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Dunford Road, LINCOLN, LN5 8HF

North of South Common.

Large industrial building at the former Robey Works off Canwick Road

Tudor revival, grade II listed, mid 19th century former public house on Canwick Road

Classical frontage of the former Robey Works on Canwick Road, now Jackson's builders merchants

Former Robey Works on Canwick Road

Along the southern edge of Jackson’s site (and Robey’s after the railway cut it off) are a row of twelve gable ends. All are apparently shown on the 1886-1889 OS map and all probably existed by 1882. The first bay on the Canwick road side is parallel to the road and shows indications of being raised in height by 8 or 10 brick courses (2ft?). The southern end of this bay for the reasons about to be explained has probably been truncated and rebuilt to align with the eleven remaining bays that align to the southern boundary. The 6.75 acres previously part of the Cow Paddle inside the Lincoln and Honington Branch Line was almost certainly purchased by Robey’s in 1869-70 but they will have known that it was to be cut off by the avoiding line from 1879 if not before. I suspect therefore the Canwick Road end bay was probably early 1856-64 date and the remaining bays 1879 to 1886. A planning application exists for ‘extensions’ in 1881. The second bay from the west, due to the differing alignment tapers off into the western most bay. Aside from the five eastern bays that abut the larger east/west bays all the gable walls to the north also appear largely original. The last five bays were truncated by the east/west bay built 1918-1948. All fenestration appears to have been modified or bricked up. A 1916 picture of aircraft wing production shows a bay with monitor roof as two of the bays in the centre of this collection.

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

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.

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