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From the BBC Website, 14th April 2005

Castle building to be demolished

A building at Lincoln Castle looks set to be demolished after it began to collapse into the medieval moat.
The Judge's Lodgings dates from the Georgian period but a 1970s extension is suffering from subsidence, which is damaging the older structure.

After closely monitoring the problem, the county's heritage service has decided to demolish the extension.

Officials say its replacement will be more in keeping with the original house and feature better facilities.

Bookings cancelled

Fran Wills from Lincolnshire's Heritage Service said: "In a way it's quite a good opportunity because it's not the most attractive part of the building, especially when compared with the wonderful Georgian facade.

"It's also an opportunity to put in some disabled access. At the moment there is no lift to the first floor or proper disabled toilets."

If the plans get the required permissions, work should begin towards the end of the year and are expected to take nine months.

The venue, which is popular for wedding receptions, is not accepting any bookings after October.

[AJR]

Some of my old postcards of Lincoln Castle.

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[AJR]

A couple of modern postcards.

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[AJR]

... and an old print of Lincoln Castle from around 1830. (courtesy of www.antiqueprints.co.uk)

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[Galla]

Impressive structure...glad they will be trying to save what they can.

[Laureen]

its a very attractive structure

[AJR]

A recent addition to my postcard collection.

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[Gordon]

Good one.

[AJR]

From the BBC Website, 29th January 2007

Trees face axe over safety fears

Dozens of trees in the grounds of Lincoln Castle are to be felled amid fears they could damage the 11th Century monument. The Historic Lincolnshire Partnership says 62 self-set sycamore trees on banks around the castle are in danger of being blown over in high winds. Project manager Gillian Dowie said the trees could then damage the castle walls or cause injury to passers-by. She said double the amount of new trees would now be planted around the city.

Slippery slopes

Ms Dowie said that trees would not have been on the banks when the castle was built.

"There would have been bare earth slopes and in battle various things would have been thrown down, such as water and oil to make them even more slippery, so invaders couldn't climb them as easily. We've got a thousand-year-old monument stood on top of these banks and if something did happen to one of the trees, the likelihood is that it would bring a clump of soil out and we don't want the stability and any of the walls to be affected," she said.

Work to remove the trees on the North, West and East walls will begin on 26th February.

[AJR]

From the Lincolnshire Echo, 6th July 2007

Landslide Destroys Castle Wall

One of Lincoln's most historic landmarks has been lost forever after a landslide. A large section of the Victorian wall surrounding Lincoln Castle has crumbled away and the recent deluge of torrential rain has been blamed.

The broken wall has tumbled towards the Castle Hill car park which has now been closed. And Romans restaurant, which is situated lower than the nearby fallen rocks, will be closed throughout the summer - its busiest period as the tourist season fires up. It is unknown when they will re-open as there remains a risk that the embankment and wall could slip even further.

The terraced wall was originally installed by Victorian prisoners as an extension to the castle's existing jail.