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Work starts to transform historic building

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Work has started on the refurbishment of Stamford’s old ambulance station.The former St John Ambulance premises in Elm Street, which is owned by South Kesteven District Council, will be converted to provide office space for commercial use by local businesses.The 1,200 sq ft building, which is also a former fire station, is in the town’s Conservation Area and will be restored in keeping with the surrounding area.The work is being carried out by Lindum Group and was awarded £230,000 by the council in August.The building, which has been empty for ten years, will provide two storeys of open-plan office space to accommodate about 15 people, with work expected to take 14 weeks. The building dates from the late 19th century and was leased by St John Ambulance from 1925.Property agent Eddison’s Commercial will be handling letting.