Lincoln Cathedral
Church in Lincolnshire
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| 2022 | Served as a filming location for Ridley Scott's Napoleon, portraying both Notre-Dame cathedral for the coronation scene and Milan cathedral in the extended director's cut. |
| 2022 | Scaffolding was removed from the cathedral's west front after remaining in place for 36 years. |
| 2021 | The cathedral's existing quarry was expected to run out of stone, marking a potential turning point in its long-standing stone supply for maintenance. |
| January 2021 | Nick Brown also assumed the role of Subdean at Lincoln Cathedral in January. |
| December 2020 | Nick Brown was installed as Precentor of Lincoln Cathedral in December. |
| January 2020 | Archaeologists announced the discovery of over 50 burials during renovations, including a priest buried with a chalice and paten, and a coin depicting Edward the Confessor. |
| June 2018 | Used as a filming location for the Netflix Shakespeare film The King, again standing in for Westminster Abbey. |
| 2012 | The RAF Bomber Command Memorial was opened, ending Lincoln Cathedral's status as the only memorial in the United Kingdom dedicated to Bomber Command's wartime aircrew losses. |
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