Works will begin within days to bring Lincoln’s iconic 40-42 Michaelgate back to life, with completion expected by May this year, after which it will become holiday accommodation..
The iconic leaning 40-42 Michaelgate is set to be safeguarded through funding of £350,000 from the Architectural Heritage Fund, Investors in Lincoln and City of Lincoln Council.
The grade II listed 40-42 Michaelgate falls within Lincoln’s Cathedral & City Centre Conservation Area. 42 Michaelgate is an example of a late eighteenth century house and shop.
40 Michaelgate is a timber framed house dating from the sixteenth century. The building is highly conspicuous within the heart of historic Lincoln, where its ongoing dereliction been a cause for concern for some time.
Cllr Naomi Tweddle, Portfolio Holder for Inclusive Economic Growth at City of Lincoln Council, said: “40-42 Michaelgate is an important part of Lincoln’s heritage and we understand the value in maintaining, protecting and restoring this building.
“Securing this funding is fantastic news and will allow us to protect the condition of the property and help us in creating new holiday accommodation to bring the building back into use, securing its future.”
Tracy Stringfellow, Chief Executive Officer at Heritage Lincolnshire added: “Heritage Lincolnshire are so pleased that work to save the iconic Wonky House on Michaelgate is beginning. We have worked hard in partnership with the City of Lincolnshire Council to secure funding from the Architectural Heritage Fund, City of Lincoln Council and Investors in Lincoln and are excited the works will finally begin next week.
