Elephant Inn

The Elephant Inn, located at 28 and 29 Eastgate in Lincoln, is a former public house and adjoining house that now serves as the cathedral Clerk of Works office. The building dates back to 1695 and the early 18th century, with alterations made in 1825, the late 19th century, and 1929. It is constructed of stone, stucco, and brick, topped with plain tile and pantile roofs and features three brick gable stacks. The structure is arranged in an L-plan.

The exterior of the former public house, which faces Priorygate, is stuccoed and consists of two storeys plus garrets, with two bays. The ground floor is rusticated, and there is a first-floor band along with wooden modillion eaves. The entrance features an off-centre round-headed rusticated doorcase with a six-panel door and fanlight above. A datestone from 1695 is positioned over the door. To the left of the entrance is a 16-pane sash window, and above it are two 12-pane sashes.

The east block, which faces Eastgate, is two storeys high with three bays. It has a central lean-to porch added in the mid-20th century to the north, flanked on the right by a glazing bar sash window. To the left, there is a single-storey addition from 1929 with a parapet. On the right side, an extruded corner rises two storeys, with two segment-headed glazing bar sashes above. At the rear, there is a single-storey L-plan addition with a hipped roof, featuring a segment-headed 12-pane sash window and a box dormer with a three-light casement.

Inside, No. 28 contains a late 17th-century panelled room on the ground floor, which includes a moulded cornice, a fielded six-panel door in a moulded surround, and an enriched Classical style fireplace with a hob grate. No. 29 features a late 17th-century oak dogleg stair with four flights, square newels with acorn drops, turned balusters, and a moulded handrail. The top landing has a similar balustrade.