Lincoln

Lincoln pictures, taken on our summer holiday 2013
2013-08-01 5D-Lincoln (9) A bunch of bunnies : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel 2013-08-01 5D-Lincoln (11) Red gallery : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Wall painting Sorbet and cow : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene The Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The present church stands on the site granted to the parishioners by Bishop Sutton c.1280. It contains fragments of the original medieval building including one of Lincolnshire's oldest bells, c.1350, inscribed 'Sacra Maria Magdalene ora pro nobis' (Holy Mary Magdalene pray for us ).This bell is still rung before services calling people to prayer as it did over six hundred years ago. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Magna Carta pub Magna Carta pub : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Victorian houses Victorian houses in Lincoln : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Leigh-Pemberton House Leigh-Pemberton House, now the Tourist Information Office this large timber framed merchant's house situated in Castle Square, Lincoln, dates from around 1543. It is thought to have been a pub, possibly the Ironmongers Arms in 1666. From 1899-1979 it was a bank branch and it was the National Provincial Bank who extensively restored the building in 1929, later the it became the National Westminster Bank following National Provincial’s merger with the Westminster bank in 1968. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Castle Lincoln Castle is a major castle constructed during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and law court into modern times, and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day. It is open to the public as a museum. Lincoln castle remains one of the most impressive Norman castles in the United Kingdom. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
The Castle Square The Castle Square : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Cannon A cannon located on Castle Square : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Castle Lincoln Castle is a major castle constructed during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in that it has two mottes. Lincoln Castle remained in use as a prison and law court into modern times, and is one of the better preserved castles in England; the Crown Courts continue to this day. It is open to the public as a museum. Lincoln castle remains one of the most impressive Norman castles in the United Kingdom. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Castle Hill Club Although there are recordings of a building on the site of the Castle Club right back to the early 1640s, it is very likely that this building or a different one was situated in the location for hundreds of years before because of the situation of the plot between the castle and the cathedral. The earliest records of the building as it is today were to the Black Boy Inn, a pub, in a document dated 1745. Most of the building has been changed over the years, particularly after the 1700s, but a few of the original features remain the same, such as a chimneystack in the hall of the building. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Exchequer Gate Located at the cathedral end of Castle Hill, this is where tenants who rented property from the church came to pay their rents. A chequered cloth was used to aide the counting of the rent monies, and it is from the alternating black and white pattern of the cloth that we get the word 'Exchequer'. The gate was built in the 14th century, and probably acted as the main, ceremonial access point to the Cathedral close. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Exchequer Gate Located at the cathedral end of Castle Hill, this is where tenants who rented property from the church came to pay their rents. A chequered cloth was used to aide the counting of the rent monies, and it is from the alternating black and white pattern of the cloth that we get the word 'Exchequer'. The gate was built in the 14th century, and probably acted as the main, ceremonial access point to the Cathedral close. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Exchequer Gate Exchequer Gate roof : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Gargoyle Gargoyle : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Lincoln Cathedral The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln. Building commenced in 1088 and continued in several phases throughout the medieval period. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 238 years (1311–1549). The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Lincoln Cathedral, city, katedraali, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Medieval Lincoln Medieval houses in Cathedral Quarter : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The East Gate Roman period East Gate of Lincoln : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Priory Gate The current Priory Gate is a Victorian structure replacement for the medieval gates on this site. A similar gateway arch stands at the south end of Pottergate, and Exchequer Gate, a true medieval survivor, stands near the cathedral west front. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, Priory Gate, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Pottergate Pottergate, one of only two remaining medieval gates giving access to the cathedral close surrounding Lincoln Cathedral (the other being Exchequer Gate). Potter Gate was restored in 1884, and now stands on a traffic island at the bottom of Pottergate, where the road meets Wragby Road, Lindum Road, and Lindum Terrace. It consiste of a single high arch with an upper story above, surmounted by battlements. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Adam & Eve The Adam & Eve tavern : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Greestone Place Steep stairs at Greestone Place : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Tithe Barn The Tithe Barn in Vicar's Court dates from around 1440. It was badly damaged during the Civil War when Cromwell's Troops stormed through the area. Connected, as the barn was to the Cathedral, both the barn and the Cathedral itself were treated as enemy property. Originally the barn would have been a warehouse but features inside suggest that at some time it may have been an infirmary or refectory. More recently it served as the dining room and kitchen to the Lincoln Girl's School which was located on the hill just below it. It now forms part of the University of Lincoln's School of Art & Design. