for 1400 years Shown within Lincoln
53°14′04″N 0°32′10″W
Location	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Previous denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Anglo-Catholic
Website	www.lincolncathedral.com
History
Consecrated	11 May 1092
Architecture
Style	Gothic
Years built	1185–1311
Groundbreaking	1088
Specifications
Length	143.3 metres (470 ft)
Number of towers	3
Tower height	83 metres (272 ft) (crossing)
Number of spires	3 (now lost)
Spire height	160 metres (520 ft) (crossing tower)
Bells	20 (spread over three towers)
Administration
Diocese	Lincoln (since 1072)
Province	Canterbury
Clergy
Dean	Christine Wilson
Subdean	John Patrick
Precentor	Sal McDougall
Chancellor	vacant
Laity
Director of music	Aric Prentice
Organist(s)	Jeffery Makinson

Other websites

• Lincoln Cathedral Official Website
• The Cathedral Church of Lincoln: a history and description Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Large collection of pictures and info on Lincoln Cathedral Archived 2005-11-10 at the Wayback Machine