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Sincil Street, LINCOLN, LN5 7ET

For view in 2011 and building details see Image

Shown on the Padley’s 1842 map they are two 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). The passageway between the two shops gave access to Savage’s Court that had 6 “back-to-Back” houses with Gadsby’s Court (all demolished in the 1930s). George Savage (a carpenter) bought the land in August 1824 and by 1828 had built 8 houses, two here on the frontage, and six behind in the court. In 1834 his four children including Richard Savage, shoemaker and Frederick Bellamy Savage, cooper, inherited the buildings and held them until the 1890s when 34 was sold for £390 about 1893 and 35 for £450 in 1897. Directory entries include; for 34; 1857 Samuel E Hopkinson; 1872 Robert Moss, brush maker; 1889 Joseph Good, butcher; 1894-1905 Andrew Spafford, butcher; 1909 not listed; 1913 Frederick W Morris, fancy dealer; 1919 George E Rousseau, general dealer (purchased in 1916); (sold in 1949 it was briefly the home of ‘Modern Decorators’); 1965-1979 Morley’s Market Wool Shop (from the 1950s); For 35; 1841 Frederick Bellamy Savage; 1855-1857 George Kilminster (Brush makers & Dealers); 1868-1872 John Shirley, dining rooms; 1885-1909 George Jackson, eating-house keeper (shopkeeper in 1889); 1913-1919 George W Allen, eating-house keeper (purchased in 1916); 1965 The Windmill Café. Between 1897 and 1916, both No.s 34 and 35 were owned by Wilson Blaze. Timpson’s moved into 34 around 1996. Apparently the Windmill Café started in 1945 and presumably changed to the New Windmill when it changed hands in the 1980s, making 35 an eating establishment in one form or another for around 150 years. During the £70m Cornhill Quarter restoration project 2016-2019 No.35 spent some time as Lindum’s site office and then the building underwent substantial refurbishment to open on 4th March 2019 as the 200 Degrees Coffee shop and Barista School. From the 1990s many if not most of the properties on Sincil Street were purchased by Lincolnshire Co-op who possibly bought this in 2003. See Image for a view in 2023.

For 2011 view and building details see Image

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.

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). It was built as a dram shop (18th Century term for a place that sold gin by the spoonful) with house above for Matthew Cockerill, architects Bellamy and Hardy. I’m told that 1843-1869 it was a beer house called Fishmongers Arms with Joseph Islip landlord from 1842 and Elizabeth Islip is listed in Pigot’s for 1841. By 1871 it was called the ‘Old Willow Pattern’ and in 1877 to 1965 ‘Willow Pattern Hotel’. In 1925 it was Ind Coope Brewery. Other directory entries include; 1856-1868 Joseph Islip (Fishmongers’ Arms in 1861 & 1868); 1870-1875 Richard Hartley, victualler; 1885-1909 Miss Louise Pye; 1913-1919 George Edwin Lilburn; 1965 Willow Pattern P.H. In 1975 it was Masons fruiterers. 1995 to 2001 it was the registered office of Anglo-Continental Associates Ltd. 2000 to 2006 it was Amberley florists and Belgian chocolate shop and then 2007 Lillies Florists and Belgian chocolate shop. By May 2009 it was empty and looks to have remained so up to the refurbishment around 2017. From the 1990s many if not most of the properties on Sincil Street were purchased by Lincolnshire Co-op who in 2016-2019 carried out a £70m redevelopment of the area that included refurbishment of No.30. It is now (2022) a total of 1,935 sq ft with 760 sq ft retail space currently used by JoJo Maman Bébé children’s clothing store. For a 2023 view see Image

See Image for details of the building and 2011 view.

For details of the building and 2011 view see Image

The junction of Cornhill and Sincil Street, the centre of an ongoing £70m regeneration project by Lincolnshire Co-op and Lincoln City Council https://www.cornhillquarter.co.uk/. It claims to be the most significant recent refurbishment and new-build retail development in the city centre.

Five shops built for Wilson Blaze, architect W Mortimer and Son. Although six buildings show on Padley’s 1842 map the current buildings date to around 1900. They were later merged into two shops but over the years have had other combinations, more recently 24,25,26-27,28. In 1901 Ruddock’s directory shows; 24 blank entry; 25 Foreman's Glass and China Stores; 26 Watson, Henry, sewing machine agent; 27 Grimsby Fish Co.; 28 isn’t listed at all; 29 Magnet Stores, Ltd. Although the numbering is skewed, it suggests by now it is 4 shops. In 1897 there are six entries, clearly not shops. By 1913 they have today's numbers and the directory lists; 24 Atkinson, A. & Co., ironmongers; 25 Lincoln Meat Co.; 26 Little, Mrs. Elizabeth, milliner; 27 Birmingham Rubber. Company; 28 Varty, Jonathan, pork-butcher. Then by 1965 we have; 24 Pepperdine Benj. Butcher; 25 Gray Harold, pork butcher & cooked meats; 26 & 27 Haighs Lincoln, men 's, ladles’ & children's outfitters & shoe fitters; 28 Jacksons of Lincoln, dyers & cleaners. From the 1990s many if not most of the properties on Sincil Street were purchased by Lincolnshire Co-op who in 2016-2019 carried out a £70m redevelopment of the area. Following this in 2021 we had; 24 still Pepperdine’s butchers; 25 Lisa's Nails; 26-27 empty; 28 Trent Galleries. For a 2023 view see Image