Number 1 and Attached Railings and Wall
NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, 1, LANSDOWNE CIRCUS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381343
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Number 1 and Attached Railings and Wall
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, 1, LANSDOWNE CIRCUS
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381343
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Number 1 and Attached Railings and Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, 1, LANSDOWNE CIRCUS
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:
- NUMBER 1 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AND WALL, 1, LANSDOWNE CIRCUS
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 32275 66120
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3266SW LANSDOWNE CIRCUS
1208-1/4/201 (South West side)
19/11/53 No.1
and attached railings and wall
GV II*
Villa with attached wall and railings. c1834-1838. Architect,
William Thomas. Pinkish-brown brick with unpainted stucco,
partly painted to ground floor, right side, with Welsh slate
roof and cast-iron railings, porch, verandah and basement
cover.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with basement and attic, 2 first-floor
windows. Plinth. 6 roll-edged steps to central entrance a
3-panel door. Canted bay from basement to ground floor to left
with 2/2 sash between 1/1 sashes to ground floor and 1/1
sashes to basement. Otherwise 8/8 sashes throughout with plain
reveals and sills. Low parapets, copings. Half-hipped roof.
Right return has 2 first-floor windows. Ground floor has tall
8/12 sashes, first floor has 8/8 sashes with plain reveals.
Basement has 18-pane fixed lights. Porch has circle-and-scroll
motif.
Right return has verandah to ground floor with
double-rod-with-anthemion-and-paterae motif to balustrade and
diamond-circle-and-oval uprights. Basement to right return has
scrolled cover.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: screen wall to right abuts No.2 (qv). To
sides of entrance steps are railings with stick railings.
HISTORICAL NOTE: a map of Leamington Spa in 1834 shows
Lansdowne Circus and Crescent laid out for 'intended
buildings'. Lansdowne Circus is an almost complete layout of
practically identical villas.
Nos 1-17 (consecutive), Lansdowne Circus form an architectural
group with Victoria House, and Nos 19-57 (odd), Lansdowne
Crescent (qqv), all by Thomas.
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 39, 57).
Listing NGR: SP3227566120
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481703
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Cave, L F, Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development, (1988), 39 57
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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