Romanesque Door Arch In The Former Lincoln Arms Public House

This Romanesque door arch, dating from around 1150, was originally part of St Andrew’s Hall, a Norman house that stood on this site until its demolition in 1783. It was resited in 1907 to a first-floor room within the former Lincoln Arms Public House. Constructed from limestone rubble, the outer arch is characterized by a complex double chevron moulding, with an early form of dogtooth decoration. The inner arch features a keeled roll moulding, flanked by quirks and hollows. The arch is of particular interest because it represents a rare example of a domestic building from the 12th century, with most surviving examples of this period found in Lincolnshire.