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Fever & Boutique Nightclub located underneath Hamilton House at 280-281 High Street/1-3 Clasketgate in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.

 

Hamilton House was completed in 1925 for Boots Cash Chemists; 4-storey building with basement. Application made in 1923 and amended in 1924, architect P Morley Horder of London. Boots cased trading here in 1973 when their present premises were opened at 311-312 High Street. Converted into Job Centre, with the basement as a public house, initially The Roman Ruin 1990, which has since become a night club, Charlie Mangoes and 1997-2000 Barracudas; closed Dec 2000 for refurbishment. Feb 2001 reopened as Po Na Nas-2007; 2007 Sakura club; 2012 Lola Lu, 2016 Fever & Boutique. The basement contains a portion of the Roman bath complex, a section of wall and one arch of an underground heating system preserved. The northern section of the ground floor separately let; 1990s-2003 Rana craft shop. 2003 White clothes shop. The building also housed the Victory Club (at 1 Clasketgate) in 1983. Job Centre closed 2005. Various government offices, eg CAFCAS now occupy the building. 2012 clothing shop in west part, ground floor.

 

The High Street is the main north-south road and street through the city from the Roman period to the present day. It follows the approximate line of Roman Ermine Street with Sincil Dyke and Bargate forming the south end, Dernstall Lock/Strait the northern. It was called Magnus Vicus in 1086, the Common Street in the 14th Century. The High Street in Wigford (south of St Marys Street) was known as The Rampart in the 18th century.

 

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