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High Street, LINCOLN, LN5 7SF

Three shops at 381 High Street in a building that was originally the Lindsey County Constabulary Headquarters

Former West's Motor Company buildings on High Street, now shops and flats

Former West's Motor Company buildings on High Street http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2834865

Former West's showrooms http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2834865 on High Street, called John O'Gaunt House as it stands on the site of a medieval house that was popularly referred to as John O'Gaunt's Palace

Grade I Listed and Scheduled Monument formerly known as John O'Gaunt's Stables. A domestic complex of the highest social status and possibly the town house of Henry II and if so the only survivor from the small group of the king's town houses which existed in several major towns. Dated to around 1157 it has a section of modern glass flooring showing part of the Roman 3rd century Foss Way incorporated in its foundations. It was used from 1251 to 1547 as the headquarters of the Great Guild of St Mary, Lincoln's most important guild. The Guild seems to have let out the north range for commercial use. Acquired by Lincoln Corporation in 1575, the Bluecoat School took over the lease 1614-23. Around this time major alterations were carried out including the ‘Norman House’ built in 1618 with possible conversion of the north range to stables that would perhaps account for the name ‘John of O’Gaunt’s Stables’. The north range was rebuilt around 1723 as a maltings with other parts such as the Norman House and the northern part of the west range also used in the process. It was upgraded between 1869-1891 probably by Robert Dawber and Co who were occupiers around 1865-1895. The south range is dated 1896 and was built for C C Sibthorp and occupied by S C Basker who built it using stone from 18th-century houses demolished to make way for the new Sibthorp Street. (The two demolished houses were built soon after 1723 by John Fawkes, a tallow chandler and lessee of St Marys Guildhall from about 1723-53). Lincoln City Council bought the south range in 1938 and it continued in commercial use until 1981 when the whole was leased by Lincoln Civic Trust. The Trust then carried out investigation and refurbishment work into 1986 for them to use as their headquarters. The south range was restored in 1984 by the Community Enterprise Agency for the Parochial Church Council of St Peter at Gowts and Lincoln Civic Trust. It was opened as St Peter at Gowts Hall on 16th June 1984 by Kenneth Carlisle MP.

Bang & Olufsen shop on High Street in the former Lincoln Arms, built 1907 replacing a 17th century inn of the same name. The building contains a re-set Romanesque door arch c1150, salvaged from the demolition of the nearby St.Andrew's Hall in 1783

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’.

American Fried Chicken and Gabby's Greek Restaurant on High Street

Baroque Revival church on High Street, by Howdill & Sons of Leeds in 1905

Baroque Revival church on High Street, by Howdill & Sons of Leeds in 1905