The West Front, Lincoln Cathedral.

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According to “Harris’s Guide to Churches & Cathedrals“, “The West front was built 1075 – 92 by Bishop Remigius and has been partially covered by a later Gothic screen”. Lincoln Cathedral’s website informs me that Bishop Remigius was a Benedictine monk and the first Norman Bishop of Lincoln, the largest Diocese in Medieval England.

Norman Archways, The Great Gatehouse, College Green, Bristol, 18/08/14.

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The carriage gateway.

This magnificent archway, which once formed part of St. Augustine’s Abbey and now finds itself adjoining Bristol Central Library, opposite College Green. Bristol Past.com informs me that this was once the inner gate of the Abbey. The outer gate would have let in any weary traveller, but the inner gate would have reserved the inner courtyard for members of the monastic community and noble visitors.

The postern gate.

This gatehouse has two archways, one for wheeled traffic and one for pedestrians, which is something I haven’t noticed anywhere else before. If you are planning a visit to Bristol Cathedral make sure you don’t miss this English Heritage Grade I listed architectural wonder, which is just next door, but could be easily missed if you are not aware of it.

The West Front, Lincoln Cathedral.

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Churches, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, Norman, Romanesque, stone carving

These carving on what Batsford and Fry describe as “The Norman Core” of the West Front in their “The Cathedrals of England” have always fascinated me. I have been a regular visitor to Lincoln over the years and, even if I do not enter the Cathedral, I will always find time to marvel at the Romanesque friezes and these fantastical carvings, which surround the West Doors.

These photographs date from 2007, but photographs of the West Front appear quite regularly in my photograph albums.