PEAR TREE LOG

pear tree log: I started this blog to keep my younger son, Jonny, in touch with life in Lincolnshire, while he spent a year working in China. That year turned into five! Now he is home and training to become a physics teacher. This is simply a patchwork quilt of some of the things I enjoy - life in rural Lincolnshire, our animals, friends, architecture, books, the gardens, and things of passing interest.



Saturday, 12 November 2011

Officially the Best Street in Britain!





Welcome to Steep Hill in Lincoln.  It has been named as winner of The Great Street Award.






It was chosen for its historical assets (Roman built) and valuable place in the city's future.    It fought off competition from all over the country,  streets in  Edinburgh and Glasgow were close contenders in the final round.


Well done Lincoln!
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11 comments:

  1. The Owl Wood12 November 2011 at 18:03

    Needs an escalator, at the very least some sort of ski-lift. Maybe tilt the rest of Lincoln so that Steep Hill is horizontal.

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  2. Elaine12 November 2011 at 18:14

    That's what they're spending the prize money on! No, seriously, oxygen may be needed at the top - but it is a lovely street. Hooray for Lincoln!

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  3. Chris12 November 2011 at 20:41

    Not if you're lugging a heavy monrail camera up that hill it isn't. Especially if you get lost on the way back and end up a mile away from the carpark.

    People are really nice though, even to a sweating, swearing, bewildered idiot.

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  4. Chris12 November 2011 at 20:42

    PS

    Has my legal team been in touch about that limerick? ;-)

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  5. Elaine12 November 2011 at 21:07

    Chris: Why didn't you park in the lower car park? ;)

    Ooops, forget I said that. Legal team said I shouldn't speak to you until that little matter had been sorted.

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  6. Cro Magnon13 November 2011 at 05:41

    The judges obviously didn't visit Brighton. Maybe they didn't have a pin in order to make their choice!

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  7. Elaine13 November 2011 at 06:40

    It is a ridiculous competition, but I am always happy to promote Lincoln(shire).

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  8. The Owl Wood13 November 2011 at 08:26

    I visited Brighton once.

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  9. Elaine13 November 2011 at 14:15

    TOW: - and they let you leave?

    I visited Brighton too, but that must have been at least 40 years ago!

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  10. Anonymous13 November 2011 at 20:03

    I read this story too - it's made me even more determined to visit Steep Hill before too long!

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  11. Elaine13 November 2011 at 21:04

    Hello Nilhuanwen, Remember to wear comfortable shoes, the gradient is one in seven - really steep. Oh, and best not do it on an icy day (descent is very speedy then!). I'm sure you'll love it.

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