Lincoln Tracy (2024)

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What did a couple from Lincoln discover in their bathroom last Sunday? ›

Tracy and Rory Vorster, from Lincoln, made the discovery on Sunday. When they removed the wooden panel, it revealed a large slab of stone featuring a carving of the Lincoln Imp. The Civic Trust said it thought the opening could be part of an "elaborate drain" dating from the mid to late 14th Century.

The basic story is that Satan sent the Imp to the cathedral to cause trouble and the imp was destroying the angel choir when an angel appeared but the imp jumped up onto a pillar and started throwing rocks at the angel.

Abraham Lincoln used it as both an office and a Cabinet room, and signed the Emancipation Proclamation in the room on January 1, 1863. During the Lincoln presidency, the walls were covered with Civil War military maps. It had dark green wallpaper, and the carpeting was also dark green.

In a moment of anger, the Angel turned the Imp to stone. He has remained in the same spot ever since, sitting cross-legged on top of the pillar overlooking the Angel Choir – a constant reminder of how good will always triumph over evil.

His feet are cloven hooves. The Lincoln Imp depicts a devil. His situation within a Cathedral has almost inevitably given rise over the years to stories and tales which seek to explain his presence there. Many of them are of comparatively recent origin, and very few of them have any intrinsic interest.

About the Lincoln Imp

This medieval stone carving or grotesque is approx. 30cm high located in Lincoln Cathedral's Angel Choir. It has become internationally known as an emblem of Lincoln.

History. Originating from Germanic folklore, the imp was a small lesser demon. It should also be noted that demons in Germanic legends were not necessarily always evil. Imps were often mischievous rather than evil or harmful, and in some regions they were portrayed as attendants of the gods.

Nicknamed the "Imps" after the legend of the Lincoln Imp, they have played at 10,669-capacity Sincil Bank since their move from John O'Gaunts in 1895.

Physical description: A small brass doorknocker in the shape of the Lincoln Imp. Museum classification: Protection Size: 105 x 45 x 30. Information: According to medieval legend, the Lincoln Imp was a spirit who caused havoc in the cathedral until turned to stone by an angel.

Architect Henry Bacon modeled the Lincoln Memorial after the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Bacon felt that a memorial dedicated to a man who defended democracy should echo the birthplace of democracy. The towering memorial is 190 feet long, 120 feet wide, 99 feet tall and constructed with Colorado Yule marble.