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The Torment of the Damned and the Harrowing of Hell. This features panels warning of three deadly sins and the
punishment deserved for them: Lust, Sodomy and Avarice.
This panel has been restored and replaced to its home position on the West Front. (Panels 1, 2 and 3 have been re-carved, part of panel four was a
nineteenth-century restoration).
Picture by the Courtauld Institute, adapted from "Romanesque Lincoln. The Sculpture of the Cathedral" by George Zarnecki. Published by The Honywood
Press, Lincoln Cathedral Library, 1988.
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The Elect in Heaven. This picture shows much damage to these figures, especially their heads. This panel has now been re-carved.
This panel has been restored and replaced to its home position on the West Front.
Picture from page 80, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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Abraham's Bosom, or Saved in Abraham's Bosom. Stonemason John Roberts' restored version, now in location on the
Frieze.
This panel has been restored and replaced to its home position on the West Front.
Picture from The Lincolnshire Echo, used by permission, copyright Lincolnshire Echo. (picture ref: 1-0923-9).
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The Feast of Dives, the Death of Lazarus and Dives in Hell. Dives is shown feasting with his accomplices. Lazarus is
outside with the dogs licking at his sores. The left hand panel is shown damaged with Lazarus missing completely and only the remains of the three dogs. This panel has now been re-carved. In the top
of the right-hand panel the figure of Lazarus seems to be without its head. Dives and his friends are shown below being consumed by the jaws of Hell.
These panels have been restored and replaced to their home position on the West Front.
Picture from page 81, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. The angel is shown with the sword, while Adam and Eve exit with their new-found
shame after they have eaten the apple from the tree of knowledge.
This panel is still undergoing restoration and cannot be seen on the West Front.
Picture from page 210, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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Adam Cultivates, or Adam and his Son Till the Land. Adam shown with a spade and his son Cain with an adze.
This panel is still undergoing restoration and cannot be seen on the West Front.
Picture from page 209, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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Eve with Child/ Spinning. Picture of The Birth of Abel above and Eve spinning with Abel.
This panel is still undergoing restoration and cannot be seen on the West Front.
Picture by the Courtauld Institute, adapted from "Romanesque Lincoln. The Sculpture of the Cathedral" by George Zarnecki. Published by The Honywood
Press, Lincoln Cathedral Library, 1988.
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God Tells Noah to build the Ark. In anticipation of the deluge, God tells Noah that he must build the ark and collect pairs of
animals to save in it.
This panel is still undergoing restoration and cannot be seen on the West Front.
Picture from page 210, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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Noah builds the Ark, alongside a later insertion of a panel representing Daniel in the Lions Den. Far right hand
panel shows the Disembarkation fron the Ark and God's Covenant with Noah. Noah and his family leave the Ark after it comes to rest on Mount Ararat. God tells Noah that he will never
punish man in this way again.
This panel is still undergoing restoration and cannot be seen on the West Front.
Picture from page 38, "An Account of Medieval Figure-Sculpture in England" by Edward S. Prior and Arthur Gardner. Published by Cambridge University
Press, 1912.
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