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      • 48 A.D. to 410 A.D. Roman Period
      • 410 A.D. To 850 A.D. Early Medieval
      • 850 A.D. to 1350 A.D. High Medieval
      • 1350 A.D. to 1750 A.D. Early Modern
      • 1750 A.D. to 1945 A.D. Industrial
    • The Romans
    • The Danes
    • Conflict in Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln Fair
      • The Civil War
    • Lincoln's Reformation
    • 1790 Poll Book
    • Lincoln in 1810
    • The By-Election of 1823
    • Lincoln in 1855
    • 1903 Horse Fair
  • PEOPLE
    • Business & Professional
      • Akrill to Brogden
      • Brook to Dashper
      • Dickinson to Dyke
      • Ellison
      • Folley to Gresham
      • Hall to Hill
      • Hughes to Nelson
      • Newsum to Porter
      • Pratt to Seeley
      • Shuttleworth to Watkins
      • Watkins to Woodcook
      • Wriglesworth to Wyatt
    • City Mayors
      • 1314 to 1500
      • 1501 to 1700
      • 1701 to 1900
      • 1901 to
    • Architects
    • Bishops of Lincoln
    • Royal Visitors
    • Leonard James Keyworth, V.C.
    • James Anderton
    • Caroline Martyn
    • Lincoln Characters
    • The Italian Stone Man
    • They Gave Their Lives
    • Population
      • Population 1801 to 1901
      • Acreage and Population of Lincolnshire 1801 and 1871
    • Memories of Lincoln
  • PLACES
    • Street Names
      • 1872 Lincoln Street Directory
      • 1872 LIncoln Trade & Professional Directory
    • Domestic Buildings
      • Atton Place
      • Jews Court
      • Bracebridge Hall
        • Bracebridge Hall Club
      • Beaumont House
      • High Bridge
    • The Lost Houses of Lincoln
      • Boultham Hall
      • Cold Bath House
      • Eastcliffe House
      • Eastgate House
      • Hartsholme Hall
      • Monks Manor
      • Monks Tower
      • Sibthorp House
      • The Old House on Corporation Street
    • Places to visit in Lincoln
      • More Places to Visit in Lincoln
      • Around Lincoln
    • Religious Buildings
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • The Churches
        • St Benedict and Old Kate
        • St Peter at Arches and St Giles Church
        • Lincoln Churches at the Reformation
      • The Close
      • The Priories & Friaries
      • The Malandry
      • Greestone Stairs
    • Entertainment
      • Lincolns Lost Cinemas
      • More Lost Cinemas
      • Pub, Inns, Hotels of Lincoln
        • The Dolphins
      • Horse Racing
      • Usher Gallery & Temple Gardens.
    • Other Buildings
      • Half Timbered Lincoln
      • Lincoln Castle
      • Lincoln's Gates
      • Lincoln Lunatic Asylum
      • The Bridge of Sighs
      • The Stonebow & Guildhall
    • Open Spaces
      • The Arboretum
      • The South Common
      • Boultham Park
      • Hartsholme Country Park
      • Steep Hill
      • Witham Valley Country Park
      • The Hidden Necropolis
    • Buildings of Local Importance
    • Lincoln's Listed Buildings
  • COMPANIES
    • Akrill to Penney
      • Akrill, Ruddock & Keyworth
      • Charles Duckering Ltd
      • Clarkes Crank & Forge
      • Clayton, Shuttleworth & Co
      • Doughty, Son & Richardson Ltd
      • F P Watson
      • H Newsum & Sons Ltd
      • Henry Poppleton & Sons
      • James Dawson & Son Ltd
      • John Cooke & Son (Lincoln) Limited
      • Lincoln Gas, Light and Coke Co
      • Mawer & Collingham
      • Penney & Co
    • Penney Porter to W Rainforth
      • Penney & Porter (1932) Ltd
      • JTB Porter & Co
      • R M Wright & Co Ltd
      • Robey
      • Ruston, Proctor & Co
      • Ruston & Hornsby Ltd
      • W Foster & Co
      • W Rainforth & Sons Ltd
      • More Companies
    • Old Adverts
      • 1853 Adverts
      • 1885 Adverts
      • 1901 Adverts
      • 1919 Adverts
      • 1941 Adverts
  • TRANSPORT
    • Foss Dyke
    • Mail Coach to London
    • The Horse Trams
    • The Electric Trams
  • WHAT THEY SAY
    • Quotes From the Famous
    • An American Tourists Perspective
