Former Lincoln Arms, 114 High Street, Lincoln

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 16 Nov 1989

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 reputed 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 the 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 survives. 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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