▁about ▁ 2 2 1 ▁students . ▁The ▁hall ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁nearby ▁East ▁Mid lands ▁city ▁of ▁Lincoln . ▁The ▁current ▁Hall ▁W arden ▁is ▁Prof ▁V icky ▁Chap man . ▁ ▁The ▁Hall ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁architect ▁F . E . ▁Wo ole y ▁and ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ; ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁all - male ▁hall . ▁The ▁buildings ▁over look ▁park land ▁at ▁the ▁rear ▁and ▁form ▁two ▁main ▁courts . ▁The ▁rect angular ▁lower ▁court ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁self - cont ained ▁accommod ation ▁blocks , ▁each ▁named ▁after ▁places ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Lincoln shire . ▁The ▁upper ▁court ▁features ▁the ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁the ▁C oven ey ▁Library , ▁the ▁Senior ▁Common ▁Room ▁and ▁the ▁gate house , ▁all ▁en clos ing ▁a ▁circular ▁la wn . ▁Two ▁g ild ed ▁her ons , ▁the ▁Hall ' s ▁em blem , ▁ad orn ▁the ▁wr ought ▁iron ▁gates ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁John ▁Henry ▁Hay es - ▁MP ▁for ▁South ▁Holland ▁and ▁the ▁Deep ings ▁in ▁Lincoln shire ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Transport ▁- ▁President ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁J CR ▁ ▁Le vis on ▁Wood ▁- ▁Explorer ▁and ▁W riter ▁ ▁Night ing ale ▁ ▁Night ing ale ▁Hall ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁hall ▁of ▁residence ▁on ▁campus ▁with ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁ 1