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Postern Gate, Greestone Stairs, Lincoln This postern, or back gate, is one of the earliest gates to the Cathedral Close. It is remember as the point where, in the 1720's, a large crowd surged through it to protest at plans to remove the Cathedral spires. The three towers of the Cathedral were originally surmounted with tall spires of timber, coated with lead. The central spire had been blown down in a gale nearly two hundred years earlier and it was decided by the cathedral body to remove those on the west towers, the excuse being that they had fallen into disrepair. When the citizens in the town below saw the workmen commencing to remove the spires cries of indignation were raised and towards evening a crowd of 500 men assembled to prevent the work going ahead. The main gates of the minster yard were secured against them, but the small postern on the south side was apparently forgotten. To this the crowd turned their attention rushing up Greestone Stairs they battered down the gate and entered the close. They were sucessful in that the spires remained for another 80 years finally being removed in 1807. Footnote - The name Greestone derives from the Old English 'greesen' or steps. These steps (or stairs), in use from the 12th century, were an important route from the medieval suburbs of Butwerk in the lower city to Eastgate in the uphill area of Lincoln ((both outside the city walls) .

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Queen in the West, Moor Street, Lincoln is an old stone built pub in the west end of Lincoln with an history stretching back over 140 years.

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Exchequer Gate, Lincoln. There were many gates to the original Cathedral Close of which three (plus a posterngate) still exist today. This shot is of Exchequer Gate which dates from the 14th century and was taken from within the Close. This gate is believed to have been the main entrance into the Close, certainly it is the most impressive of those still standing having a large archway in the middle and a postern on either side with two storeys of rooms above which at one time were let as dwellings.

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The Duke William, Bailgate, Lincoln. This pub, now expanded into the adjoining property was previously know as the Duke of Cumberland. It has an history dating back to 1791.

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The Mint Wall, Lincoln. Almost hidden away in the old uphill area of Lincoln is The Mint Wall, an extremely rare survival in Britain of a non-defensive Roman wall still standing to an impressive height. The wall was so named because in the 18th century it was thought a mint had occupied the site and although this has since been proved to be wrong the name has stuck. The Mint Wall was in fact part of the outer wall of the basilica, or hall, which formed the northern range of a forum complex. Dating from the late 2nd to early 3rd century this remaining fragment of wall in about 76 feet long and standsto a height of 23 feet above today's street level which in itself is some 6 feet higher than it was when the basilica was constructed. At intervals there are decorative tile courses which also served to strengthen the wall.

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The Strugglers Inn, Westgate, Lincoln is situated in the older quarter of Lincoln the pub nestles under the wall of Lincoln Castle. It's history goes back to 1841. Originally it was known as the Struggler Beer shop, the addition of the "s" being relatively modern. It is said to take its name from victims struggling while being taken from the court in the Castle for execution at the gallows sited some 100 yards beyond the pub.

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Tennyson Memorial Statue, Cathedral Green, Lincoln. George Frederic Watts, who was perhaps better known as a painter and who was also a friend of Tennyson, was asked to do a memorial of Tennyson for Lincolnshire and carved a statue of Tennyson and his dog from a model. The bronze statue has stood outside Lincoln Cathedral for over 100 years.

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The Victoria, Union Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, nestles under the walls of Lincoln Castle. With an history going back to 1843 it started life as the Victoria Inn, changed it's name at one stage to The Cross Keys and now has reverted to being simply The Victoria.

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A George V Postbox in Bailgate, Lincoln, with accompanying old style red Telephone Box.

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Pottergate Arch, Lincoln. In 1285, to protect it's properties, the Lincoln Cathedral community built a high wall to enclose them. There were many gates of which three (plus a posterngate) still exist today. Pottergate Arch, as it is now known, was the south-east gateway to the Cathedral Close and is seen with the Cathedral in the background. Flanked by properties either side it was in use as the main way into the close from New Road (now Lindum Road) until 1884 when a road was constructed round the Arch on the western side and restoration work on the Arch was carried out. For the next 54 years up traffic passed round the arch and down traffic through it but with the advent of double decker buses in Lincoln that situation had to change and in 1938 a road was constructed on the eastern side & the Arch was made into an island with traffic passing either side.

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St.Giles, Lamb Gardens, Lincoln. This church, hemmed in by poplar trees, was consecrated in 1936. Originally built in the main part of Lincoln in 1724 by Lincoln Council for its own civic services it was situated by the Guildhall and was called St Peter at Arches. It had a fine organ (enlarged by the Cathedral organ builder, Father Willis, in the 19th Century) and 8 bells. Despite strong opposition to the City Council's scheme for it's demolition to enable street widening the church was demolished in 1933 but only after a compromise had been reached for the church to be re-built almost 2 miles distant on the new St. Giles estate to replace a nearby temporary wooden building which had served the growing community for almost 15 years. The City Corporation not only contributed to the costs but also donated the fine peal of 8 bells which belonged to the City.

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George V Postbox, Greetwell Road, Lincoln near Lincoln County Hospital.

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This George V (1910-1936) postbox, junction of Outer Circle Drive & Macaulay Avenue, Lincoln, seems out of place as the area on Outer Circle Drive consists of bricked round prefabs (single-storey prefabricated dwellings made from steel and concrete which were errected to alleviate the housing shortage immediately after the second world war). I can only assume that the box has been relocated at some time as the estate that existed stopped short of this new road and at the best the box would have been at the end of a cul-de-sac which seems very unlikely.

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Another of Lincoln's old postboxes, this one on Winn Street at the junction with Grafton Street (seen in the background).

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Bull & Chain, Langworthgate, Lincoln. The pubs origins date back to 1823.

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Ellis Mill, Lincoln. Years ago on Lincoln's windswept escarpment just north of the Castle could be seen nine windmills to process the corn grown in the many open fields to the north of the city. Whilst they were ideally situated to catch the westerly winds their exposed position left them at the mercy of violent gales. A particularly bad storm occured in February 1715 when two of the mills were blown down and around 50 others is the county suffered a similar fate. Over time others fell into disrepair and were eventually demolished. The last mill to survive, operating until 1940, was Ellis Mill, a tower mill built in 1798 and which replaced an earlier mill on the site. It has a full complement of sails until 1916 when two were removed because of weakness at the top of the tower. In 1977 Lincoln Civic Trust purchased the mill, which was derelict which having suffered a fire 4 years earlier, with a view to restoring it. Today the mill is in full working order with 4 new sails and is once again producing flour.

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Another of Lincoln's old postboxes, this one standing near the busy roundabout on the Yarborough Crescent/Burton Road/Yarborough Road junction.

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The Shakespeare pub which can be found at the southern end of Lincoln High Street. The pub has an history stretching back to 1794.

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St Botolph’s Church, Lincoln faces onto Lincoln High Street and was built as a Prebendal church granted by Henry I to the then bishop of Lincoln in the early part of the 12th century. It was second only to the cathedral in size. At that time St Botolph’s was in open country outside the city boundry. When the city was besieged by Parliamentarians in 1644 St Botolph’s was severely damaged and the lead off the roof was used to make bullets. Without the protection of the lead the stone vaulting, exposed to the elements, began to decay and in 1646 a large part of it caved in during Divine Worship. Luckily the congregation, forewarned by small bits of falling masonry, were able to get out of the church before the main part of the roof collapsed. It wasn't until 1721 that the site was cleared and the building of a new church consisiting of a tower (which contains a substantial amount of stone work from the original church), nave, and chancel began. In the 19th century by two aisles were added.

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The Reindeer Hotel can be found at the southern end of Lincoln's long High Street. The Pub has an history stretching back to 1720.

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