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Decorative gate A decorative gate at Greestone Place : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel A short rest Resting for a while at Greestone Place : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Vicars Court Vicars Court, built in the late 13th century and still in residential use : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Number 16 Door puzzer and wall decoration : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Alnwick's tower The tower gatehouse was built by Bishop William Alnwick, (bishop 1436–1450) in the 1430s. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Edward King's house Edward King's House is a former Bishop’s Residence and is now run by the diocese of Lincoln and provides public rooms, accommodation and catering, and is used as a conference centre. Built in 1885, or rather expanded a lot and almost all that's visible now is from that time. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Bishop's Palace Lincoln Medieval Bishop's Palace was first built, in the late 12th century, it was one of the grandest residential structures in England and the administrative center of the vast Diocese of Lincoln, which stretched from the Humber to the Thames. The palace was sacked during the Civil War and subsequently abandoned; today it is a ruin, open to the sky on a sloping site between the cathedral and Lincoln Castle and set into a modern garden plan by Mark Anthony Walker, completed in 2001. The palace's most notable surviving feature is the West Hall, built over an undercroft by the Burgundian-born Bishop St Hugh of Lincoln and completed in the 1230s. The range of buildings that included an expanded chapel and the tower gatehouse were built by Bishop William Alnwick, (bishop 1436–1450) in the 1430s. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Lincoln Cathedral Lincoln Cathderal seen from the Bishop's Palace : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Meow Local cat visiting the Bishop's Palace : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Bailgate Bailgate, a street leading from Castle Square to Steep Hill : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Bailgate Bailgate, a street leading from Castle Square to Steep Hill : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Waterford clock Nice-looking Waterford clock : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel The Norman House Norman House on Steep Hill is an historic building and an example of Norman domestic architecture. The architectural evidence suggests a date between 1170 and 1180. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Jew's House The Jew's House is one of the earliest extant town houses in England. It lies immediately below Jew's Court. Dating from the mid-twelfth century, the building originally consisted of a hall at first floor level, measuring approximately 12 by 6 metres, above service and storage spaces at ground level. Part of the façade survives; the elaborately carved doorway, the remains of two Romanesque double-arch windows and much of the stonework on the upper storey. A chimney breast rises over the arch above the front door, serving the fireplace on the upper floor. There were once two columns supporting the arch, but these have gone. The house has traditionally been associated with the thriving Jewish community in Medieval Lincoln. Anti-Semitic hysteria was stoked up by the case of Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln in 1255, and in 1290, the entire Jewish community was expelled from England; the Jew's House supposedly being seized from a Jewish owner. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Jew's Court Jews' Court is the oldest synagogue in the British Isles. A Norman building on Steep Hill in Lincoln, immediately above Jew's House, it is dated to between 1150 and 1180. It is "probably the only standing medieval synagogue in England" and is a Grade I listed building. The building is thought to have been used as a synagogue until the expulsion of the entire Jewish community from England in 1290. A niche on the eastern wall currently used as an ark may date from this period. In 1910, a well was dug in the basement of the building; the owner subsequently claimed that this was where the body of Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln had been found and charged people to see it. In 1992, Jewish services were restarted in the building and still continue; the remainder of the building operates as a bookshop. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Jew's Court A detail of Jew's Court building : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Steep Hill Steep Hill buildings : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel A well A well on Steep Hill : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel White Hart Hotel clock White Hart Hotel, the oldest part of the building dates back to 1710. Several ghosts are claimed to haunt the hotel. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel
Two British icons Two British icons, a mail box and a phone booth : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Newport Arch Newport Arch is the name given to the remains of a 3rd-century Roman gate. It is reputedly the oldest arch in the United Kingdom still used by traffic. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Bailgate Methodist Church Bailgate Methodist Church was opened in June 1880 in the already historic area of uphill Lincoln - The church lies just within the walls of the Roman Colonia close to Newport Arch, a Roman gateway, believed to be the last such gateway still used by traffic. : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel Signs Cast metal signs for sale : England, Englanti, Holiday, Lincoln, city, kaupunki, kesäloma, matka, travel