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Tower and Sections of Close Wall Bordering Grounds of Number 5 Pottergate

A Grade I Listed Building in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2345 / 53°14'4"N

Longitude: -0.5321 / 0°31'55"W

OS Eastings: 498075

OS Northings: 371830

OS Grid: SK980718

Mapcode National: GBR FMQ.B8Z

Mapcode Global: WHGHZ.SYTS

Plus Code: 9C5X6FM9+Q5

Entry Name: Tower and Sections of Close Wall Bordering Grounds of Number 5 Pottergate

Listing Date: 8 October 1953

Last Amended: 20 December 1999

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1388831

English Heritage Legacy ID: 486292

ID on this website: 101388831

Location: Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2

County: Lincolnshire

District: Lincoln

Electoral Ward/Division: Minster

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Lincoln

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Lincoln St Peter-in-Eastgate with St Margaret in the close

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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Description



LINCOLN

SK9871NW WINNOWSTY LANE
1941-1/10/401 (South West side)
08/10/53 Tower and sections of Close wall
bordering grounds of No.5 Pottergate
(Formerly Listed as:
MINSTER YARD
(East side)
Close wall tower and section of
adjoining wall to south and west)

GV I

Tower and adjoining sections of the Close wall. 1285-1327.
Coursed squared stone and ashlar, with a gabled tile coping to
the west section. Multangular tower, approx. 5.5m high, with a
crenellated parapet and a crosslet in each side. To
south-east, a wall approx. 15m long, with a crenellated
parapet and one crosslet. To west, a wall approx. 25m long
with, to left, a board door under a stone lintel. Timber
samples from the tower have an estimated felling date range
from 1249 to 1284.
Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No.114.
(Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire:
London: 1989-: 484; Report and overall assessment of listable
quality: Hewlings R: Secular properties..... in Lincoln
Minster Close: London: 1987-; Nottingham University Tree-Ring
Dating Laboratory: Initial Report: 02/03/90).

Listing NGR: SK9807571830

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