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      • Beaumont House
      • High Bridge
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      • Boultham Hall
      • Cold Bath House
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      • Eastgate House
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      • Henry Poppleton & Sons
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      • JTB Porter & Co
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The Dolphin and the King of France

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The Dolphin, one of the oldest inns in Lincoln, stood at the corner of Eastgate and Priorygate.  Alfred Shuttle-worth purchased it in about 1892 and had it demolished as it spoilt his view of the Cathedral from his home, Eastgate House, now the Lincoln Hotel.  He also had the 16th century building on the left of the image, the Rest, restored in half-timbered style.

​This is a modern copy of a notice once hung in the Dolphin:
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It's a nice tale but is only loosely based on fact!  Whilst the King of France, King John the Good, was held in captivity at Somerton Castle from 4th August 1359 to 21st March 1360, the son the King had with him was Philip, his fourth son, the Dauphin remained in France after his father was captured.  The King was placed under the protection of William, Baron d'Eyncoiurt; Sir Saier de Rochford was not the owner of Somerton Castle but one of the knights entrusted with keeping the captives under the Baron.   Furthermore, Easter was on 5th April 1360, King John was in London by this date,
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Although the demolition of the Dolphin caused much distress among the people of Lincoln at the time, it is obvious that the north east view of the Cathedral was considerably improved.  It also left room for the erection of Tennyson's statue in 1905.
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  • 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
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      • 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