Building record MLI94097 - Tower and sections of Close wall bordering the grounds of 5 Pottergate, Lincoln

Summary

Tower and sections of Close wall bordering the grounds of 5 Pottergate, Lincoln

Type and Period (2)

  • (Medieval to Modern - 1285 AD to 2050 AD)
  • (Medieval to Modern - 1285 AD to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

Full Description

Grade I listed tower and adjoining sections of the Close wall, dating from 1285 to 1327. It is coursed squared stone and ashlar, with a gabled tile coping to the west section. The multangular tower is approximately five and a half metres high, with a crenellated parapet and a crosslet in each side. To the south-east is a wall approximately 15 metres long, with a crenellated parapet and one crosslet. To the west is a wall approximately 25 metres 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. For the full description of this listed building please refer to the National Heritage List for England. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Index: Department of Culture, Media and Sport. Dec 1999. Revised List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1941-1/10/401.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 9806 7183 (27m by 19m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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