This account gives more details to the story. The imp went off with the witch on her broomstick but the witch was so fond of the imp she turned the imp into a black cat. The second imp is said to have escaped with the help of a witch. The angels turned the first imp to stone but this gave the second imp a chance to escape. The angels told the two imps to leave but the first started to throw things at the angels and the second hid. The angel turned the first imp to stone and this gave the second imp a chance to escape.Īnother story is that the imp was blown into the cathedral by strong winds and because he was one of the devil's creatures he began causing mischief such as dancing on the alter and annoying those in the Angel Choir until they could take no more and turned him into stone and he sits at the top of a column near the Angel Choir with a mischievous grin on his face.Īnother version of the story with two imps is that they were sent by the devil to cause trouble in the cathedral and they soon started to annoy the angels in the cathedral. One of the imps was brave and started throwing rocks at the angel but the other imp cowered under the broken tables and chairs. The Imps started by smashing up tables and chairs and tripping up the Bishop and then they started destroying the Angel Choir.
When they arrived the devil instructed them to cause as much mayhem as possible. Firstly the two Imps went to Chesterfield and sat on the church spire twisting it (that is why in Chesterfield you will still see the crooked spire).Īfter vandalising the spire the two imps headed to Lincoln Cathedral. The story goes back in the 14th Century Satan sent two Imps down to earth to do evil work. This next story is practically the same just more detailed. The above story is the general story and is the most commonly told version but there are other versions. The angel then turned the imp to stone as he is today. 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. It starts with Satan sending the imp to Lincoln Cathedral to cause trouble. Lets start with the basic story which is the background for all of the stories on the Lincoln Imp. Lincoln City football club's nickname is he Imps. You will find the Lincoln Imp high on a pillar in the Angel Choir in Lincoln Cathedral.Ī fictional book called 'Winterman's Company' has been written by local author David Lightfoot about the Lincoln Imp. The Lincoln Imp I'm sure most people have seen or heard of the Lincoln Imp in the Angel Choir at Lincoln Cathedral but there are many different stories about the Imp which are not very well known. Myths You are in: Lincolnshire > Unexplained > Myths > The Lincoln Imp This page has been archived and is no longer updated.
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