Historic Buildings in Lincolnshire

A restored medieval gateway that was built to control access to Lincoln Cathedral Close. Pottergate is one of only two surviving gateways to the cathedral precincts. The gate is pierced by a high arch, and surmounted by an upper story topped by battlements.
Pottergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1PH

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Priory Gate marks the location of one of the old medieval gates that gave access to the close surrounding Lincoln Cathedral. The current gateway, which straddles the north end of Pottergate, is a Victorian structure replacing the earlier medieval gateway here. The gate stands a few short steps away from a statue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a Lincolnshire native.
Pottergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN2 1PL

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Sibsey Trader Windmill is a restored six-storey windmill that was built in 1877 to replace an earlier post mill. It is one of the few surviving six-sailed mills in England.
Sibsey, Lincolnshire, England, PE22 0SY

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South Kyme Tower is a striking medieval stone tower that is the last remaining part of a 14th-century fortified moated manor house built by the Umfraville family. The tower may stand on the site of a Saxon manor owned by Earl Morcar and opposite the site of Kyme Abbey.
Church Lane, South Kyme, Lincolnshire, England, LN4 4AP

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Heritage Highlight: 14th-century tower on a Saxon moated site

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St Mary's Guildhall is a 12th-century building that may originally have been a royal palace. It was later used by the Great Guild of St Mary. The Guildhall stands upon the old Roman Fosse Way, and you can see a section of the original Roman road through the Guildhall floor.
385 High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, LN5 7SF

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Tattershall College is all that survives of a late medieval grammar school founded by Ralph Cromwell, owner of nearby Tattershall Castle. Cromwell was a prolific builder; in addition to the college and castle, he built the church and almshouses in Tattershall, which can all be seen today.
Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England, LN4 4LG

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Woolsthorpe Manor is a small 17th century manor house, the birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton, who wrote many of his famous works here while escaping from the Great Plague in London. In the orchard is a descendant of THE apple tree (mind your head!).
Water Lane, Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, NG33 5PD

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