Rod Collins

The Chapter House at Lincoln Cathedral
This is the continuation of the day, or more accurately the post before I got overly excited about The Collection Museum in Lincoln !
The Chapter House was in fact the initial reason for my trip and the first part and it was pretty spectacular

I wanted to go and photograph the building myself hence a journey that felt a little unnecessary to be honest. A long way just to take a picture, but what I didn’t realise until I got there was that it was open to the public !
And what a magnificent building it is too. I’ve walked passed it countless times but never been in, indeed never knew I could actually go in.

The Chapter house by Lincoln Cathedral

The reason I wanted a picture was because I just read in an obscure little book that four Knights Templar were actually tried in The Chapter House !
Anything actually documented about the Knights Templar is unusual, especially in Lincolnshire so I had to go, simply had to, much like my Temple Bruer trip really.

Following in the Footsteps of The Knights templar

You’ll see here me, quite literally, following in the footsteps of the Knights Templar, an incredible feeling if you can be bothered to stop, let the history and gravitas of the place permeate not only your imagination but body as well - allow yourself to soak it all in and be transported elsewhere.
As I put a Transglobe across the threshold I wasn’t quite prepared for what awaited me within. It’s sinfully ignorant of course as I should be only too well aware of it but . . .

The Jaw Dropping Interior and Stained Glass

Whoa ! See what I mean ?
It’s also worth pointing out, if you are unfamiliar with the Cathedral itself, that this is merely (I say merely !) a building on the side of the Cathedral !

It is a ten-sided building and dates to mid-thirteenth century I think. I would stand corrected or appreciate information on the exact date as I couldn’t seem to pin it down with a certainty I would like

The Spectacular Vaulted Ceiling

If the building itself, the stained glass windows and the stone carvings inside is not enough then just look up !
The vaulted ceiling is awe inspiring. Obviously a thing of real beauty and staggering craftsmanship not to mention architectural genius - but it begs the question how did they ever manage to do such things and why can’t we seem to do anything even remotely as inspirational today ?

This building actually featured in the movie of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code where it doubles for Westminster Abbey’s Chapter House, the Cathedral itself was also used - so you see even if your thus far unimpressed there is some real culture there after all

To stand in the middle of the main room, look up, look around and imagine back to the 10th January 1308 when the Templar Knights were arrested at Temple Bruer by the Sheriff of Lincolnshire on the orders of Edward II and locked up in Clasketgate before eventually ending up here for their preliminary trial right where I am standing is really quite amazing.

Things like this can be as boring or as exciting as you choose to make them. I find I seem to be getting more out of less nowadays.
There is a veritable goldmine of pleasure and enjoyment out there just waiting to be enjoyed - all it takes is a little effort and interest.
Yet another fantastically enjoyable trip

Chivalrously Yours
Rod