Lincoln City Centre#Cornhill

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The city centre is divided into Uphill, Downhill, Steep Hill, Cornhill, Brayford and past the railway station.{{cite web |title=Large Lincoln Maps for Free Download and Print {{!}} High-Resolution and Detailed Maps |url=https://www.orangesmile.com/travelguide/lincoln/high-resolution-maps.htm |website=www.orangesmile.com |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite web |title=Lincoln City Centre Map 2022 by Visit Lincoln - Issuu |url=https://issuu.com/visitlincoln2015/docs/j39999_visitlincoln_map_final |website=issuu.com |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en |date=6 June 2023}}{{Failed verification|date=April 2024|reason=The maps used as sources do not show these named areas}} These areas are connected by the ancient Ermine Street which is known as the High Street, in Downhill the High Street becomes The Strait then Steep Hill connects to Uphill where it becomes Bailgate.

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Uphill is Lincoln's old town with many grade listed buildings dating back to the medieval and roman periods these include Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln Castle, Pottergate Arch, St Mary Magdalene and Newport Arch on the hill with Jew's House and Norman House on Steep Hill, among other listed buildings.{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Louise |title=Conservation, archaeology and planning |url=https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/planning/conservation-archaeology-heritage/6#:~:text=Lincoln%20has%20418%20Listed%20Buildings,boundary%20stones%20and%20telephone%20boxes. |website=City of Lincoln Council |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}}

It has a number of independent small businesses. Castle Square and Bailgate are the centre to Uphill. The square hosts the farmers' market and is the meeting point for Steep Hill, the castle and cathedral.

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The hillside area is partly residential. In 2020 a mansion near Lincoln Cathedral was offered for sale at £2 million.{{cite news |title=Stunning Lincoln cathedral mansion worth £2m up for sale |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2020/02/stunning-lincoln-cathedral-mansion-worth-2m-up-for-sale/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=12 February 2020 |language=en}} Bailgate, Minster Yard, Eastgate and Drury Lane have housing prices ranging from £200,000 to £800,000.{{cite web |title=Homes for Sale in Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 - Buy Property in Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 - Primelocation |url=https://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/property/lincoln/minster-yard/ |website=www.primelocation.com |access-date=1 August 2023}} Lincoln UTC, an educational institution with a campus called the Greestone Centre, is also on the hill.

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The High Street is mainly commercial and pedestrian in both Downhill and Cornhill. Downhill is the centre's cultural and nightlife area. It is centred upon the Guildhall and Stonebow. North of the Guildhall there are a number of cultural buildings: the grade II listed New Theatre Royal was built in the area in 1892, it is 'new' because the previous building from 1806 was damaged in a fire;{{cite web |title=New Theatre Royal Lincoln {{!}} Theatres Trust |url=https://database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/theatres/show/196-theatre-royal#:~:text=There%20was%20a%20theatre%20(the,late%2019th%20century%20theatre%20design. |website=database.theatrestrust.org.uk |access-date=1 August 2023}} Lincoln Museum and the Usher Gallery. St Hugh's Church (Grade II listed) and Lincoln College are also in the area.{{cite web |last1=Fish |first1=Elizabeth |title=Museum of Lincolnshire Life |url=https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/museumoflincolnshirelife#:~:text=The%20museum%20celebrates%20the%20culture,North%20Lincoln%20Militia%20in%201857. |website=Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en}} North of the Guildhall also formerly included the church of St Peter at Arches and the Georgian Buttermarket which existed from 1737 until 1932: in their place is the former Norwich Union House, which has since been converted into multiple retail outlets. South-east of the Guildhall is Saltergate, Guildhall Street and St Swithins Square. The notable buildings on these streets are The Angel Coffee House, St Swithin's Church which is a Grade II* listed currently closed parish church. The church congregation currently meet opposite the church in a former Co-operative building.{{cite news |title=Uncertain future for old Lincoln church |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2018/05/uncertain-future-old-lincoln-church/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=3 May 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=McAllister |first1=Richard |title=Former Lincoln nightclub to become 'space for worship' |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/former-lincoln-nightclub-become-space-2767547 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=17 April 2019 |language=en}} Further down the high street is Waterside Shopping Centre and the River Witham which passes under High Bridge which the High Street is on.

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Cornhill is the city's main market{{cite web |title=Shopping Areas in Lincoln {{!}} Shop Lincoln |url=https://www.shoplincoln.co.uk/shopping |website=Shop Lincoln |access-date=31 January 2023 |language=en}} and transportation area. It has two squares, St Benedict's and Cornhill. Cornhill Square is anchored by the early-Victorian Corn Exchange Arcade and the late-Victorian Corn Exchange.{{cite news |title=See inside Lincoln Central Market renovation ahead of autumn opening |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2023/03/see-inside-lincoln-central-market-renovation-ahead-of-autumn-opening/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=24 March 2023 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=reporter |first1=Daniel Jaines, local democracy |last2=Maslin |first2=Eleanor |title=New Cornhill Market opening delayed due to wet weather |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/new-cornhill-market-opening-delayed-8632395 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=27 July 2023 |language=en}} St Benedict's is a Grade I listed former church (currently a book shop).{{cite news |title=Case Study: Lincoln Cornhill Quarter |url=https://www.minstergroupltd.com/case-study/lincoln-cornhill-quarter/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=Minster Group Ltd}} The High Street then passes over St Mary's Street/Wigford Way where it passes through a level crossing with the railway station and directly next to the level crossing is St Mary le Wigford church which is a Grade I listed church and the oldest active parish church in the city centre.{{cite news |title=Work to create Lincoln city centre green space to begin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-64697914 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=BBC News |date=19 February 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Eleanor |title=Ukrainian Cultural Centre will provide 'vital step' of support |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/ukrainian-cultural-centre-provide-vital-7176347 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}

