Articles with the tag: Places

Gallery of Coats of Arms

Gallery of Coats of Arms

Nov 22, 2019 | News, People, Places

Here is a Gallery of images relating to the history of Leamington’s coat of arms or other coats of arms which are on view in Royal Leamington Spa. More information about the heraldry of the town is available. Arms ver10 MOD12Arms of Leamington Jewel MOD12...
Streets of Leamington, Introduction

Streets of Leamington, Introduction

Oct 22, 2019 | Places

(CLICK HERE for The List of Streets) Before 1800 Leamington Priors was a village of about 200 people to the south of the River Leam. The land to the north-east of the river was called Newbold Comyn and was owned by the Willes family; to the north-west the land was...
Streets of Leamington, The List

Streets of Leamington, The List

Jul 22, 2019 | Places

This is a List providing information about most of the Streets of Royal Leamington Spa. Links to Streets beginning with — A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   (The Image at the head of this article is based on...
The Bandstand is Back!

The Bandstand is Back!

Apr 23, 2019 | Places

On Saturday, 15 March 2019, the newly renovated Pump Room Gardens Bandstand was opened officially by Councillor Steven Cross, Chairman of Warwick District Council and Archie Pitts, who masterminded the Heritage Lottery Fund bid to refurbish the Pump Room Gardens. The...
Feldon School

Feldon School

Oct 12, 2018 | Memories, People, Places

Feldon School was set up at Milverton Hill by Dr J.L. and Mrs S.A. Matthews in the summer of 1950.  They had taken over a small private school, ‘Ardmore’ based at 69 Willes Road/corner of Leam Terrace in September 1948, when Ardmore’s previous owners left to run a...
Edith Devis

Edith Devis

Oct 11, 2018 | People, Places

Edith Devis was a prominent businesswoman in Royal Leamington Spa in the 1920s and 1930s. She was born Edith Clark in Brigg in Lincolnshire in 1882. She moved to the Midlands in the early 1900s and in June 1906 she married Walter Dowding who had been the landlord of...

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