High Street, Lincoln
Two main railway lines used to cross the High Street.
St Marks has gone, leaving this one at Lincoln Central |
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| Former name(s) | Ermine Street, Iter VI of the Antonine Itinerary |
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| Maintained by | Lincolnshire County Council |
| Length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
| Addresses | 1-480 |
| Location | Lincoln, England |
| Postal code | LN5 7DW |
| Coordinates | 53°13′36″N 0°32′29″W / 53.226797°N 0.541486°WCoordinates: 53°13′36″N 0°32′29″W / 53.226797°N 0.541486°W |
| Northern end | The Strait,Motherby Lane 53°13′53″N 0°32′22″W / 53.231465°N 0.539499°W |
| Major junctions |
Clasketgate, Mint Street, Saltergate, St Mary's Street, Railway Line |
| Southern end | St Catherine Roundabout (A15) 53°12′53″N 0°32′46″W / 53.214602°N 0.546228°W |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | Roman |
The High Street of Lincoln, England, (road number B1262) is a long shopping high street. The street runs from the south at the St Catherines area roundabout and ends approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north at The Strait (in effect a continuation of the High Street).
The High Street contains a number of public houses, restaurants, local shops, private homes, offices, car dealerships, department stores, chain stores, churches, a school, memorials, the River Witham, a level crossing and Sincil Bank drains. The street forms one of the busiest road access routes into the city centre of Lincoln.
The numbering of premises is consecutive, which is slightly unusual compared with most of the UK. Number One, High Street, starts with the first building (Home Start), at the southern end and on the western side of the street, the neighbouring property is Number Two, followed by Number Three and so on. This numbering pattern continues northwards and uphill until the High Street meets The Strait. The sequential numbering system then continues southward, back down the High Street on the eastern side, until reaching a car dealership at number 471-480, which has the highest number, and is opposite number 1, High Street.
Looking to the north, the High Street is dominated by Lincoln Cathedral, which is prominentally placed in ‘‘Uphill’’ Lincoln. While today that area is noted for the Castle and many fine Medieval and later buildings, the High Street has many important buildings scattered in amongst the more recent shopping developments. There are over 30 Listed Buildings adjacent to or facing onto the High Street. and some these such as the Guildhall and Stonebow, St Mary le Wigford and the St Mary Guildhall are important Grade I listed buildings. The St Peter at Gowt’s Conservation Area, which is towards the southerly end of the High Street, was the second convervation area to be designated in Lincoln in 1975 Historic paintings and drawings give a good idea how buildings and the street scopes of the Lincoln High Street have changed over the years. Two paintings in the Usher Gallery in Lincoln particularly demonstrate the changes that have taken place. Both paintings are taken from approximately the same position, close to the Church of St Mary le Wigford. The earliest of these which may date from around 1800 by Henry Hall shows the cobbled streets lined with buildings of the Georgian period, most of which have now disappeared. In the distance is the obelisk shaped water conduit that was placed on the High Bridge over the river Witham to supply the street with water. Beyord this and below the Cathedral is the church tower of St Peter at Arches, which was demolished in 1932 to make way for new shops. Some fifty years later the sporting artist John E. Ferneley I shows the change brought about by the coming of the railway, with a level crossing cutting across the street, still a prominent feature of the street to-day. Many of the Georgian buildings are still there and the lower water conduit at St Le Wigford is shown on the right.
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