Editing Lincoln Cathedral (section)

=== Cathedral stone ===

Lincoln Cathedral is one of the few English cathedrals built from the rock on which it stands.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buckler|first1=John Chessell|title=A description and defence of the restorations of the exterior of Lincoln Cathedral: with a comparative examination of the restorations of other cathedrals, parish churches|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t0zp6403r;view=1up;seq=75|via=HathiTrust Digital Library|year=1866|publisher=HathiTrust|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>  It is mostly built from [[Lincolnshire Limestone Formation|Lincolnshire Limestone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritagelincolnshire.org/learn-with-us/hes-case-studies/religious|title=Religious • Heritage Lincolnshire|website=www.heritagelincolnshire.org}}</ref> The cathedral has owned the existing quarry, on Riseholme Road, Lincoln, since 1876.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lincolncathedral.com/new-lease-life-cathedral-quarry/|title=New Lease of Life for Cathedral Quarry – Lincoln Cathedral|date=20 October 2016|work=Lincoln Cathedral|access-date=25 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126070951/https://lincolncathedral.com/new-lease-life-cathedral-quarry/|archive-date=26 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2016, the quarry was expected to run out of stone in 2021.<ref name=bbclincolncath>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-36203373|title=Stone 'running out' at cathedral quarry|date=4 May 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171130141107/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-36203373|archive-date=30 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The cathedral's stonemasons use more than 100 tonnes of stone per year for maintenance and repairs.<ref name=bbclincolncath />