Arguably the oldest vernacular architecture in Lincoln, Jews House dates from the late 12th century. 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 Saint Hugh of Lincoln in 1255 and 1290 the entire Jewish community was expelled from England. The Jews House supposedly being seized from a Jewish owner. 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 breast rises over the arch above the front door, serving the fireplace on the upper floor. There were once two columns supporting the arch, but these have gone.

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