South of the railway station, at Tenercroft Street, the High Street opens up to cars with mixed use buildings on either side,{{cite web |title=Map Lincoln City Centre Lincolnshire England |url=http://www.towncentremap.co.uk/england/lincoln.html |website=www.towncentremap.co.uk |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Jaines |first1=Daniel |last2=Griffin |first2=Joe |title=Former High Street store to become Airbnb apartments |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/former-lincoln-high-street-store-8480140 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=30 May 2023 |language=en}} The street runs southwards to St Catherines Roundabout and includes the former {{rws|Lincoln St Marks}} Station, St Peter at Gowts Church, Central Methodist Church, Greek Orthodox Church of St. Basil and St. Paisios (Formerly St Botolph's Church until 2021){{cite news |title=Lincoln church bells removed after century of service |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2021/06/lincoln-church-bells-removed-after-century-of-service/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=29 June 2021 |language=en}} and St Mary's Guildhall among other historic buildings.{{cite news |title=£500k refurb project complete at St Mary's Guildhall |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2023/02/500k-refurb-project-complete-at-st-marys-guildhall/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=27 February 2023 |language=en}}

{{see also|Brayford Pool}}

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North of Brayford Pool is Newland, it is the centre's area of governance. Lindsey County Council moved to the area in 1932 from the County Hall in Uphill to the Council Offices (Lindsey County Council became Lincolnshire County Council in 1974){{cite web|url=http://slha.org.uk/publications/magazine/#|title=The early history of Lincolnshire County Council Offices, Newland, Lincoln|series=Lincolnshire Past and Present Issue 108 Summer 2017|publisher=Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology|access-date=14 November 2020}} with Lincoln City Council following by moving from the Guildhall in Downhill to the City Hall on Beaumont Fee in 1973.{{cite news |title=Lincoln council claims it won't make a loss as it sells fleet of vehicles |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2023/04/lincoln-council-claims-it-wont-make-a-loss-as-it-sells-fleet-of-vehicles/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=3 April 2023 |language=en}} South and east of the pool is New Boultham, it includes the University of Lincoln's main campus and multiple retail parks.

Lincoln city centre is home to many cultural buildings and venues such as Lincoln Central Library, New Theatre Royal Lincoln, Usher Art Gallery and the Engine Shed.

The city centre is home to many active{{Cite web |title=St Hugh's Roman Catholic Church, Lincoln |url=https://www.sthughslincoln.org.uk/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.sthughslincoln.org.uk |language=en-US}} and former churches.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-29 |title=New owners ready to turn St Katherine's Church into Lincoln community venue |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/08/new-owners-ready-to-turn-st-katherines-church-into-lincoln-community-venue/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=The Lincolnite |language=en}} Notable churches in the city centre include:{{Cite web |title=St Mary le Wigford |url=https://www.stmarylewigford.co.uk/ |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.stmarylewigford.co.uk}}{{Cite web |title=Lincoln nightclub to be worship space |url=https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/21-february/news/uk/lincoln-nightclub-to-be-worship-space |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=www.churchtimes.co.uk}}

• St Swithin's Church, Lincoln
• Alive Church, Lincoln
• St Mary le Wigford
• St Peter at Gowts
• Central Methodist Church, Lincoln
• St Hugh's Church, Lincoln
• St Benedict's Church, Lincoln
• St Katherine's Church, Lincoln

It is also the site of a number of demolished medieval churches including: St Cuthbert's off Steep Hill;{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI89652 - Site of St Cuthbert's church and churchyard, off Steep Hill |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI89652 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council|access-date=22 February 2025}} St George's, now the site of the Lincoln Museum;{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI89655 - Site of St George's Church and Churchyard |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI89655 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council|access-date=22 February 2025}} St Lawrence's;{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI89654 - Site of St Lawrence's church and churchyard |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI89654 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=22 February 2025}} Holy Trinity in Clasketgate;{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI89656 - Site of Holy Trinity Clasketgate church and churchyard |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI89656 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=22 February 2025}} St Edmund's;{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI81482 - Possible site of St. Edmund's church and churchyard, Free School Lane/Bank Street |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI81482 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=22 February 2025}} St Stephen-in-Newland;{{cite web|url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI88529|title=Monument record MLI88529 - Site of St Stephen-in-Newland church and churchyard|publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council|access-date=23 February 2025}} and All Saints in Hungate.{{cite web |title=Monument record MLI89658 - Site of All Saints Hungate church and churchyard |url=https://heritage-explorer.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Monument/MLI89658 |publisher=Lincolnshire Heritage Explorer: Lincolnshire County Council |access-date=22 February 2025}}

