Historic houses · East Midlands
Jew's House
Jew's House — Grade I listed house in Lincoln, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lincoln · 0.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Jew's House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Built in the Norman architecture style. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I listed house in Lincoln, UK". Coordinates: 53.2322°, -0.5388°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Jew's House is one of the earliest extant town houses in England, estimated to have been built around 1170. It is situated on Steep Hill in Lincoln, immediately below Jew's Court. The house has traditionally been associated with the thriving Jewish community in Medieval Lincoln. Antisemitic hysteria was stoked by a notorious 1255 blood libel alleging that the mysterious death of a Christian child, known as Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln, was the result of him allegedly being kidnapped and ritually killed by Jews. In 1290, the entire Jewish community was expelled from England by Edward I, and the Jew's House is said to have been seized from a Jewish owner. The building has remained continuously occupied to the present day. Since about 1973 it has been used as a restaurant; prior to that it had been an antiques shop for many years.
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Background
Architecture
The Jew's House is built in the local limestone in the Norman or Romanesque style. Dating from the mid-twelfth century, the building originally consisted of a hall at the first floor level, measuring approximately 12 by 6 metres, above service and storage spaces at the ground level. Part of the original façade survives; the elaborately carved doorway, the remains of two Romanesque double-arch windows and much of the stonework on the upper storey. A chimney breast rises over the arch above the front door, serving the fireplace on the upper floor. There were once two columns supporting the arch, but these have gone.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2322, -0.5388
- County
- Lincolnshire
- District
- Lincoln
- Parish
- Lincoln, unparished area
- Postcode
- LN2 1LS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lincoln
- Nearest railway station
- Lincoln — 0.7 km
- Official site
- www.lincolnmuseum.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q3178464 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Jew's House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Jew's House, Lincoln.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Jew's House?
- Jew's House is in Lincolnshire, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode LN2 1LS), in the parish of Lincoln, unparished area.
- Who owns Jew's House?
- Jew's House is owned by | designation1 = Grade I.
- Is Jew's House a listed building?
- Jew's House is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- How do I get to Jew's House?
- The nearest railway station is Lincoln, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LN2 1LS.