The Emporer's Cantonese Restaurant

THE EMPORER'S CANTONESE RESTAURANT, BATH PLACE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1381129
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:
The Emporer's Cantonese Restaurant
Statutory Address:
THE EMPORER'S CANTONESE RESTAURANT, BATH PLACE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1381129
Date first listed:
25-Aug-1983
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Nov-1999
List Entry Name:
The Emporer's Cantonese Restaurant
Statutory Address 1:
THE EMPORER'S CANTONESE RESTAURANT, BATH PLACE

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:
THE EMPORER'S CANTONESE RESTAURANT, BATH PLACE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Warwickshire
District:
Warwick (District Authority)
Parish:
Royal Leamington Spa
National Grid Reference:
SP 31936 65292

Details

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165SE BATH PLACE
1208-1/8/15 (East side)
25/08/83 The Emperor's Cantonese Restaurant
(Formerly Listed as:
ABBOTTS STREET
Gallery Room at Waterloo Buildings)

GV II

Restaurant, originally built as a cock-pit or gaming room.
c1825 with later additions and alterations including range to
front right and conversion to restaurant of c1985-90.
Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond with Welsh slate roof.
L-shaped on plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows, with range to rear
right of single tall storey and with single-tall-storey range
added to front. First floor: 3 casement windows, 1 with
elliptical arch. Ground floor: entrance to left, double glazed
doors, casement window and 2 blind windows. Range to right:
remains of tall, blind cambered recess, band. Double hipped
roof to left with raised light-well above former cock pit or
gaming room to right. To left return, plinth, tall
cambered-headed arched blind recess with impost band, further
band, blocking course; 2 blind openings with flat arches of
rubbed brick.
INTERIOR: single tall storey has 6 slender cast-iron columns
with palmettes to capitals, with gallery to east, south and
west sides; staircase to gallery has tapering rods and
wreathed handrail, similar balustrade around sides of gallery.
Included for historical interest.



Listing NGR: SP3193665292

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Legacy System number:
481475
Legacy System:
LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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