We have become so accustomed to seeing stained glass in the windows of Churches that this interior may seen unduly bare and lacking in color. But it should be remembered that in the eleventh century even the finest cathedrals were only beginning to get glass, and it was to be only in the thirteenth century that fine glass was developed.... simplicity in which this whole building is conceived is only emphasized by the plain, diamond-shaped panes of glass, antique in their bubbled, striated imperfection.
Little parish Churches, like this one, could not hope to have such decorative luxury, until with the passage of many years, someone should make a votive gift of a fine widow. But the simplicity in which this whole building is conceived is only emphasized by the plain, diamond-shaped panes of glass, antique in their bubbled, striated imperfection.

The little brass figures which hang from the window latches recall a quaint old legend. Two little devils saw from afar the great bulk of Lincoln Cathedral, and flew thither to see it. One went in, but the other waited in the porch, saying, "Churches are bad luck to devils." The imp who entered perched himself on the shoulder of an angel, high above the altar. Mass was being celebrated, and at the high moment he laughed. He turned to stone at once, and wearied by waiting, the other outside also turned to stone, and they may be seen to this day in Lincoln Cathedral. The one who laughed is the one with the large ears and horns, known to travellers as "The Imp of Lincoln."