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51 & 52 High Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

 

House built in 1900 for C Gunnell, butcher of 72 High Street, architect J H Cooper. Redbrick, slate roof, 3 storey with arched coaching entrance in the southern part. 1980s-1990s Reynolds Sports; 2006 Instant Cash.

 

The High Street is the main north-south road and street through the city from the Roman period to the present day. It follows the approximate line of Roman Ermine Street with Sincil Dyke and Bargate forming the south end, Dernstall Lock/Strait the northern. It was called Magnus Vicus in 1086, the Common Street in the 14th Century. The High Street in Wigford (south of St Marys Street) was known as The Rampart in the 18th century.

 

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Uploaded on October 31, 2017
Taken on August 14, 2016