Jew's House
Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Situated on Steep Hill in Lincoln, the Jew's House is among England's earliest surviving town houses, dating to approximately 1170 and displaying Norman architectural features. Long associated with Medieval Lincoln's prosperous Jewish community, the building stands immediately below Jew's Court and is said to have been seized from a Jewish owner following Edward I's expulsion of all Jews from England in 1290—an act precipitated by the notorious 1255 blood libel falsely accusing local Jews of ritually murdering the child known as Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln. Remarkably, the structure has remained continuously occupied through the centuries, serving as an antiques shop before becoming a restaurant around 1973. The building is designated Grade I listed.
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- house
- Heritage
- Grade I listed building
- Place
- Lincoln, United Kingdom
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