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Date of photo: 2013	Photo © Jo Turner
The Ironmongers Arms was situated at 8-9 Castle Hill. A grade-II* listed merchant's house of about 1543. Lincoln Council's Heritage Assets dates the building to late 15th century and tells us it was possibly the Ironmongers Arms in 1666. It was extensively restored in 1929, 1936, 1954, 1958 and 1970. Numbered 1 Bailgate and 12 Castle Hill appear to have been residential until at least 1899. Renumbered 9 Castle Hill as the Union of London and Smiths Bank Branch reportedly in 1899, the Union Bank of London didn't merge with Smith, Ellison & Co of Lincoln until 1902 according to NatWest. 1911-1968 it was National Provincial Bank then in 1968 National Westminster bank. No 8 was residential until brought into the bank in 1966. Robin Leigh-Pemberton, later Baron Kingsdown, was the chairman of the bank and then chairman of the Bank of England. The building converted into the Area Office HQ in 1970, no longer a public bank. It was given to the Cathedral in 1979 and is currently a Tourist Information Office. The top floor was converted to self-catering apartment in January 2012 and is addressed as No.8.
Source: Steve Turner
Listed building details:
Merchant's house, now offices. c1543, extensively restored 1929 and 1970. Timber framing, with arch braces, plastered nogging, rubble plinth and plain tile roof with a brick valley stack. 2 jettied floors with brackets on south and east fronts. Triple gabled south front, to Castle Hill, has to left a late C18 bow window with glazing bars, flanked to left by a half-glazed door. To right, a restored 2-light fixed window and a segment headed close-boarded door. Above, on each floor, three C20 leaded casements with 2 and 3 lights. East front, to Bailgate, 2 bays, has a close boarded door flanked by fixed lights with glazing bars. Above, on each floor, 2 leaded casements with 2 and 3 lights. South-east corner has an original post with carved figure and bracket. INTERIOR has jowled posts, some with arch braces, dragon beams, and is known to have crownpost roofs.
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