A TIMELINE OF LINCOLN HISTORY
By Tim Lambert
48 AD The Romans conquer Lincolnshire and build a fort, which later becomes the site of a town.
c 150 AD The town of Lindum has a population of between 6,000 and 8,000.
c. 360 Lindum begins to decline
407 The Roman army leaves Britain afterwards towns are slowly abandoned.
The late 9th century The Danes conquer Lincolnshire and create a town inside the old Roman walls.
10th Century The English recapture Lincoln. The town flourishes and it has a mint.
1068 The Normans build a castle at Lincoln
1072 The bishop moves his seat to Lincoln
1086 Lincoln has a population of around 6,000
1086 Lincoln has a population of around 6,000
1092 The first Lincoln cathedral is built
1123 A fire devastates Lincoln
1157 Lincoln is given a charter
1185 An earthquake hits Lincoln and severely damages the cathedral
1216 Lincoln is sacked during a civil war
1231Grey friars arrive in Lincoln
1238 Black friars arrive in Lincoln
1255 Jews in Lincoln are massacred
1349 The Black Death devastates Lincoln. The town declines in population and prosperity.
1500 The population of Lincoln is about 2,500
1538 Henry VIII closes the friaries
1642-1644 During the Civil War Lincoln changes hands several times
1695 Lincoln is granted an additional annual fair. The town begins to revive.
1700 The population of Lincoln has grown to about 4,000
1732 A theatre is built
1744 Assembly Rooms are built
1769 A general hospital is built
1784 Lincoln gains its first newspaper
1801 Lincoln has a population of over 7,000
1820 The Lawn Asylum is built
1828 A body of men is formed with powers to pave and light the streets of Lincoln.
1846 The railway reaches Lincoln
1848 A corn exchange is built
1876 The council begins building sewers
1884 Lincoln City football club is founded
1885 A College of Art is built
1894 The first public library opens
1898 The first electricity generating station is built
1905 A typhoid epidemic kills 130 people. Electric trams begin running in the streets.
1927 Usher Gallery is built
1929 The last trams run
World War II Eleven people in Lincoln are killed by German bombing
1958 Pelham Bridge is built
1973 City Hall is built
1991 Waterside Shopping Centre opens
1993 Lincolnshire Road Transport Museum opens
1996 Lincoln University opens