We have decided that because the book Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings, is now out of print and out of stock we would begin to add articles from the book to this website. They tell the stories of buildings of all types in the town from simple houses to the Town Hall and All Saints Parish Church.
The following articles are now available to read –
Abbotts Baths, the pioneering commercial saline baths in the village at the end of the eighteenth century.
Black Dog or Dog Inn
Bowling Green Inns
Brandon Lodge and Coach House
Burgis and Colbourne
Christ Church
Church Street Cottages
Clapham Terrace School
Comber House
Copps Royal Hotel
Dale Street Church
French Houses
Gas Works
Hamilton Terrace
Harrington House Newbold Terrace
Henry Griffith and Sons
Jephson Gardens Buildings
Justice Centre
Kinmonds
Lansdowne Circus
Lansdowne Crescent
Lillington Church Of St Mary Magdalene
Lillington Library
Lillington Old School
Lillington Roman Catholic Church
Lloyds Bank, 73 Parade
Manor House Leamington
Manor House Lillington
Marlborough Hotel
Midland Red Bus Garages
Mill Street Chapel
Milverton Lawn
Milverton Stations
New Inn
Newbold Beeches
Newbold Comyn Hall
Newbold Terrace Nos 23, 24 and 26
Oak House
Old Library
Old Town Hall
Parade Nos 168 to 170
Parade First Houses
Parish Church
Parthenon
Post Office
Princes Drive Treatment Works
Railway Station
Regal Cinema
Regent Hotel
Rock MIll
Royal Pump Room
Royal Spa Centre
Rugby Road No 46
Rushmore Estate
Saint Alban’s Church
Saint John’s Church
Saint Mark’s Church and Pepperbox Chapel
Saint Paul’s Church
Saint Peter’s Church
Satchwell’s Cottage
Shrubland Hall
Shrubland Street School
South Parade Charlotte Street
Southlands School
Star and Garter
Sydenham Farm
Tennis Court Club
The Crest
The Furze
The Holt and the Windmill Estate
Theatre Royal
Town Hall New
Upper Assembly
Victoria House
Village Farm
Warneford Hospital
Warwick Street No 42
Waterworks Cottage
Whitnash Estate
Workhouse
Acknowledgements to Contributors
Writers of Articles
Stella Bolitho
Nigel Briggs
Peter Coulls
Barry Franklin
Michael Jeffs
Allan Jennings
Michael Pearson
Dr Sylvia Pinches
Margaret Rushton
Sidney Syson
Richard Taulbut
Dr John Wilmot
Substantial Contributors to Articles. Kay Bugg; Alan Griffin; Dr Christine Hodgetts; Dearne Jackson.
Other Supporters. Including additional advice, information and images from Mary Aldred, Derek Billings; Dean Bryson; Peter Chater; Jo Clark; Lily Crowther at Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum; Mick Cullen; Anne Furze (proof-reading); Judith Harridge at Leamington Spa Library; Frank James; Richard King; Patrick Kingston; Michael Knibb; Tom Lewin; Susie Mehta; Elizabeth Mordecai; Jeannette Oubridge; Chris Pearson; Anthony Vosper/Geograph; Margaret Watkins; Tessa Whitehouse; John Willock; David Wood and Kevin Parrish, Local artist, www.kevinparrish.co.uk and Hilary Roberts, Local photographer, www.hilaryrobertsphotography.com
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