Look local: Lovely Lincoln rings changes

As you move down Lincoln’s Steep Hill – which is true to its name – you start moving from old town to new. With this change in scenery, and as you reach the river, you start to see a lot of different shops, many of which are opticians. But one is never far from the towering cathedral that dominates the city’s skyline.

‘Lincoln is a truly beautiful city. The cathedral is around 1,000 years old and has been through it all; flood, fire, earthquake, you name it. Cromwell even sacked it in 17th century,’ says Harold Barnaby, a local optician who works in the community with people suffering from mental health issues.