Cathedral View Guest House, 6 Eastgate, Lincoln

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 4 Dec 2015

Timber framed Grade II Listed house Listed as 14th century house with 18th and 20th century alterations but there is evidence of a property here as far back as the 12th century and an endorsement of around 1300 identifies the property as a house formerly the property of master Peter Orgar. Earliest timber framing in Lincoln - close-studded. Roof mostly replaced in 17th century with re-used timbers. East wing rebuilt in 17th century. 17th-century brickwork frontage and frame replacing timber framing. First referred to as the Black Horse Inn in 1674, the word Chambers was added as it took in guests and remained The Black Horse Chambers for almost 300 years until 1971. In 1884 a proposal exists for carriage house and granary, architect W Mortimer. Directory entries include 1728 Mr Coolin; 1823-1828 William Taylor; 1835-1843 John Turner (owners Edward Rudgard of Stamp End Brewery pre-1853); 1856-1861 George Brown; 1868-1872 Miss then Mrs Mary Brown; 1885-1901 Thomas Kirkby; 1905-1913 William Kirkby (& posting house); 1919 Walter H Geagen; 1923 J Hole and Co Ltd; 1965 Black Horse Inn. 6a and 6b Eastgate (then 5 Eastgate) were stables and a garage for the Black Horse in 1923. It took on various uses including a clothes shop, antiques shop (1990s) and public house and restaurant until 2008. After being empty for around 2 years it was opened as its former use in 2011 as Cathedral View Guest House. The building is reputedly haunted by the Grey Lady and in one story, so scary was her appearance that a cleaner working at the premises who witnessed the apparition fled, never to return.

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