As you can see in the compilation photo, the Cathedral windows are free form. The 'rearrangements" of the C18 resulted in some of the glass being swapped around without much consideration of the subject matter. The nineteenth-century windows demonstrate crucial developments in the history of stained glass, while the best examples of twentieth-century glass are four striking Archangel windows by Harry Stammers. Some fine C13 glass still remains in the cathedral despite the toll of the ages.

During the Cathedral's construction cutouts were made of each of the windows. Lincoln Cathedral. Lincoln Cathedral’s breathtaking stained glass is one reason many believe this to be the finest Gothic cathedral in the British Isles. Recent cleaning has revealed the … Two sets of cutouts were made. Lincoln Cathedral is home to 140 unique stained glass windows, including rare 13th century glass to modern day work. Much of its medieval glass has been lost, but what remains is the most important collection of English early thirteenth-century glass after Canterbury Cathedral. One was reserved in Lincoln and the other was shipped to Europe for the artist to use in creation of the stained glass windows.