Time travel three times to discover Lincolns oldest pub...

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Last year I made a double time shift on Bailgate featuring one of Lincolns most recognisable buildings. Then I found another old photo of the same building and had to turn the video into a triple time shift!

The Lion and Snake is an ancient partly timber-framed pub that is said to be the oldest in Lincoln and is grade II listed. It has been a licensed bar for over 600 years, and it sits in what was the centre of the old Roman colony. The property has had many names from 1649 when it was called the Ram, and the Red Lion and Snake, and has been known as the Lion and Snake since 1834. Set in the historic area of Lincoln the pub sits between the Cathedral, Castle and the Roman Newport arch.

Some of my most popular videos have been of lost Lincoln pubs, so it makes a pleasant change to make a video of one that has survived as long as this one!

All the old photos in this video are undated, and I'd be grateful of any help in narrowing them down. But my guess is that the first and third ones are 1930s/40s, and the second one is probably late 19th century?

The pub is said to be haunted by the ghosts of Roman soldiers, amongst others, but I won't go into that as I don't believe in that nonsense :)

I'd rather let the details old photos do the talking, especially the wonderful street scene in the second one, with the kids and their bikes and the dog staring at the horses pulling the carriage.