Feb 20, 2026 | People, Places, Schools
Wesleyan Chapel, Portland Street. Leamington History Group Archives 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...
Dec 17, 2025 | Featured, Memories, People, Places
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...
Dec 15, 2025 | Featured, Memories, People, Places
(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...
Nov 23, 2025 | Memories, News, People, Places
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...
Oct 29, 2025 | Featured, Memories, People, Places
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...
Oct 10, 2025 | Featured, People, Places
An article about the Camouflage Directorate which operated in Leamington in the Second Word War can be viewed HERE. This article shows the unveiling a commemorative plaque on the Regent Hotel on 24th September 2025 by the Mayor, Councillor Ruggy Singh. The hotel was...
