1 The former Leamington Brewery, with a high main building of brick with a steep French hipped roof. The details perhaps Quattrocento, perhaps Romanesque. 1861 by R Davison.
2 Demolished 1986, ...
The site of the former Leamington Brewery which was in operation during the Imperial period. Part of the building was demolished in 1986 except one wing which was converted into flats. It stood on Lillington Avenue, Leamington Spa.
The almshouse in Leamington Hastings was founded by a schoolmaster called Humphrey Davis in 1608 for eight poor old people (later expanded to house ten). As you can see, the ...
1 Bombing decoy type M Series, a dummy building. These decoy buildings were expensive to construct and to maintain.They drew attacks in 1940, but not subsequently. Leamington Hastings was one ...
The site of a dummy factory from the Second World War constructed to protect the Armstrong Whitworth factory at Baginton by confusing enemy aircraft and prompting them to drop bombs in the wrong place. Information is from documentary evidence.
1 The possible extent of the medieval settlement, based on the first edition 6″ map of 1886, 34NE.
2 Leamington Hastings is listed in Domesday in Marton Hundred. The Phillimore edition ...
The possible extent of the Medieval settlement of Leamington Hastings based on the Ordnance Survey map of 1886.
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I recently visited Leamington for a few days. It is familiar territory since it was part of the broader Warwick-Leamington urban area that provided me with various sorts of distraction ...
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The first residents after the alterations were the new owner, Mr Reynolds and his family. There is no indication as to whether his widow continued to live ...
Like most towns and villages, the names of Leamington’s streets can give clues to buildings and uses that have long since faded from the memory. Mill Street did once lead to ...
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So within eight years of Rev. John Craig’s death the Priory had changed out of all recognition. The grounds had been sold and houses, including those lining ...
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When the Rev. Downes exchanged livings with the Rev. John Craig in 1839 the Rev. Craig also purchased the Priory. Confirmed by the rate book for that ...
I had a look through the day book from the ‘Hall & Son, Tailors’ collection held at Warwickshire County Record Office1. Hall & Son were based at 154 The Parade, Leamington ...
