Hugh's memorial can still be seen beneath the watchful gaze of the Lincoln Imp. The imp, which later became the insignia of the city of Lincoln, is a fancifully carved figure of a horned devil. The story goes that the architects of St Hugh's shrine wanted to remind visitors of the dangers of evil, so they position this 'little devil' so it would look down over the left shoulder of pilgrims as they prayed at St Hugh's shrine.
The Lincoln imp is an interesting looking figure of a horned devil. Why would they want to have Hugh's memorial beneath the Lincoln Imp? As you can see, they mention St Hughs shrine wanted to remind visitors of the dangers of the evil and they positioned this little devil so it would down over the left shoulder of the pilgrims while they prayed at the shrine. This was an interesting feature because why would they want to remind visitors of the dangers of evil, what was so significant about that. As I think about it, I think that the dangers they were talking about was the fire that had taken place in 1124 and then the earthquake that had damaged the cathedral in 1185. I am more interested in figuring out what evil they are talking about and when did they think that the evil started?