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • City of My Dreams
  • USEFUL LINKS
    • Local Links
    • UK Links
    • Events In Lincoln
    • Facebook Pages & Groups
    • Photographic Links
  • MAPS, IMAGES & VIDEOS
    • Photo Galleries
      • Greyfriars
      • Some Less Notable Buildings
      • More Less Notable Buildings
      • Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
    • A High Street Journey
    • A Journey Around Brayford Pool
    • Old Images of Lincoln
      • High Street, High Bridge and Stonebow
      • Lincoln's Waterside
      • Brayford
      • High Street - St Benedicts Square to St Mary Street
      • Steep Hill & Strait
      • Broadgate
      • The Bail
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • Waterside - Stamp End
      • Silver Street
    • Lincoln Videos
    • Maps
      • Map Of Roman Lincoln
      • Lincoln in 12th c
      • Map of the Battle of Lincoln
      • Lincoln Map 1722
      • Lincoln Map 1779
      • Lincoln Map 1882
      • LIncoln Map 1898
      • Lincoln Map Early 20th Century
  • BOOKS ABOUT LINCOLN
    • It's About Lincoln books
    • Lincoln in Fiction
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      • It's About Lincoln Blog
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      • List of Blogposts
  • LINCOLNSHIRE
    • A Historical Description of the County of Lincolnshire
  • HOME
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Copyright
  • Most Popular Pages/Articles
  • HISTORY
    • How Did Lincoln Get Its Name
    • Timeline of Lincoln's History
      • 48 A.D. to 410 A.D. Roman Period
      • 410 A.D. To 850 A.D. Early Medieval
      • 850 A.D. to 1350 A.D. High Medieval
      • 1350 A.D. to 1750 A.D. Early Modern
      • 1750 A.D. to 1945 A.D. Industrial
    • The Romans
    • The Danes
    • Conflict in Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln Fair
      • The Civil War
    • Lincoln's Reformation
    • 1790 Poll Book
    • Lincoln in 1810
    • The By-Election of 1823
    • Lincoln in 1855
    • 1903 Horse Fair
  • PEOPLE
    • Business & Professional
      • Akrill to Brogden
      • Brook to Dashper
      • Dickinson to Dyke
      • Ellison
      • Folley to Gresham
      • Hall to Hill
      • Hughes to Nelson
      • Newsum to Porter
      • Pratt to Seeley
      • Shuttleworth to Watkins
      • Watkins to Woodcook
      • Wriglesworth to Wyatt
    • City Mayors
      • 1314 to 1500
      • 1501 to 1700
      • 1701 to 1900
      • 1901 to
    • Architects
    • Bishops of Lincoln
    • Royal Visitors
    • Leonard James Keyworth, V.C.
    • James Anderton
    • Caroline Martyn
    • Lincoln Characters
    • The Italian Stone Man
    • They Gave Their Lives
    • Population
      • Population 1801 to 1901
      • Acreage and Population of Lincolnshire 1801 and 1871
    • Memories of Lincoln
  • PLACES
    • Street Names
      • 1872 Lincoln Street Directory
      • 1872 LIncoln Trade & Professional Directory
    • Domestic Buildings
      • Atton Place
      • Jews Court
      • Bracebridge Hall
        • Bracebridge Hall Club
      • Beaumont House
      • High Bridge
    • The Lost Houses of Lincoln
      • Boultham Hall
      • Cold Bath House
      • Eastcliffe House
      • Eastgate House
      • Hartsholme Hall
      • Monks Manor
      • Monks Tower
      • Sibthorp House
      • The Old House on Corporation Street
    • Places to visit in Lincoln
      • More Places to Visit in Lincoln
      • Around Lincoln
    • Religious Buildings
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • The Churches
        • St Benedict and Old Kate
        • St Peter at Arches and St Giles Church
        • Lincoln Churches at the Reformation
      • The Close
      • The Priories & Friaries
      • The Malandry
      • Greestone Stairs
    • Entertainment
      • Lincolns Lost Cinemas
      • More Lost Cinemas
      • Pub, Inns, Hotels of Lincoln
        • The Dolphins
      • Horse Racing
      • Usher Gallery & Temple Gardens.
