Frontage of the Jew's House - For the building formerly known as Aaron the Jew's House, see the Norman House.
The Jew's House is one of the earliest extant town houses in England. It lies on Steep Hill in Lincoln, immediately below Jew's Court. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1552x1164, 654 KB) Summary Jews House in High Street, Lincoln (England) own work Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1552x1164, 654 KB) Summary Jews House in High Street, Lincoln (England) own work Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Lincoln, Lincolnshire Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used...
Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke of Leinster. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...
Shown within Lincolnshire Geography Status: City Region: East Midlands Admin. ...
Dating from the mid-twelfth century, the building originally consisted of a hall at first floor level, measuring approximately 12 by 6 metres, above service and storage spaces at ground level. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...
Part of the facade survives; the elaborately carved doorway, the remains of two Romanesque double-arch windows and much of the stonework on the upper storey. A chimney is found above the front door; this originally rose from two fireplaces, one either side of the door. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. ...
A natural gas fireplace with a burning fire. ...
The house has traditionally been associated with the thriving Jewish community in Medieval Lincoln. Anti-Semitic hysteria was stoked up by the case of Little St Hugh of Lincoln in 1255, and in 1290, the entire Jewish community was expelled from England; the Jew's House supposedly being seized from a Jewish owner. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination...
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The building has remained continuously occupied to the present day and is currently in commercial use, part being a restaurant. Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to order, to be consumed on the premises. ...
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