Number 85 and Attached Railings Old Bank and Attached Railings
NUMBER 85 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 85, REGENT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381419
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Number 85 and Attached Railings Old Bank and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 85 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 85, REGENT STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381419
- Date first listed:
- 19-Nov-1953
- List Entry Name:
- Number 85 and Attached Railings Old Bank and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 85 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 85, REGENT STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- OLD BANK AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 73, PARADE
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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.
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 85 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 85, REGENT STREET
- Statutory Address:
- OLD BANK AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 73, PARADE
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 31789 65923
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3165NE PARADE
1208-1/7/272 (East side)
19/11/53 No.73
Old Bank and attached railings
GV II
Includes: No.85 and attached railings REGENT STREET.
House, now bank. c1818 with later additions and alterations.
Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco facades, Welsh slate
roof with ridge stacks and cast-iron railings and balconies.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 5 first-floor windows arranged 2:1:2 of
which the outer bays project. Plinth and horizontal
rustication to ground floor.
First floor: outer bays have tall 6/9 sashes with tooled
surrounds and cornices on consoles. To centre a 10-pane French
window with divided overlight, within tooled surround with
pediment on consoles; a short balustrade of bobbin balusters
projects over porch.
Second floor: continuous sill band. 6/6 sashes with tooled
surrounds, that to centre with ears.
Third floor: 3/3 sashes, sills. All windows in plain reveals.
Ground floor: central entrance within distyle Corinthian porch
with engaged pilasters, frieze, cornice. Double multi-panel
doors within doorcase of fluted pilasters, fanlight with
decorative glazing bars and rusticated surround. 6-pane sashes
with fanlights with radial glazing and rusticated surrounds,
sills, plain reveals.
First floor, outer bays each have continuous balconies with
ornate, scrolling balustrades and with ornate balcony divider
to left.
Right return: 4 storeys, 5 first-floor windows with basement
to left. Almost identical facade. Ground floor, entrance to
right: 5 steps to 6-panel door with blind overlight, between
pilasters with horizontal rustication and within porch with
similar pillars and cambered arch with central keystone,
cornice. Otherwise ground-floor fenestration similar to main
facade, but with 1 wider 1/1 fixed light window with
margin-lights and radial glazing to head. Windows to upper
floors as front facade. No openings to basement. First floor
has similar but continuous balustrade.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: railings and 2 gates across front of this
return abut main facade and have 2 levels of rails and bars
with spear-and-tassel finials. Steps to basement have stick
balusters.
HISTORICAL NOTE: known for a time as Gloucester House, the
dwelling was occupied by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
during a visit to the Spa in 1822. It was altered to a bank in
1822. Originally Lillington Lane, the Parade was renamed Union
Row c1809, and by 1860 had become the Parade. The lower
section was laid out c1810-14 and built 1814-1818, with the
upper section, east side built c1824-1840.
Occupies an important corner site.
Nos 71 & 73 Parade with Nos 87-93 (odd) Regent Street (qqv)
form an architectural group.
No.73 Old Bank listed 19/11/53. No.85 Regent Street listed
25/03/70. These two addresses are for the same building.
(Roth D: A Pocket Guide to Royal Leamington Spa: Warwick:
1978-: 19; Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and
Development: Chichester: 1988-: 34).
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3165NE REGENT STREET
1208-1/7/272 (North side)
19/11/53 No.85
and attached railings
GV II
See under: No.73 Old Bank and attached railings PARADE.
Listing NGR: SP3178965923
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481780
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Roth, D, A Pocket Guide to Royal Leamington Spa, (1978), 19
Cave, L F, Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development, (1988), 34
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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