The Lincoln Imp, a medieval stone carving, has been dressed in a Lincoln City shirt to celebrate the club's promotion to the Championship. This event was marked by the presence of long-serving cathedral worker Stuart Boyfield.
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Cathedral worker and Lincoln City fan Stuart Boyfield fixed the club's shirt to the imp [Harry Parkhill / BBC]
A medieval religious relic has been dressed in a Lincoln City shirt to celebrate the club's promotion to the Championship as League One winners.
The 14th Century Lincoln Imp stone carving in the city's cathedral donned the red and white striped shirt alongside two of the team.
They were joined by Imps supporter Stuart Boyfield who is the longest serving member of staff at Lincoln Cathedral, having worked there for 48 years.
He described climbing up scaffolding to fit the shirt to the imp on its stone column as "not an everyday thing".
"I never thought they [the cathedral] would agree to it to start with," he said.
"So just to mark what they've achieved this season, it's absolutely amazing."
Watching on was defender Jack Moylan, who said it was the first time he had seen the imp, which features on the club's badge.
"It's great. Great for the city, great for the club," he said.
"It's who we are, it's who the city is and to finally actually see it... and it has a little Lincoln jersey on it now.
"I suppose it's one of us now as well, so we're all in it together."
The 14th Century Lincoln Imp carving sits atop a stone column in the city's cathedral [Harry Parkhill / BBC]
Lincoln City clinched the title with last week.
The Lincoln Imp wore a Lincoln City shirt to celebrate the club's promotion to the Championship as League One winners.
Stuart Boyfield is the longest serving member of staff at Lincoln Cathedral, having worked there for 48 years, and he is a fan of Lincoln City.
The Lincoln Imp is a 14th Century stone carving located in Lincoln Cathedral, recognized as a medieval religious relic.
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