Mick Jeffs This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. The concept of constructing hexagonal houses is not a new one, with examples surviving from the 19th century. Indeed in 1941 … Read more
This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. Harrington House was designed by Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875), son of A W N Pugin, and famous in his own right for … Read more
This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. It has been suggested that the earliest evidence of a Gas Works in Leamington was 1819, although other sources imply that … Read more
This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. Originally the land on which houses in Aintree Drive were built belonged to Mr S McGregor, who ran a successful stud … Read more
This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. As there was no provision for Methodists in Leamington in the early 1800s, worshippers travelled to Warwick, or further afield … Read more
This page begins as a reminder of the 40 Blue Plaques in the town. In addition there are two or three other plaques in memory of events. Clicking on the image of the plaque will lead to an article about the person. Most of these have been written especially for this website. (Images by Allan … Read more
We are pleased to launch our new video about Leamington at War. It runs for about 30 minutes. It was made by Mark Ellis with Janet Ainley as producer on behalf of the Leamington History Group. We thank the many people who took part in the video or contributed to the production process. It is … Read more
(Wiki Commons) A. Tachbrook Road This was a 9 hole golf course owned by Dennis G Gulliman, with the idea that people could choose to play one round or pay extra to go round twice. At first it was open just three days a week, but it got so popular that it opened six days … Read more
Rev Arthur Margoschis was born in Leamington Spa in 1852. He died of ill-health at a relatively young age in 1908 in India. He had dedicated his life to the people of the village of Saan Pathu (now known as Nazareth) in Tamil Nadu, South India. Thanks to Leamington Town Council for these pages from … Read more
Explore the history of Royal Leamington Spa with our Christmas Lucky Dip of a dozen random pages … Simply click on any number and see a page chosen from our website to, hopefully, widen your knowledge of the town. However if you want to search for a particular subject or page please use the Search facility … Read more
The growth of the “New Town” of Leamington into a fashionable resort gave us wide streets and fine buildings. One of these was the Royal Assembly Rooms where many “splendid balls and concerts” were held. In 1878 they were sold; and then partly demolished, partly converted into shops. Messrs. P. H. Woodward & Co. acquired … Read more
This page is one of several pages which are based on articles in our book entitled Royal Leamington Spa, A History in 100 Buildings which was published in 2018 and is no longer in print. This building stands on the corner of Pound Lane and Cubbington Road. It was designed by John Cundall in 1882 as the … Read more
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June 9, 2026
Nelly (later known as Eleanor Velasco) Thornton was born in Stockwell, London, on 15th April 1880 to Frederick and Sarah Ann Thornton, who was also known as ‘Nellie’. They had...
May 26, 2026
This is Mark’s own brief personal and professional story about how he became interested in the history of Leamington Spa and producing films about the town’s full, varied and fascinating...
May 6, 2026
Acknowledgements to Contributors Writers of Articles Stella BolithoNigel BriggsPeter CoullsBarry FranklinMichael JeffsAllan JenningsMichael PearsonDr Sylvia PinchesMargaret RushtonSidney SysonRichard TaulbutDr John Wilmot Substantial Contributors to Articles. Kay Bugg; Alan Griffin; Dr...