Timeline of Lincoln


The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England.

Prior to 17th century

18th century onwards

  • 1732 – A theatre is built.
  • 1744
  • * Assembly Rooms are built.
  • * Foss Dyke navigation deepened.
  • 1755 – 1 August: Earthquake of ~4.2 .
  • 1756 – Turnpike trusts established around Lincoln.
  • 1762 – 18 August: Witham Navigation Commissioners first meet.
  • 1764 – First Theatre Royal built.
  • 1769 – Hospital for the sick poor established.
  • 1771
  • * Horse racing on the West Common begins.
  • * Approximate date: First Stamp End lock on the Witham built.
  • 1776 – Lincoln County Hospital moves to new premises.
  • 1780 – John Wesley first preaches in Lincoln.
  • 1784 – First newspaper published in Lincoln.
  • 1786 – New Road opened.
  • 1795 – Deepening of Witham under High Bridge completed.
  • 1799 – First post-Reformation Roman Catholic church built.

19th century

20th century

21st century

Births