ðɪs wʌz fˈoːɹ jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈɪŋkən wɛnt kˌɑːmpɹihˈɛnsɪv lˈɪŋkən wʌzɐ sˈɛpɹət kˈaʊnti bˈʌɹoʊ ʌntˈɪl ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ.
This was four years before Lincoln went comprehensive – Lincoln was a separate county borough until April 1974.