Ruined Building and Adjoining Section of Close Wall to North

RUINED BUILDING AND ADJOINING SECTION OF CLOSE WALL TO NORTH, TEMPLE GARDENS

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1388802
Date first listed:
08-Oct-1953
List Entry Name:
Ruined Building and Adjoining Section of Close Wall to North
Statutory Address:
RUINED BUILDING AND ADJOINING SECTION OF CLOSE WALL TO NORTH, TEMPLE GARDENS
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1388802
Date first listed:
08-Oct-1953
Date of most recent amendment:
20-Dec-1999
List Entry Name:
Ruined Building and Adjoining Section of Close Wall to North
Statutory Address 1:
RUINED BUILDING AND ADJOINING SECTION OF CLOSE WALL TO NORTH, TEMPLE GARDENS

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
RUINED BUILDING AND ADJOINING SECTION OF CLOSE WALL TO NORTH, TEMPLE GARDENS

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
Lincoln (District Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SK 97814 71641

Details

LINCOLN

SK9771NE TEMPLE GARDENS
1941-1/9/383 (North side)
08/10/53 Ruined building and adjoining
section of Close wall to north
(Formerly Listed as:
TEMPLE GARDENS
(North side)
Close gateway,ruined building and
adjoining section of close wall to
north)

GV I

Ruined building and adjoining section of Close wall. Late C13,
perhaps incorporating part of the late C2 Colonia wall, and
late C14. Dressed stone and ashlar. Roofless ruined building
has to south a roll moulded depressed ogee headed doorway with
rosettes and C19 plank door. To its left, a 2-light mullioned
window and beyond, an angle buttress. Adjoining Close wall, to
north, has an angle buttress and an incomplete crenellated
parapet. Approx. 30m long. The Colonia wall was on the same
alignment.
Scheduled Ancient Monument, County No.19.
(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-).



Listing NGR: SK9781471641

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
486263
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Harris, J, Antram, N, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, (1989), 484
Hewlings, R, Secular properties in Lincoln Minster Close, (1987)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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