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The Tower of City Wall, West Street is a medieval defensive structure forming part of the fortifications of Lincoln. Dating to the medieval period, the tower represents significant evidence of the city's strategic importance and its investment in urban defence during the Middle Ages. The structure survives as a substantial stone tower incorporated within the line of Lincoln's city wall, demonstrating the architectural approach to urban fortification characteristic of medieval England. Its location on West Street places it within Lincoln's historic defensive perimeter, which protected one of England's most important medieval cities.
Tower of city wall, West Street is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005007. View the official record →
The Tower of City Wall, West Street is a medieval defensive structure forming part of the fortifications of Lincoln. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005007.
Tower of city wall, West Street is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005007.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wothorpe House (1.7 km), Collyweston sundial (5.1 km), Site of manor house and gardens (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tower of city wall, West Street's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Tower of city wall, West Street stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.