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 Regency grandeur of the “Old Bank House”, a 4 storey, double-fronted building of about 1822, has long dominated Leamington banking and … 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. Lillington Parish Church is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and though the present building dates mainly from the 1480s and up to … 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. Lansdowne Circus has access from Upper Holly Walk, Willes Road and Thomas Street but still retains the atmosphere of a … 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. In a Spa of fashionable, Regency buildings, Lansdowne Crescent is a remarkable architectural feat in the east of town, in … 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 is a branch library designed by Henry Fedeski, F.R.I.B.A., Dip.T.P.,A.M.T.P.I of the Fedeski and Rayner Architectural practice, in the … 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 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
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 was opened on 16th October 1825, the first of the proprietary chapels or chapel of ease built in Leamington. … 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
As part of the growth of Leamington Priors, Brandon Parade was set out in the 1830s on land originally belonging to Edward Willes of Newbold Comyn. Over the years, Brandon Lodge, Holly Walk was known as 10 Brandon Parade, 60 Holly Walk and Preston Lodge. By the 1840s, there were complaints about the ‘bad state’ … 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. The Grade II* listed building at No 27 Binswood Avenue, which was known as Binswood Hall when it was part … 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. Beech Lawn, “Dr Henry Jephson’s splendid mansion” once stood at the south-west corner of the crossing of Warwick Street and … Read more
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