PRN 70554 This church is mentioned in Domesday book and it is believed to have been an early foundation, possibly even as early as St Martin's although there is no direct evidence for this. It was one of the churches granted to the Bishop by the King in 1070-87, and it became a prebendal church. It was situated within a prosperous area of the city, and may have been a relatively large and grand building. It may, like many other churches in Lincoln, have undergone rebuilding in the 13th century. A chantry chapel was founded c. 1297 by Alexander son of John son of Martin. A chapel of Sts Dunstan and Sebastian is also mentioned, and the church was the home of the Guild of St Lawrence which may have had its own chapel. The church was still functional, even prosperous, at the Reformation but was nevertheless liquidated by the City Council for their own benefit in 1550-2. Following this redundancy, the church and churchyard were put to a variety of secular uses. In 1613, the former church and churchyard formed part of the city shambles. The building survived the Civil War and was used as the city Pest House during an outbreak of plague in the city in the later 17th century, leading to it being known as "the Pest Church". The steeple was still standing in 1718, forming part of a stables. A cock pit stood on part of the formerly consecrated ground at some time. The foundations of the church were rooted up c. 1770, and the churchyard was built over c. 1820. {1}{2}{3}{4} In 1550, the church bells were stolen by four parishioners who were ordered to remain in ward until they had returned the bells or equivalent weight in metal or £16. {4}{5}