Manor Farm was the largest of the three Lillington village farms, extending over 230 acres to the Cubbington boundary. At the turn of the 19th century, all three farms were owned by local landowner Matthew Wise, whose family had owned the land since it was divided into fields almost a hundred years before at the … Read more
The Justice Centre sits on a site near the western end of Newbold Terrace and is the second full redevelopment of the site since the mid-1960s. The original buildings demolished on the site were a terrace of three-storey houses built by G F Jackson between 1835 and 1838. A terrace of similar properties which remain and have … Read more
The concept of constructing hexagonal houses is not a new one, with examples surviving from the 19th century. Indeed in 1941 Sir Frederick Stewart, Minister for Social Welfare in Australia, was advocating “hexagonal houses with a hole in the roof for a chimney” as a solution to that country’s housing problem, as well as providing a … Read more
Harrington House was designed by Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875), son of A W N Pugin, and famous in his own right for designing over 100 Catholic Churches at home and abroad, despite dying young at 41. It was built in 1869 at the north-west corner of Newbold Street and Newbold Terrace on land bought by local builder and … Read more
Originally the land on which houses in Aintree Drive were built belonged to Mr S McGregor, who ran a successful stud farm. This is the reason why, after he sold the land for building, many roads were named after racecourses. Valley Road runs through the middle of the estate and on either side are Aintree Drive, … Read more
In 1860 John Gardiner sent plans to the local board to build a large house on the corner of Upper Holly Walk and Newbold Road (now Willes Road). The plans were eventually approved and the large house was built in a Classical style. It demonstrates the long period within which houses were built in the street; some on … Read more
As there was no provision for Methodists in Leamington in the early 1800s, worshippers travelled to Warwick, or further afield to Coventry. A London barber, William Scott, set up a place of worship for Methodists in Barnacle’s Yard, Satchwell Street in 1817. Two years later, with a congregation of just nine, a large room in Brunswick … Read more
This building stands on the corner of Pound Lane and Cubbington Road. It was designed by John Cundall in 1882 as the Local Board of Health Offices for Lillington, before Lillington was incorporated into the Borough of Royal Leamington Spa. An early postcard describes it as Corporation House. The Local Board represented an early form … Read more
Welcome from Rose Herbert. This webpage is a summary and expansion of one of my 2019 MA History of Art essays from the University of York about the stained glass in Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Church, Valley Road, Lllington. After considering options for publication, I want to share my essay in small sections with relevant … Read more
“Binsbrook and the quaint little Alpine Bridge by which it was crossed in Portland Place have both passed away, but the sylvan loveliness of this silver streak may be easily imagined by the observer who will glance at its deep delved bed still extant at the east end of old Comber House, Milverton, facing the … Read more
In response to an increasing demand for school places in the locality, Clapham Terrace School was commissioned by the Leamington School Board. The Leamington Spa Courier of the day reported that “ To all appearances the schools are built as public buildings should be – substantially and well – and the School Board are to … Read more
The Roman Catholic parish of Lillington gained its status as an independent body from the mother church of Saint Peter’s in Leamington Spa in 1958. This was at a time when extensive house building was taking place in the area, with farm land being sold on for local authority and private sector house building. There … Read more
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