Jews Court is a Grade I listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 October 1953. A Early Medieval House. 2 related planning applications.

Jews Court

WRENN ID
stubborn-soffit-grain
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Lincoln
Constituency
Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 October 1953
Type
House
Period
Early Medieval
Address
Jews Court, 2 and 3, Steep Hill, LN2 1LS
OS grid reference
SK 976 715
Coordinates
53.23228, -0.53872
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Jews Court is a house that has been converted into a shop, dating back to around 1170. It underwent alterations in the 18th century and was refenestrated in the early 19th and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of coursed rubble and dressed stone, topped with a plain tile roof, and features two brick gable stacks and a side wall stack. It has a deep plinth with tile coping and stands three storeys high, plus attics, with three bays.

The central entrance consists of a half-glazed two-leaf door from the 20th century. To the left is a late 18th-century plank door and a glazing bar shop window, both set under a common wooden lintel. On the right, there is a recess containing a late 18th-century beaded plank door and another glazing bar shop window, also under a common wooden lintel. Each floor above has two three-light sliding sash windows, all with wooden lintels. Additionally, there are two segment-headed dormers above, each with two-light casements.

The interior has not been inspected. This building is significant as an early medieval domestic structure and is noted to have been used as a synagogue at one time.

Local climate

Jews Court receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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