{{see also|Lincoln Arboretum}}

Lincoln City Centre is on the northern and southern banks of the River Witham and it runs directly from the east of the city into Brayford Pool in the west of the city. Most of the river forms a small waterside plaza which runs along Waterside North and South to the City Square before it passes under High Bridge and under Wigford Way before merging into Brayford Pool and continuing west as Foss Dyke. The Foss Dyke then becomes a canal walk between Lincoln and Saxilby via Burton Waters and Skellingthorpe.{{cite web |title=Lincoln {{!}} Canal & River Trust |url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/lincoln |website=canalrivertrust.org.uk |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en}} Parks and gardens in and around the city centre include Temple Gardens, South Commons, West Common and Lincoln Arboretum.{{cite news |last1=Hill |first1=Alex |title=Lincoln Arboretum |url=https://www.lincoln.gov.uk/parks-open-spaces/lincoln-arboretum-1 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=City of Lincoln Council |language=en}} Brayford Pool near the university offers a wide range of boating activities, coffee houses and bars as well as a cinema.{{cite web |title=Brayford Pool and Waterfront in Lincoln |url=https://www.enjoylincoln.co.uk/things-to-do/brayford-pool |website=Enjoy Lincoln |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en}} The city is also home to many nightclubs and bars. Most notable is the Engine Shed which hosts many events and is the largest events venue in the city centre.

Lincoln city centre is pedestrianised and surrounded by through routes, Wigford Way, Tritton Road, Melville Street{{cite news |title=Residents divided over removal of 'eyesore' Lincoln footbridge |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2023/04/residents-divided-over-removal-of-eyesore-lincoln-footbridge/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=21 April 2023 |language=en}} and Monks Road.{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=Sebastian |title=Life next to one of the busiest roads in Lincolnshire |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/life-next-one-busiest-roads-7057617 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=9 May 2022 |language=en}} Most traffic around the city centre uses the A46 and Lincoln Eastern Bypass.{{cite news |title=Lincoln: Public events for planned city relief road |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-65861113 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=BBC News |date=12 June 2023}}

Lincoln railway station is operated by East Midlands Railway but is served by other train operators including London North Eastern Railway and Northern Trains. The station is adjacent to Lincoln Transport Hub.{{cite web |title=Lincoln Station {{!}} National Rail |url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/lincoln/ |website=www.nationalrail.co.uk |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en}}

Lincoln offers park and ride for residents and tourists to go up and down Steep Hill, the castle and cathedral and different parts of the city centre. This service is a sight-seeing bus service.{{cite web |title=Lincoln Guided Tours |url=https://www.visitlincolnshire.com/things-to-do/lincoln-guided-tours/ |website=Visit Lincolnshire |access-date=1 August 2023}} A walk and ride shuttle bus service allows walkers to board and alight whenever they wish to around the city centre.{{cite web |title=Walk and Ride Lincoln |url=https://lincolnbus.co.uk/services/walk-and-ride |website=lincolnbus.co.uk |access-date=1 August 2023}}

Lincoln currently has a cycling scheme with bikes available for hire through the HireBike scheme by Lincolnshire County Council. However in 2022, this was in the process of being scrapped in favour of a new scheme and could include e-bikes.{{cite web |title=HireBike Lincoln |url=https://www.visitlincolnshire.com/things-to-do/hire-bike-lincoln/ |website=Visit Lincolnshire |access-date=1 August 2023}}{{cite news |title=Improved Lincoln Hirebikes to pedal on as contract ends |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/10/improved-lincoln-hirebikes-to-pedal-on-as-contract-ends/ |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=24 October 2022 |language=en}}

The University of Lincoln campus is alongside Brayford Pool and the River Witham.{{cite web |title=University of Lincoln |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/ |website=www.lincoln.ac.uk |access-date=28 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=Campus and Facilities {{!}} Student Life {{!}} University of Lincoln |url=https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studentlife/campusandfacilities/ |website=www.lincoln.ac.uk |access-date=28 July 2023}} A branch of Access Creative College is on Claskengate near the High Street,{{cite news |title=Lincoln {{!}} Access Creative College {{!}} Creative & Digital Courses |url=https://www.accesscreative.ac.uk/campuses/lincoln/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=Access Creative}} and Lincoln College is on Monks Road.{{cite news |title=Lincoln College takes over Old Bakery fine dining restaurant with new training concept |url=https://thelincolnite.co.uk/2022/12/lincoln-college-takes-over-old-bakery-fine-dining-restaurant-with-new-training-concept/ |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=The Lincolnite |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}} The city centre also has two schools, Lincoln Minster School (east of the cathedral) and St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School on Hampton Street.{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Eleanor |title=School talks on voluntary redundancies to cut costs |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/lincoln-minster-school-launches-talks-8037674 |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=LincolnshireLive |date=17 January 2023 |language=en}}

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