    • Other Buildings
      • Half Timbered Lincoln
      • Lincoln Castle
      • Lincoln's Gates
      • Lincoln Lunatic Asylum
      • The Bridge of Sighs
      • The Stonebow & Guildhall
    • Open Spaces
      • The Arboretum
      • The South Common
      • Boultham Park
      • Hartsholme Country Park
      • Steep Hill
      • Witham Valley Country Park
      • The Hidden Necropolis
    • Buildings of Local Importance
    • Lincoln's Listed Buildings
  • COMPANIES
    • Akrill to Penney
      • Akrill, Ruddock & Keyworth
      • Charles Duckering Ltd
      • Clarkes Crank & Forge
      • Clayton, Shuttleworth & Co
      • Doughty, Son & Richardson Ltd
      • F P Watson
      • H Newsum & Sons Ltd
      • Henry Poppleton & Sons
      • James Dawson & Son Ltd
      • John Cooke & Son (Lincoln) Limited
      • Lincoln Gas, Light and Coke Co
      • Mawer & Collingham
      • Penney & Co
    • Penney Porter to W Rainforth
      • Penney & Porter (1932) Ltd
      • JTB Porter & Co
      • R M Wright & Co Ltd
      • Robey
      • Ruston, Proctor & Co
      • Ruston & Hornsby Ltd
      • W Foster & Co
      • W Rainforth & Sons Ltd
      • More Companies
    • Old Adverts
      • 1853 Adverts
      • 1885 Adverts
      • 1901 Adverts
      • 1919 Adverts
      • 1941 Adverts
  • TRANSPORT
    • Foss Dyke
    • Mail Coach to London
    • The Horse Trams
    • The Electric Trams
  • WHAT THEY SAY
    • Quotes From the Famous
    • An American Tourists Perspective
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • City of My Dreams
  • USEFUL LINKS
    • Local Links
    • UK Links
    • Events In Lincoln
    • Facebook Pages & Groups
    • Photographic Links
  • MAPS, IMAGES & VIDEOS
    • Photo Galleries
      • Greyfriars
      • Some Less Notable Buildings
      • More Less Notable Buildings
      • Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
    • A High Street Journey
    • A Journey Around Brayford Pool
    • Old Images of Lincoln
      • High Street, High Bridge and Stonebow
      • Lincoln's Waterside
      • Brayford
      • High Street - St Benedicts Square to St Mary Street
      • Steep Hill & Strait
      • Broadgate
      • The Bail
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • Waterside - Stamp End
      • Silver Street
    • Lincoln Videos
    • Maps
      • Map Of Roman Lincoln
      • Lincoln in 12th c
      • Map of the Battle of Lincoln
      • Lincoln Map 1722
      • Lincoln Map 1779
      • Lincoln Map 1882
      • LIncoln Map 1898
      • Lincoln Map Early 20th Century
  • BOOKS ABOUT LINCOLN
    • It's About Lincoln books
    • Lincoln in Fiction
    • MY BLOGS
      • It's About Lincoln Blog
      • It's About Lincolnshire Blog
      • List of Blogposts
  • LINCOLNSHIRE
    • A Historical Description of the County of Lincolnshire

Religious Buildings

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Lincoln Cathedral
​ Lincoln Cathedral stands on a hill 200 feet above the centre of Lincoln.  Visible on all sides for up to 25 miles away, this stunning building is the best located in this country and possibly even Europe. 
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The Malandry
At the North-western angle of the great South common, near the junction of the road leading to Canwick with the Lincoln and Sleaford Turnpike, there is a. quadrangular patch of land
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Priories and Friaries.
​Friars are different to monks, instead of living a life of solitude they would live within a community among lay people supported by donations or charity.  Friars would work within a province not in a religious community

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The Churches
By the time of the Reformation many of the parishes were so small that they could not afford a minister and had insufficient funds to maintain the church.  
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The Close
​In the medieval period Lincoln was divided into three areas:  the City, the Bail and the Close; each was a locally independent self-governing place.  The Close was, and still is the area surrounding the Cathedral
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Greestone Stairs
There are a few names of places in the ancient city of Lincoln which may deserve a brief notice, as having retained to this day the use of words long since obsolete in our vernacular English. 
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  • HOME
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Copyright
  • Most Popular Pages/Articles
  • HISTORY
    • How Did Lincoln Get Its Name
    • Timeline of Lincoln's History
      • 48 A.D. to 410 A.D. Roman Period
      • 410 A.D. To 850 A.D. Early Medieval
      • 850 A.D. to 1350 A.D. High Medieval
      • 1350 A.D. to 1750 A.D. Early Modern
      • 1750 A.D. to 1945 A.D. Industrial
    • The Romans
    • The Danes
    • Conflict in Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln
      • The Battle of Lincoln Fair
      • The Civil War
    • Lincoln's Reformation
    • 1790 Poll Book
    • Lincoln in 1810
    • The By-Election of 1823
    • Lincoln in 1855
    • 1903 Horse Fair
  • PEOPLE
    • Business & Professional
      • Akrill to Brogden
      • Brook to Dashper
      • Dickinson to Dyke
      • Ellison
      • Folley to Gresham
      • Hall to Hill
      • Hughes to Nelson
      • Newsum to Porter
      • Pratt to Seeley
      • Shuttleworth to Watkins
      • Watkins to Woodcook
      • Wriglesworth to Wyatt
    • City Mayors
      • 1314 to 1500
      • 1501 to 1700
      • 1701 to 1900
      • 1901 to
    • Architects
    • Bishops of Lincoln
    • Royal Visitors
    • Leonard James Keyworth, V.C.
