One of the most useful sources of information for the history of the Guildhall are the ink-wash drawings of Samuel Hieronymous Grimm a Swiss artist who was extensively employed by the Dean of Lincoln, Sir Richard Kaye mainly to record architectural subjects.
Many of these drawings are in the British Library but there are some of his drawings in the Usher Gallery.
There are four drawings of the St Mary Guildhall, done about 1784.
These include a view looking up the High Street with the Saxon Church of St Peter at Gowts in the foreground on the right and the St Mary's Guildhall to the left.
The stone house closest to the church with the chimney,  together with the bay with the porch next to the Guildhall were demolished in 1896 to make way for Sibthorp Street.
There is another view in the Usher Gallery which is looking at the Guildhall from the opposite direction and provides more information about the houses to the south which were demolished.
Although these demolished houses contain Romanesque windows it is likely that they were rebuilt in the 17th century making use of earlier building material.

Grimm also provides a detailed drawing of the main entrance showing the orders of the arch studded with flowers and dogtooth ornament and two heads on the door jamb, one of which is a bishop.
Above this is a running frieze with two heads above.

The survey work on the west front has shown that originally the Guildhall had a first-floor hall that was lit with five Romanesque windows, similar to those on the St Andrews Hall on the opposite side of the street.
The frontage also had two tall chimney stacks.
Grimm also drew the Norman House which stands on the north side of the courtyard behind the Guildhall.
Although this building has two Romanesque windows and a massive pilaster on the front, it is in all probability an early 17th rebuild from the time that the Christ's Hospital Bluecoat School occupied the premises.
The Romanesque windows appear to be very similar to those on the buildings that were demolished in 1896, and possibly would have come from the source.
The Norman House and adjacent building were used in the later 18th and 19th century as a malting floor and barley store.
One of the most useful sources of information for the history of the Guildhall are the ink-wash drawings of Samuel Hieronymous Grimm a Swiss artist who was extensively employed by the Dean of Lincoln, Sir Richard Kaye mainly to record architectural subjects. Many of these drawings are in the British Library but there are some of his drawings in the Usher Gallery. There are four drawings of the St Mary Guildhall, done about 1784. These include a view looking up the High Street with the Saxon Church of St Peter at Gowts in the foreground on the right and the St Mary's Guildhall to the left. The stone house closest to the church with the chimney,  together with the bay with the porch next to the Guildhall were demolished in 1896 to make way for Sibthorp Street. There is another view in the Usher Gallery which is looking at the Guildhall from the opposite direction and provides more information about the houses to the south which were demolished. Although these demolished houses contain Romanesque windows it is likely that they were rebuilt in the 17th century making use of earlier building material. 
Grimm also provides a detailed drawing of the main entrance showing the orders of the arch studded with flowers and dogtooth ornament and two heads on the door jamb, one of which is a bishop. Above this is a running frieze with two heads above. 
The survey work on the west front has shown that originally the Guildhall had a first-floor hall that was lit with five Romanesque windows, similar to those on the St Andrews Hall on the opposite side of the street. The frontage also had two tall chimney stacks. Grimm also drew the Norman House which stands on the north side of the courtyard behind the Guildhall. Although this building has two Romanesque windows and a massive pilaster on the front, it is in all probability an early 17th rebuild from the time that the Christ's Hospital Bluecoat School occupied the premises. The Romanesque windows appear to be very similar to those on the buildings that were demolished in 1896, and possibly would have come from the source. The Norman House and adjacent building were used in the later 18th and 19th century as a malting floor and barley store.
St Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln