As medieval historians and University of Lincoln alumni, Lincoln’s remarkable history is not lost on us.
We did not know, however, that Visit Lincoln’s website offers pre-set historical tours of the city. There is a Roman Route, Jewish Route and a Battle of Lincoln Route, to name just a few. Yet, as a group we are interested in a broad range of history from Late Antiquity to Late Medieval; so, one Wednesday afternoon we took inspiration from the Visit Lincoln website and decided to wander around Lincoln looking for history we had never seen before. This is where we went:
MA Medieval Studies Route
- Lincoln Library
- Medieval Bishop’s Palace
- ‘Between Two Worlds’ sculpture by Michael Dan Archer
- Tennyson Statue
- Roman East Gate
- Newport Arch
- Roman Forum
- Cathedral and Castle View
- Westgate Water Tower
- View of the University
While we are planning on doing one of the pre-set tours eventually, our little wander around Lincoln Cathedral quarter showed us that there are some historical gems in the city that we didn’t even know about!
Visit Lincoln: https://www.visitlincoln.com/trails/roman-heritage-trail-of-lincoln
Route created by Hannah MacKenzie, Beth Williams and Lauren Brand: Three MA Medieval Studies Students.