    • James Anderton
    • Caroline Martyn
    • Lincoln Characters
    • The Italian Stone Man
    • They Gave Their Lives
    • Population
      • Population 1801 to 1901
      • Acreage and Population of Lincolnshire 1801 and 1871
    • Memories of Lincoln
  • PLACES
    • Street Names
      • 1872 Lincoln Street Directory
      • 1872 LIncoln Trade & Professional Directory
    • Domestic Buildings
      • Atton Place
      • Jews Court
      • Bracebridge Hall
        • Bracebridge Hall Club
      • Beaumont House
      • High Bridge
    • The Lost Houses of Lincoln
      • Boultham Hall
      • Cold Bath House
      • Eastcliffe House
      • Eastgate House
      • Hartsholme Hall
      • Monks Manor
      • Monks Tower
      • Sibthorp House
      • The Old House on Corporation Street
    • Places to visit in Lincoln
      • More Places to Visit in Lincoln
      • Around Lincoln
    • Religious Buildings
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • The Churches
        • St Benedict and Old Kate
        • St Peter at Arches and St Giles Church
        • Lincoln Churches at the Reformation
      • The Close
      • The Priories & Friaries
      • The Malandry
      • Greestone Stairs
    • Entertainment
      • Lincolns Lost Cinemas
      • More Lost Cinemas
      • Pub, Inns, Hotels of Lincoln
        • The Dolphins
      • Horse Racing
      • Usher Gallery & Temple Gardens.
    • Other Buildings
      • Half Timbered Lincoln
      • Lincoln Castle
      • Lincoln's Gates
      • Lincoln Lunatic Asylum
      • The Bridge of Sighs
      • The Stonebow & Guildhall
    • Open Spaces
      • The Arboretum
      • The South Common
      • Boultham Park
      • Hartsholme Country Park
      • Steep Hill
      • Witham Valley Country Park
      • The Hidden Necropolis
    • Buildings of Local Importance
    • Lincoln's Listed Buildings
  • COMPANIES
    • Akrill to Penney
      • Akrill, Ruddock & Keyworth
      • Charles Duckering Ltd
      • Clarkes Crank & Forge
      • Clayton, Shuttleworth & Co
      • Doughty, Son & Richardson Ltd
      • F P Watson
      • H Newsum & Sons Ltd
      • Henry Poppleton & Sons
      • James Dawson & Son Ltd
      • John Cooke & Son (Lincoln) Limited
      • Lincoln Gas, Light and Coke Co
      • Mawer & Collingham
      • Penney & Co
    • Penney Porter to W Rainforth
      • Penney & Porter (1932) Ltd
      • JTB Porter & Co
      • R M Wright & Co Ltd
      • Robey
      • Ruston, Proctor & Co
      • Ruston & Hornsby Ltd
      • W Foster & Co
      • W Rainforth & Sons Ltd
      • More Companies
    • Old Adverts
      • 1853 Adverts
      • 1885 Adverts
      • 1901 Adverts
      • 1919 Adverts
      • 1941 Adverts
  • TRANSPORT
    • Foss Dyke
    • Mail Coach to London
    • The Horse Trams
    • The Electric Trams
  • WHAT THEY SAY
    • Quotes From the Famous
    • An American Tourists Perspective
    • Nathaniel Hawthorne
    • City of My Dreams
  • USEFUL LINKS
    • Local Links
    • UK Links
    • Events In Lincoln
    • Facebook Pages & Groups
    • Photographic Links
  • MAPS, IMAGES & VIDEOS
    • Photo Galleries
      • Greyfriars
      • Some Less Notable Buildings
      • More Less Notable Buildings
      • Look Up, Look Down, Look Around
    • A High Street Journey
    • A Journey Around Brayford Pool
    • Old Images of Lincoln
      • High Street, High Bridge and Stonebow
      • Lincoln's Waterside
      • Brayford
      • High Street - St Benedicts Square to St Mary Street
      • Steep Hill & Strait
      • Broadgate
      • The Bail
      • Lincoln Cathedral
      • Waterside - Stamp End
      • Silver Street
    • Lincoln Videos
    • Maps
      • Map Of Roman Lincoln
      • Lincoln in 12th c
      • Map of the Battle of Lincoln
      • Lincoln Map 1722
      • Lincoln Map 1779
      • Lincoln Map 1882
      • LIncoln Map 1898
      • Lincoln Map Early 20th Century
  • BOOKS ABOUT LINCOLN
    • It's About Lincoln books
    • Lincoln in Fiction
    • MY BLOGS
      • It's About Lincoln Blog
      • It's About Lincolnshire Blog
      • List of Blogposts
  • LINCOLNSHIRE
    • A Historical Description of the County of Lincolnshire