Figures & data
Figure 1. The location of the Romanesque chambers and voids within the west front of Lincoln Cathedral that are the focus of this paper. (1–2) North West Chambers. (3–4) North and South West Crossing Chambers. (5–7) North West, South West and South East Buttress Chambers. (8) The Great South West Staircase.
Figure 2. North West and South West elevations of the Romanesque west front.
Figure 3. A conjectural reconstruction of the Romanesque Lincoln cathedral showing the North West Arched Bay.
Figure 4. A comparison of the plan of the north bay west front with the plan of the ground floor North West Chamber.
Figure 5. A section of the North West Arch placed within a section of the ground floor and levels one and two of the North West Chambers.
Figure 6. Looking west, a building break in vault of Level One North West Chamber just above the west elevation of the ground floor chamber.
Figure 7. Plan of North West Chamber, ground floor.
Figure 8. Plan of North West Chamber, level one.
Figure 9. The south elevation of the Morning Chapel arch including a copy of Smith’s 1877 drawing of his excavation through the chapel floor revealing Roman foundations. (A) ‘The entrance to some building. The fragment of masonry next westward appears to have been for the support of two other steps’.
Figure 10. Plan of North West Buttress Chamber.
Figure 11. Plan of South West Buttress Chamber.
Figure 12. North West Buttress Chamber. Blocked opening overlooking central arch (Philip Dixon).
Figure 13. South West Buttress Chamber. Blocked opening overlooking central arch (Philip Dixon).
Figure 14. West window of South East Buttress Chamber.
Figure 15. Plan of North West Crossing Chamber.
Figure 16. Plan of South West Crossing Chamber.
Figure 17. Section through South West Crossing Chamber floor showing slot through floor.
Figure 18. Slot within the soffit of the North-West arch, note also to the right, the north opening of the North West Buttress Chamber (Philip Dixon).
Figure 19. Middleham castle keep, Yorkshire, 2nd half of twelfth century, first floor.
Figure 20. Newcastle castle keep 1168–1178. (A) First floor garderobe chutes. (B) Second floor garderobes.
Figure 21. Dover castle keep 1190–90, first floor garderobes.
Figure 22. A plan of the Romanesque west front, Lincoln Cathedral. (A) The North and (B) the South West Buttress Chambers showing the poor visibility for archers from the openings overlooking the portals.
Figure 23. First floor of Castle Rising keep showing the location of the machicolation within the arch above the entrance staircase.
Figure 24. Castle Rising: machicolation within the arch above entrance staircase.
Figure 25. A conjectural reconstruction of a banner displayed through the slot in the floor of the South West Crossing Chamber.
