File:Lincoln Cathedral, Central Tower.jpg
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| Description | The central tower of Lincoln Cathedral is the tallest medieval tower in Europe. Bishop Remigius built the first Cathedral on the present site. It took 20 years but the Cathedral was destroyed in a fire some 50 years later. Bishop Alexander rebuilt and expanded the cathedral only for it to be destroyed by an earthquake in 1185. After the earthquake a new Bishop, St Hugh of Lincoln, (originally from Avalon, France) began a massive rebuilding and expansion programm although it wasn't until between 1307 and 1311 that the central tower was raised to its present height of 271 feet (83m). At this time, a tall lead-encased wooden spire topped the central tower but it was blown down in a storm in 1549. With its spire, the tower reputedly reached a height of 525 feet (160m). |
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| Source | Central Tower, Lincoln Cathedral |
| Author | Brian from UK |
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| current | 21:36, 6 February 2012 | | 800 × 1,100 (1.1 MB) | Ras67 (talk | contribs) | cropped |
| 15:58, 28 March 2008 |  | 808 × 1,108 (1.05 MB) | File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description= The central tower of Lincoln Cathedral is the tallest medieval tower in Europe. Bishop Remigius built the first Cathedral on the present site. It took 20 years but the Cathedral was destroyed in a fire some 50 years later. Bi |
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