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Ian Fortnam, Classic Rock, Summer 2003

WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR was responsible for the construction of Lincoln Castle in 1068. In Victorian times it housed a prison, but now acts as a museum. It’s an apparently immortal and steadfast monument to British history, where the curious come to marvel at a resolute reminder of a once glorious past.

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