The Lawn, Lincoln
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The Lawn, Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....

, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 is a notable Greek revival building constructed as a psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...

 which now operates as a catering hall.

The Lawn is situated next to Lincoln Castle in the city's cathedral quarter, in a commanding position on the Lincoln Edge escarpment. It comprises a number of fine buildings set amid a large lawn, a rose garden and a children's play area. The main building is now run as a conference centre, and previously the Lawn complex housed military regimental museums and a museum about the Roman colony Lindum Colonia (from which the modern city takes its name).

The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory
The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory
The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England is named after the British explorer and naturalist who, as long-time president of the Royal Society, became known for his promotion of science.-About the Conservatory:...

is the main attraction for visitors at present, being a free-to-enter hothouse containing exhibits categorised by Banks on his voyages with Captain James Cook.
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