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 pair of terraced cottages on the east side of Church Street (previously Church Lane), numbered 15 and 17, are … Read more
We are delighted to commend the project by Whittle Productions to record the Lights of Leamington 1951 to 1961 and especially the memories of people from the time. They have two websites which describes the results of the project and several events this year, Lights of Leamington Switched on Stories A 30 minute video about … Read more
Burgis & Colbourne, also known as The Bedford Stores, was founded by Charles Richard Burgis in 1855, at the age of 24. He broke away from his Oxfordshire family to set up on his own in fashionable Royal Leamington Spa, opening his first shop in Regent Street, followed by a branch in Brunswick Street (later … Read more
(Some titles have been amended so that useful words appear first in this alphabetical list)
Since 2020 we have produced five films about the history of Leamington Spa spanning in excess of two centuries. We are grateful to our members and others who were closely involved with the creation, development, research and writing of these films; their names appear in each film. We are also especially grateful to Mark Ellis, … Read more
The Art Box in Clarendon Avenue, near the ‘top’ of the Parade, is an historic Model K6 telephone kiosk which has been repurposed by the Friends of Christchurch Gardens to display images. We are grateful that the Friends have invited us to mount a show. Our members Allan Jennings and Mick Jeffs have prepared a … Read more
On 6th November we were pleased to launch our new video, ‘Leamington Spa, University Town’. It tells of the impact of the University of Warwick and its students and staff on the town over sixty years. It addresses the positive and negative consequences of the influx of staff and students, their residences and their behaviour … Read more
A brief history of Burlington Motor Company of Leamington Spa written by its founder Haydn Davies I have always had an interest in home-built cars and in the mid/late 1970s there was an upsurge in companies building kits for such things and, the more I looked at the available kits, the more I thought “I … Read more
Now Royal Leamington Spa is well known for where Tennis was started and developed on the lawns of the Manor House Hotel, but how about this for a bit of history that few people appreciate took place. If you were to enter the Jephson Gardens through the main side gates on Newbold Terrace, and turn … Read more
Frederick William Mulley, Baron Mulley of Sheffield Park 1918-1995 Fred Mulley was a prominent post-war Labour politician, life-long Trade Union member, Barrister and Economist. He was born in Leamington at the end of the Great War to a family whose maternal ancestors were all involved in farming. Fred’s grandfather Boiles was a waggoner on farms … Read more
My memories of living in Archery Road I lived in Archery Road from 1945-1965. My parents were stationed at RAF Gaydon during the Second World War and they married in 1944 in London (they were both Londoners). I was born in February 1945. After renting in Leamington (there were no married quarters in those days), … Read more
This article is based upon an interview with Mr Harold Wragg, Nursery Manager, by Nicola Brooks in 1991. Nicola Brooks interviewed Harold Wragg, nursery manager, in 1991 as part of her studies for a Teaching Diploma in Museum and Gallery Education at Warwick University. This article reviews the issues raised during the conversation. Harold said … Read more
Contact the Secretary, Margaret Rushton: secretary@leamingtonhistory.co.uk
July 22, 2026
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