30a Sincil Street, Lincoln

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 20 Oct 2011

Shown on the Padley’s 1842 map it is probably one of the 63 houses built on Elder Lane between 1817 and 1826. It changed to Sincil Street about 1830 (I can’t find Elder or Sincil in 1828 & 1835 directories). Along with 31 it was two properties reportedly altered in 1875 to make a single shop with living accommodation for Matthew Cockerill, architects Bellamy and Hardy. However Cockerill is listed at 31 (no 30a) in 1872. The building reverted to two shops around 1901-1905. The passage in the south gave access to China Place with 6 houses shown on the 1887-8 Town Plan. From directories, occupants of 30A included; 1872-1889 Matthew Cockerill, glass and China dealer – with 31; 1894 Esther Cockerill, glass and China dealer – with 31; 1896-1901 J W Ashley, glass and China dealer – with 31; 1905 Arthur Atkinson, tinsmith; 1909-1919 Jonathan Varty Ltd, grocers; 1965 R W Fullwell, grocer. From 1970s to 80s it was the Australian Boot Co. and then SPCK Bookshop closed around mid 2008 and as far as I can see the building remained empty until about 2017 when it became Candles Charity Boutique. From the 1990s many if not most of the properties on Sincil Street were purchased by Lincolnshire Co-op who in 2016 started a £70m redevelopment of the area that included refurbishment of 30a and 31 that now appears to have reverted to one shop on the ground floor (Seasalt Cornwall clothing and homewares) with external access to the other floors. See Image for a better view in 2023.

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