Lincoln Cathedral part one - the Moon, Duncan, the Imp, Katherine, Eyes and Dragons

We visited Lincoln Cathedral last week, partly to see the Moon exhibition in situ and partly because Chris had been on a 'Graffiti tour' previously and wanted to show me what they had found.  It was half term, so it was very busy with lots of families looking round.  Good for the Cathedral funds but not so good if you wanted a peaceful experience!  

I last saw the Moon exhibition at the Collection in Lincoln (in 2019 - see the post here) and it was a little cramped, although you were much closer to it.  I think it looks more impressive in a larger space like this.

It really was quite a presence.

I'm pleased I saw it here.  

We had a good look round the Cathedral, mainly for graffiti (more on that in part two), but I also stopped off to revisit some of my favourite areas, such as the chapel painted by Duncan Grant.

I like the bright colours he used.

I also liked these carvings, which were quite high up and easy to miss.

I had to say hello to the Lincoln Imp.

Here's a close up of him.

I also stopped off at Katherine Swynford's tomb.  

I have read the novel, Katherine by Anya Seton and the biography of her, Katherine Swynford: John of Gaunt and his scandalous Duchess by Alison Weir.  She lived opposite the cathedral at one stage.

The sun came out briefly and I captured the colours of the stained glass on the pillar.

The Bishop's Eye window... 

...and the Dean's Eye window.  The glass is from the 13th century.

I liked these dragon-type creatures on the font. This is a rare Tournai font, made of blue-black limestone during the 12th and early 13th centuries in and around the Belgian town of Tournai (thank you to wikipedia for that information).

There is more to come about the Cathedral in my next post.