Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

A hotel right in the heart of the city of Lincoln, dating back to 1867. The hotel has been closed since the 2000's.

Visited June 2016

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK Closed

The Barbican Hotel in Lincoln was originally opened as a gentleman’s club in 1867. During the 1870s the building became the Albion Hotel, and was quite a prestigious place to stay in its time; an important early hotel it still retains original external features.

During the 1980s the hotel was renamed to the Barbican. In 2006 eight people were rescued from a blaze started in a bedroom on the second floor. The Barbican Hotel closed during the 2000s and despite being purchased by developers in 2008 has stood empty ever since.

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Exterior — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Exterior

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Entrance hall — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Entrance hall

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Columns and staircase — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Columns and staircase

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Staircase — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Staircase

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Entrance hall viewed from stairs — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Entrance hall viewed from stairs

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Bar with glass dome lantern — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Bar with glass dome lantern

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Bar — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Bar

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Function room — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Function room

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Dining and function room with tacky plastic plants — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Dining and function room with tacky plastic plants

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Some areas are suffering a lot of decay — Barbican – Some areas are suffering a lot of decay

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - One of the hotel rooms — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – One of the hotel rooms

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - A very hotel-esque corridor — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – A very hotel-esque corridor

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Corridor in basement — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Corridor in basement

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Hotel room bathroom — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Hotel room bathroom

Barbican Hotel, Lincoln - Keyring and key for a room — Barbican Hotel, Lincoln – Keyring and key for a room

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4 thoughts on Barbican / Albion Hotel, Lincoln

Would love to have the money to turn this back into the spectacular hotel that it used to be, it could be amazing, make it cheap for train travellers right outside the new bus station as well. So sad its like this.

Thought it was lovely to see inside the old place again, such a shame it’s not in use and going to ruin

i renovated this hotel after the fire in 2006, rebuilding the room that was destroyed in the fire and re decorating from top to bottom all 26 bedrooms, it was sold to the cooperative in 2008 for around £650,000, when i enquired about renting the place they wanted £100,000 a year, thats why its still empty.

Behind Closed Doors says:
14th February 2019 at 8:00 pm
Woh! No wonder it’s still empty then! It’s a shame to see it falling into disrepair
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