Lincoln, England following Sunday when the "Bailgate" area of the city holds its annual Christmas Market in and around the Castle grounds. The market is based upon the traditional German-style Christmas market as found in several German cities, including Lincoln's 'twin town' Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. In 2010, for the first time in the history of the Christmas Market, the event was cancelled due to 'atrocious conditions' of heavy snowfall across Lincolnshire and most of the United Kingdom. Lincoln lies in a gap in the Lincoln Cliff north of London, at an elevation of above sea level by the River Witham, stretching
HMT Lincoln City 1938, her name was changed to "Lincoln City". During World War II, the Royal Navy requisitioned hundreds of civilian ships for war service in various roles, with many ending up as minesweepers or anti-submarine warfare trawlers. The Royal Navy requisitioned "Lincoln City" in 1939, equipping her with a single 4-inch (102-mm) gun. Commissioned as HMT "Lincoln City", she was put under the command of Skr. Frederick William White Burnett of the Royal Navy Reserve. He served aboard "Lincoln City" from 1 December 1939 until 18 March 1940, at which point T/S. Lt. Francis Albert Seward took over until "Lincoln City"