This is the Shrine of 'Little Saint Hugh', an 8 year old boy who was found murdered after disappearing for a month. His death became the motivation for Blood Libel against the Jews of Lincoln. During the Middle Ages, many people travelled to the Cathedral to venerate the martyr.
This is the place where Eleanor of Castile's viscera are interred. Her body and her heart remain in a tomb in London.
The large stone tomb on the far side of the alter is the tomb of Saint Hugh, who served as Bishop of Lincoln during the 1200s and who was one of the signatories of Magna Carta.
This is Fleming's Tomb. During the Middle Ages, the threat of Black Death loomed over England, and many people were preoccupied with it at this time. This is why Bishop Fleming had a two tiered tomb commissioned. On top, he was depicted as wealthy and powerful, dressed in full ceremonial attire. However, on the bottom, he is shrouded and emaciated, showing that no man, no matter how powerful, could cheat death.
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