Lincoln Castle - an important site for the Jews of medieval Lincoln and associated with Aaron the Jew of Lincoln.
Lincoln Cathedral Contains many items of Jewish interest
Lincoln Cathedral - Legend of the Jew of Bourge (13th c.) - The Jew of Bourges throws his son into a glass furnace in rage after the son had gone to Communion, but the boy is saved by the Virgin Mary.
Lincoln Cathedral - Legend of Theophilus (13th c.) - A Jewish Necromancer persuades a Deacon to sell his soul to the Devil
The west front frieze - the Bosom of Abraham drawn form a 4th c. Jewish tradition that Abraham was the gate-keeper to Heaven
The Bishop's Palace, built with money loaned by Aaron of Lincoln.
The Norman House - 46 & 47, Steep Hill, home to a number of the medieval Jews of Lincoln.
Jew's House and Jews' Court (left and right respectively) the centre of the medieval Jewry with the site of the synagogue complex. the entry to Jew's House may in fact be the medieval synagogue entrance.
The Lincoln Lamp in The Collection, probably the oldest Jewish ritual object in Europe - an oil lamp used for lighting the Passover Seder and synagogue, as well as kindling some of the Sabbath lights.
A medieval Lincoln anti-Semitic caricature roof tile representing a medieval Jew, or the Jewish High Priest, in the Collection.
Dernstall House and the Cardinal's Hat Inn - the previous houses on the site were inhabited by medieval Jews. Grantham Street, with a small opening on the left was also another important area of Jewish residence.
Garmston House, 262 and 262 a. High Street, the site of the second medieval synagogue and medieval house of study under peytavin the Great.
The former Shop of Daniel Cohen (Watchmaker and Jeweller) - a Victorian Jew of Lincoln - 2 Silver Street
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