Number 56 With Attached Walls and Railings

NUMBER 56 WITH ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 56, BINSWOOD AVENUE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1381183
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1970
List Entry Name:
Number 56 With Attached Walls and Railings
Statutory Address:
NUMBER 56 WITH ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 56, BINSWOOD AVENUE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1381183
Date first listed:
25-Mar-1970
List Entry Name:
Number 56 With Attached Walls and Railings
Statutory Address 1:
NUMBER 56 WITH ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 56, BINSWOOD AVENUE

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
NUMBER 56 WITH ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, 56, BINSWOOD AVENUE

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 31856 66523

Details

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3166NE BINSWOOD AVENUE
1208-1/3/61 (South side)
25/03/70 No.56
with attached walls and railings

GV II

Villa with attached walls and railings. c1834, with later
additions and alterations including those of mid-C20.
Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco to front and side
facades, concealed roof and cast-iron railings.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows with single,
low-storey walls to sides, that to left with garage.
Full-height Tuscan pilasters clasp angles and between windows.
Plinth.
Central entrance: 7 roll-edged steps to central entrance a
part-glazed door with overlight, within distyle Doric porch
with engaged pilasters, stepped frieze, cornice, blocking
course. 6/6 sashes throughout, taller to ground floor, all
with sills and moulded architraves and with frieze and cornice
to ground floor. Frieze, cornice, blocking course, copings.
End stacks.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: walls to right and left, plank pedestrian
door to right; stepped frieze, cornice, blocking course. Stick
balusters to sides of steps with wreathed handrail.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Binswood Avenue was laid out c1828.
Nos 50-60 (even) Binswood Avenue (qqv) together with No.8
Kenilworth Road (qv) and No.3 Arlington Avenue (qv) constitute
an architectural group.



Listing NGR: SP3185666523

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
481543
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

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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