Myton House
MYTON HOUSE, 40 AND 40A, HOLLY WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381311
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Myton House
- Statutory Address:
- MYTON HOUSE, 40 AND 40A, HOLLY WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381311
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Myton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MYTON HOUSE, 40 AND 40A, HOLLY WALK
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MYTON HOUSE, 40 AND 40A, HOLLY WALK
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 32034 65889
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3265NW HOLLY WALK
1208-1/9/176 (South East side)
25/03/70 Nos.40 AND 40A
Myton House
(Formerly Listed as:
HOLLY WALK
(South East side)
No.40)
GV II
Villa, now offices. c1833 with later additions and
alterations. Probably by James Morgan. Pinkish-brown brick
with painted stucco facades, scored in imitation of ashlar
with Welsh slate roof and cast-iron verandah.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement, 2 first-floor windows,
range set back to left of 2 lower storeys, 1 first-floor
window and further single-storey, single-window range.
First floor has two 8/8 sashes in plain reveals and tooled
architraves with sills. Ground floor has canted bay to left
with 2/2 between 1/1 sashes with horns and cornice; 6/6 sash
with margin-lights in tooled architrave. Concealed basement.
Decorative bargeboards to eaves. Hipped roof.
Right return: first floor has two 6/6 sashes with
margin-lights in plain reveals, tooled architraves and sills,
with blind boxes. Ground floor: to left, 6-pane French windows
with margin-lights and overlight with sidelights. Entrance to
right a part-glazed, 5-panel door with overlight in plain
reveals and with tooled architrave. Continuous verandah to
ground floor has scrolled uprights and frieze with glazed
roof.
Rear range has two 8/8 sashes and a 6/6 sash in plain reveals.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORICAL NOTE: John Nash and James Morgan both provided
designs for small villas in Holly Walk and Newbold Street.
Holly Walk was laid out c1833, part of the grounds of Newbold
Comyn, owned by Reverend Edward Willes who commissioned
designs from P.F.Robinson, John Nash and James Morgan for the
development of his estate. It became a public thoroughfare
early in the 1820s.
Occupies a corner site and forms an architectural group with
No.2 Newbold Street and Nos 10-38 (even) Hamilton Terrace
(qqv).
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 39, 55; Dept of the Environment List of
Buildings: Royal Leamington Spa: 1970-).
Listing NGR: SP3203465889
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481671
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cave, L F, Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development, (1988), 39 55
List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest in Royal Leamington Spa, (1989)
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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