Leigh-Pemberton House - Castle Hill - Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Metal plaque on Leigh-Pemberton House, a half-timbered, 16th century house situated between Lincoln Castle and Lincoln Cathedral. Now the Visitor Information Centre and luxury accommodation.
Waymark Code: WM11YZE
Location: East Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 01/13/2020
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"Leigh-Pemberton House is a lovely half-timbered house on historic Castle Square in Lincoln. The house was built around 1543, directly over the old Roman Ermine Street. It was originally a wealthy merchant's house, and later became an inn.
From 1899-1979 it served as a bank, during which time it was restored by the National Provincial Bank to its current state. The building was eventually given to the city of Lincoln by the governor of the Bank of England, Sir Robin Leigh-Pemberton.
The house is now the home of the Lincoln Tourist Information Centre. It is only a few steps away from the main entrance to Lincoln Castle, and in the other direction, to the Lincoln Cathedral precinct."
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visit link)
The plaque reads -
Leigh-Pemberton
House
On 31 May 1979, the Regional Chairman, Mr T G Boardman, M.C., T.D.,
of the NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED presented these
premeses to the DEAN AND CHAPTER OF LINCOLN for the use of
the Cathedral. In recognition of this generous benefaction
the building was named after the Chairman of the Bank,
Mr Robert Leigh Pemberton, D.L.
The building stands directly over the Roman street, the
Via Principalis, that ran North through the upper enclosure
of LINDUM COLONIAE. It was built about 1543, to serve as
the residence of a merchant of the City. Both internally
and externally it is a fine example of a half-timbered work.
Extensive restoration was carried out by the National
Provincial Bank in 1929 and again in 1970 when it was
adapted to serve (till early 1979)as the Lincoln Area Office
of the National Westminster Bank Limited.