The Bishop'S House

LINCOLN

SK9771NE EASTGATE 1941-1/9/97 (North side) 08/10/53 No.13 The Bishop's House

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Formerly known as: No.13 Atherstone House EASTGATE. House, formerly part of a larger complex including No.12 Eastgate and No.18 James Street, (qv). Now the Bishop's House. Late C13, altered early C16, early and late C18, early and mid C19. Central bay and interior altered 1927-28. Timber framing and brick, with stucco south and east front and plain tile roof. Single gable stacks, 2 valley and single side wall stacks. L-plan. EXTERIOR: plinth, projecting quoins, moulded eaves bands, coped gables and parapet. 2 storeys plus attics, 8 unequal bays. Windows are mainly glazing bar sashes. East front has to left a late C18 2 storey canted bay window with 3 French windows, and to its right, a similar window. Above, in the bay, a sham window flanked by single sashes. To left, a sham sash. To right, 2 sashes. Beyond, to right, a double gabled addition, C19, with a shallow Classical porch to left and a tall corniced triple sash to right. Above, 2 sashes. Triple gabled south front has a recessed centre, 1928, with a single storey range between the wings, containing 2 sashes. Above and behind this, 2 sashes, and above them, a single smaller sash. Left gable has 3 sashes on each floor, and a smaller sash to the attics. Lower right gable has a C19 French window and above it, a sash with a plaque over it. INTERIOR has central entrance hall with an open string staircase to a landing and gallery. Vase and stem balusters, square newels, moulded handrail. Late C19 wooden fireplace with panelled overmantel. To right, former billiard room, now study, has dentilled frieze and panelled ceiling, and an early C19 enriched Classical marble fireplace. Drawing room, to left, c1927, has 2 pairs of wooden Doric columns carrying spine beams with terminal pilasters. Moulded cornice and coved central bay to ceiling. Adjoining dining room has early C20 panelling, and adjacent sitting room has moulded cornice and enriched wooden Classical fireplace, late C18. First floor west bedroom has late C18 panelling with fluted Doric pilasters, concealing C16 panelling. Dentilled cornice

and late C18 slate fireplace, with flattened pilasters and oval cartouche. East bedroom has C18 moulded cornice and spine beams. Second floor has early C19 service stair with stick balusters. Rooms have moulded cornices. Left gable has exposed principal rafters with double purlins and tie beam. (Buildings of England : Lincolnshire: Pevsner N: Lincolnshire: London: 1989-: 514; The Survey of Ancient Houses in Lincoln: Jones S: Lincoln: 1990-: 105-118).

Listing NGR: SK9780071953