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ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA SP3165NW GROVE STREET
1208-1/6/161 (West side)
25/03/70 Nos.34 AND 36
and attached railings
(Formerly Listed as:
GROVE STREET
(West side)
Nos.32, 34 AND 36) GV II Two houses, now flats with attached railings. Numbered right
to left, described left to right. 1828-1834, with later
additions and alterations including late C20 attic to right.
Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco to front facades,
Welsh slate roof to left, otherwise concealed, and with
cast-iron railings.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with attic and basement, 4 first-floor
windows. Stucco detailing includes horizontal rustication to
ground floor, continuous first-floor band interrupted by
windows surmounted by 4 Ionic pilasters to first floor: 2 to
ends and central pair.
First floor: full-height windows, those 2 to left are 8-pane
French windows with divided overlights; those 2 to right are
tall 6/6 sashes with blind boxes, plain reveals. Frieze,
cornice.
Second floor: 8/8 sashes, sills, plain reveals. Low parapet,
copings.
Ground floor: steps to entrances to left, part-glazed doors
with overlights with glazing bars, in plain reveals. Doorcases
have pilaster strips, frieze, cornice.
To each a canted bay window, the centre a 2/2 sash with 1/1
sashes to sides, frieze and cornice, that to left with
fielded-panel aprons.
Attics: roof lights to left, otherwise continuous 2-window
dormer.
Basement: to left a glazed door between multi-pane casement
and 4/8 sash; to right a glazed door between multi-pane
casements. Side stacks. To left a continuous first-floor
balcony with heart-and-anthemion-motif. To right, individual
balconies with double-heart-and-anthemion motif.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings and to sides of steps with
gates have bars with lozenge finials, end posts surmounted by
anthemions.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Grove Street was laid out in 1828, the west side and lower part of the east side were built by 1834.
Nos 14-46 (even) Grove Street (qv) and No.5 Regent Street form
an architectural group.
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 39). Listing NGR: SP3138465952
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number:
481656
Legacy System:
LBS
Sources
Books and journals Cave, L F, Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development, (1988), 39
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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