Joseph Banks Laboratories (Becor House), Green Lane, Lincoln
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Joseph Banks Laboratories (Becor House), Green Lane, Lincoln
Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 3 Aug 2014
Building work started in the 1930s but wasn’t completed until after WWII. It was built as HQ for Ruston Bucyrus but contained a number of businesses after Bucyrus split in 1985 to Bucyrus Europe Ltd and RB Lincoln Ltd. Occupants included Bucyrus Europe Ltd on the ground floor from 1985 and later owners Beel Industrial Boilers (BIB) about 1988 to 2002 on the first floor. BIB sold the building to Lincolnshire Co-op and it continued for some time in multiple occupancy. Late in 2013 work began on a £3.8m project for University of Lincoln Science and Innovation Park. The project was part of a collaboration between the university and Lincolnshire Co-operative, with Marchini Curran Associates and Clegg Construction for this first phase that included refurbishment of Becor House as Joseph Banks Laboratories.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.227287
Longitude
-0.555925