The Mitre Hotel

The Mitre Hotel is a historic building located on the north side of High Street. It is a Grade II* listed structure that includes No 17 and features a mix of three and four storeys, constructed from stucco, rubble, and brick with timber framing. The cellars date back to the 13th and 17th centuries. The south front was rebuilt around 1630 and later altered in the 18th century. The east range of the south front originally dates from the 17th century but has been raised in the 19th century and modernized. The east elevation also originates from the 17th century but has undergone modernization. The north side has modern additions to a 17th-century block.

The south elevation showcases three and four storeys of stucco with a Welsh slate roof that is partly hipped at the southeast corner. It features three-sided bays and sash windows on each floor. The east range has an overhang and plastered rusticated quoins at the southeast angle, along with a wooden cornice at the second floor. A 17th-century moulded entrance doorway is centrally located and originally led to a yard. The east elevation is three storeys of stucco that has been modernized but retains late 18th-century sash windows. The north elevation consists of a central block and a west wing with three storeys and attics, featuring an overhang. Three gables display moulded bargeboards and pendant finials, with oriel windows in the gables that have moulded wood cills and carved brackets, one of which is dated 1631, along with additional sash windows.

Inside, the building includes 13th and 17th-century cellars, 17th-century fireplaces and blocked windows, staircases from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as 17th-century panelling and plastered ceiling beams. The Mitre has been an inn since around 1300 and has been known as the Mitre since approximately 1500. It has been owned by Lincoln College since 1450. The interior was completely modernized in 1968, and the upper floors now serve as student accommodation for Lincoln College, while the lower floors continue to operate as a public house. Most of the original features have been preserved. All listed buildings on the north side form a cohesive group.