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St. Andrews Street, LINCOLN, LN5 7NE

Grade II listed building by William Mortimer in 1889, otherwise known as 85 Canwick Road. Originally the offices of Fambrini & Daniels. Joseph Fambrini was a plasterer in the 1850s, who became a manufacturer of artificial stone and concrete in the 1860s. He built a workshop at 85 Canwick Road in 1878, later developing into the show yard and offices of the company of Fambrini and Daniels. The red brick office building on Canwick Road has many decorative features in brick and terracotta, including the city crest on the north elevation and an 1889 date-stone on the north elevation. From c1913 to at least the 1930s the site was occupied by the Lindum Stone Company

View south along Canwick Road from Pelham Bridge, the opposite view to http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2746191

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm38047

There is an OS benchmark Image about 2.5 feet right of the near corner of the building

The A15, one of the main routes into Lincoln from the south with a 'tidal' traffic flow system. Here, two lanes in and one out, though this alters to accommodate changes in traffic volume. The opposite view to http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2746195

It would be hard to miss Ripon Street Stores on the corner of Ripon Street and St.Andrew's Street - with Union flags for the Jubilee, Olympics and Paralympics in 2012

Looking south along Canwick Road in Lincoln. Lights on the gantry above the road indicate which lanes are open to cars in both directions.

Planning was approved in September 1883 for Robey & Co. to build this as a coffee palace. Architect was listed as ‘self’ indicating Robey staff. They also had ‘additions to’ planning approved in April 1919 with Watkins & Son architects. It seems to have been operated under different guises and is listed in directories as; 1885 No.81 Canwick Road William Jackson, coffee house; 1889 No.79 Canwick Road William Jackson, coffee rooms; 1894-1897 Globe Coffee Tavern, proprietor J R Hatton; 1901 now No.95, proprietors J R Hatton and Son; 1905 R Hatton Jn., coffee rooms; 1909-1913 manager Richard B Skelton; 1919 (Ruddock’s) Globe Coffee Tavern, manager Harry Wadland. (Kelly’s) Robey & Co., canteen; In 1965 it was listed just as Robey & Co. Ltd. but I remember around this time it was known as Robey’s Club and is referred to as such by the band ‘Salvador’ in August 2002. About 2003 to 2005 it was Sirens Gentleman’s Club. It was sold in 2007 (probably to Tendgrain Ltd.) and in 2009 looked to have been converted to 1-11 Globe House but partly unoccupied. By 2011 it looked fully refurbished.