Lincoln Bishops' Palace, Alnwick Tower

3D Model

The medieval palace of the bishops of Lincoln was one of the finest and most important domestic buildings anywhere in medieval England. Together with the nearby cathedral and royal castle, it would have dominated the hilltop at Lincoln, forming a landscape of piety and power. For seven centuries this was the bishops’ main residence, from which they ran their vast diocese, which extended from the Humber to the Thames. Many of these men – among the most powerful people in the English Church – left their imprint on the palace buildings. Though much of the palace was left in ruins after damage caused during the English Civil War, enough survives to glimpse its former magnificence.

This 3D model was created using laser scanning and photographic surveys and was part of a wider conservation project for the palace.