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LINCOLN CATHEDRAL : There are more outside shots of this beautiful building in "MY HOMETOWN" gallery. It was started in 1072, by Remigious, a close friend of William of Normandy. It was all but destroyed twice in its first 100 years, first by fire, and then by earthquake. It was then re-built as the building we see today, and all that remains of the original Norman cathedral is the beautiful West Front. At one time all three towers were crowned by huge spires, the central of which soared to well over 500 feet. The main spire blew down in a storm, and the smaller two were later removed as a safety measure in 1807. It is believed to be the third largest Gothic cathedral in the World. In recent years the cathedral has been used as a film set. Most famously doubling as Westminster Abbey for the "Da Vinci Code". I hope you enjoy this gallery, and look in awe as I do at this ultimate expression of what Man is capable of. To build a similar building in the 21st century would be difficult, but to build it in the 11th and 12th centuries must have been almost impossible.

LINCOLN CATHEDRAL

There are more outside shots of this beautiful building in "MY HOMETOW ...

Updated: Oct 17, 2009 2:18pm PST

ST. ANDREWS CHURCH, DONINGTON ON BAIN : St. Andrew's Church can be found in the picturesque village of Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, UK. The present church dates from the late 12th or early 13th centuries, although the font is considerably older, possibly Saxon or early Norman. There are some "watercolours" of this beautiful building in my gallery here: http://johnloguk.smugmug.com/gallery/4518270_XDZuH#295809067_MtuPZ

ST. ANDREWS CHURCH, DONINGTON ON BAIN

St. Andrew's Church can be found in the picturesque village of Doningt ...

Updated: May 15, 2008 1:15pm PST

ST. LAWRENCE'S CHURCH, SKELLINGTHORPE : The village of Skellingthorpe is 2 miles West of Lincoln, UK. Although originally several hundred years old, the current St. Lawrence's Church was largely re-built in 1865, and again in 1916 after a fire.

ST. LAWRENCE'S CHURCH, SKELLINGTHORPE

The village of Skellingthorpe is 2 miles West of Lincoln, UK. Although ...

Updated: Jul 28, 2008 12:38am PST

THE JEWS HOUSE : The Jews House can be found near the bottom of Steep Hill in Lincoln UK. It was built in 1158 and has been continuously occupied eversince, making it the oldest domestic building in the UK, and possibly Europe. The adjacent Jews Court is merely 17th Century, and is believed to be on the site of a Medieval Synagogue. The Jews House itself is now a nationally recognised restaurant.

THE JEWS HOUSE

The Jews House can be found near the bottom of Steep Hill in Lincoln U ...

Updated: Sep 16, 2008 2:58pm PST

THE CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, "THE RAMBLER'S CHURCH", WALESBY : The Ramblers Church is so named because walkers are among the most frequent visitors to this isolated spot on the western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. The Wolds are low rolling chalk downlands, only just breaking the 500' contour, but still the highest part of the County, and to the East there is nothing higher until you reach the Ural Mountains in central Russia. It is quite a windswept spot! The present village of Walesby lies at the foot of the escarpment to the West, but there are still remnants of the old mediaeval village in the fields around the church. Indeed, there are also Roman remains in the area. These photos were taken on a beautiful January afternoon of golden light. Use the slideshow feature to explore the area around the church, and linger to enjoy the sunset and views to distant Lincoln Cathedral on the horizon, can you spot it?

THE CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, "THE RAMBLER'S CHURCH", WALESBY

The Ramblers Church is so named because walkers are among the most fre ...

Updated: Jan 18, 2009 5:04pm PST

FISKERTON CHURCH (Lincolnshire UK) : "Fiskerton" means Fisherman's Town and Fiskerton was a fishing village as well as a farming village until the drainage of the Witham Fens after 1782. The river Witham now runs between high banks at the bottom of the field below the Churchyard, but in earlier times it flooded these low lying fields, and a channel reached up to the very slope of the Churchyard where there was a quay for tying up the shallow fen-boats. Fiskerton is mentioned in Doomsday Book, compiled for William the Conqueror in 1086. It is recorded that: "there is a Church there, and a priest". Of the Church that was standing in 1086 parts probably remain and are incorporated in the building we now see.

FISKERTON CHURCH (Lincolnshire UK)

"Fiskerton" means Fisherman's Town and Fiskerton was a fishing village ...

Updated: Jan 27, 2009 2:58pm PST

GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL : Gainsborough Old Hall is a unique medieval manor house right in the centre of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Sir Thomas Burgh built it between 1460 and 1480 and it remains much as he left it, to the delight of thousands of visitors each year. These photos were part of a commission for Lincolnshre Tourism on 16.9.09 and 30.9.09 (interiors)

GAINSBOROUGH OLD HALL

Gainsborough Old Hall is a unique medieval manor house right in the ce ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 3:19pm PST

LIGHT and DREAMS
LIGHT and DREAMS
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