Services

Sunday	Choral Eucharist 09.30; Choral Mattins 11.15; Choral Evensong 15.45
Weekdays	Choral Evensong 17.30

Service Sheet www.lincolncathedral.com/music-worship/music-and-services-list/

Facilities

Entrance: Adults £4.00, concessions £3.00, children (5-16) £1.00, under 5 free

Disabled: Ramps for access to all parts of building & disabled toilets

Photography: Free but permission required for commercial photography

Guided tours: Summer: Mon - Fri 11.00, 13.00, 15.00; Sat 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 15.00

Refectory: Hot meals & snacks 09.30 - 16.00

Shop: Open 09.30 - 17.00

Toilet facilities: Toilets & disabled facilities

Website: www.lincolncathedral.com

E-mail address: visitors@lincolncathedral.com

Telephone
01522 561600

Music

Director of Music
Aric Prentice (since 2003)

Organist Laureate: Colin Walsh

The most famous organist at Lincoln was William Byrd 1563 - 1572

Choir

There are boy Choristers, ten Lay Vicars and a girls choir which was formed in 1995. The Choristers are educated at Lincoln Minster School and the boys and girls share the services, usually on alternate days.

Organ

The organ is one of the finest Father Willis organs in existence, built in 1898 and cleaned with the addition of a new console by Harrison & Harrison in 1960. It was restored by Harrison & Harrison in 1998 and an electronic capture system installed.

4 manuals 64 stops:

Pedal 13 stops, Choir 14 stops, Great 14 stops, Swell 15 stops, Solo 8 stops

Organ specification npor.emma.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N14308

Cathedral

Dean
The Very Revd Philip Buckler (since 2007)

Bishop
The Right Revd Dr John Saxbee (since 2002)

Building

Cathedral built & consecrated in 1092, damaged by fire in 1141 and an earthquake in 1185 after which it was reconstructed. Mistakes occurred and the tower collapsed in 1237. The Cathedral was enlarged and between 1307 & 1311 the tower was raised to its present height. The Western towers were heightened between 1370 & 1400. All three towers had spires until 1549 when the central one blew down and the Cathedral has been little changed since that time.