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Lincoln Arms
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Date of photo: early 20th century |
Picture source: Chris Lightfoot |
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The Lincoln Arms was situated at 114
High Street. This 17th century inn was demolished and rebuilt in 1907. Part
of the building was grade-II* listed. |
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Grade II* Listed Romanesque door arch
circa 1150, salvaged during demolition 1783, and re-sited 1907 is in a
first-floor rear room. The listed door is thought to have come from
St.Andrew's Hall that stood over Gaunt Street and occupied the location of
the Lincoln Arms and immediately adjacent to St Andrew's Cottages which are
the row of shops that are still standing (107-113 High Street). The
knowledge of this comes from a drawing by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm done just
before the halls demolition in 1783. Heritage Connect Lincoln tells us that
the pub was built in 1907 as The Lincoln Arms Public House by architects W
Mortimer & Son for Mowbray and Co of Grantham (who had acquired Dawber &
Co., the previous owners in 1905). The original pointed front gables were
cut horizontally above the windows but have been reinstated, as has chimney
stack, also chopped down at some point. This building replaced the
stone-built Lincoln Arms, later 114 and 115 High Street, part of the row of
cottages which survive. In 1872 the building next to Gaunt Street is No.121
occupied by a coal salesman but by 1889-1892 it is John Simpson Scott at the
Lincoln Arms. In 1894 Harriett Scott is here but by 1897-1900 Thomas Gregory
followed in 1901, now numbered 115, with Mrs Gregory. Still 115 in 1909-1913
William Wallis is listed. Publican in 1919 was George Marshall now listed at
No.114. 1926 and 1930 William Langham is here and in 1946 J Frow. Mowbray
were acquired by J W Green Ltd. (1952) and changed name to Flowers Breweries
(East Midlands) Ltd. (1954). 1961 it must have become a Whitbread house when
they acquired Flowers. Between 1989-1993 it was Sykes Video Links Ltd retail
shop then 1993-2020 it was used as a shop by Bang and Olufsen. Between
August 2018 and January 2022 it was the Registered office address of The New
Homes Agent Ltd. In December 2021 planning was applied for conversion to a
house of multiple occupancy and at time of writing it was ‘Pending
Consideration’. |
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Steve Turner (February 2022) |
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Listed
building details: |
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Romanesque door arch, c1150,
salvaged during demolition, 1783, and resited 1907. Situated in a first
floor rear room. Limestone rubble. Outer arch has a complex double chevron
moulding enhanced by an early form of dogtooth moulding. Inner arch has
keeled roll moulding flanked by quirks and hollows. The arch was removed
from St Andrew's Hall, a Norman house which stood on this site till its
demolition in 1783. The special interest of the arch derives from its place
in a C12 domestic building. |
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