Lincoln 'Wonky House' saved after fundraising

The grade II-listed property at 40-42 Michaelgate is being turned into holiday accommodation

A historic Lincoln landmark has been saved after a fundraising campaign.

The grade II-listed property at 40-42 Michaelgate, known as "the Wonky House", is undergoing a £450,000 restoration.

An appeal for a further £61,000 was launched in April, after the discovery of death-watch beetles in some of the frames of the building.

Heritage Lincolnshire thanked its "kind supporters" for donations and said "you have helped to save an iconic Lincolnshire landmark".

The property, comprising a 16th-Century timber-framed house, alongside a house and shop dating from the 18th Century, is being turned into holiday accommodation.

The charity said work would soon be under way to limewash the timber-framing of the building, using traditional methods that date as far back as medieval times.

It said the treatment would help preserve the medieval timbers and prevent additional infestation from beetles.

Heritage Lincolnshire said it would also work with City of Lincoln Council to plan a conservation project for the nearby Harlequin building.

Tracy Stringfellow, chief executive of Heritage Lincolnshire, described the Wonky House and Harlequin building as "iconic heritage landmarks within Lincoln's historic cathedral quarter".

"They are of great importance to the people of Lincoln, and important elements of Steep Hill’s built landscape," she added.

"We would like to thank the generous public for their donations, as well as the funding bodies who have supported the repairs."

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