Numbers 22-30 and Attached Railings to Number 26 Portland House and Attached Railings
NUMBERS 22-30 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 26, 22-30, REGENT STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381489
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 22-30 and Attached Railings to Number 26 Portland House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 22-30 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 26, 22-30, REGENT STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381489
- Date first listed:
- 25-Mar-1970
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 22-30 and Attached Railings to Number 26 Portland House and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 22-30 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 26, 22-30, REGENT STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- PORTLAND HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29, PORTLAND STREET
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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:
- NUMBERS 22-30 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS TO NUMBER 26, 22-30, REGENT STREET
- Statutory Address:
- PORTLAND HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 29, PORTLAND STREET
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 31580 65873
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3165NE PORTLAND STREET
1208-1/7/342 (East side)
25/03/70 No.29
Portland House and attached railings
GV II
See under: Nos.22-30 and attached railings to No.26 REGENT
STREET.
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3165NE REGENT STREET
1208-1/7/342 (South side)
25/03/70 Nos.22-30 (Even)
and attached railings to No.26
(Formerly Listed as:
REGENT STREET
(South side)
Nos.2OA TO 30)
GV II
Includes: No.29 Portland House and attached railings PORTLAND
STREET.
Terrace of 6 houses, now shops, flats and offices. Numbered
right to left, described left to right. c1826 with later C19
and C20 shop fronts. Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco
facades, concealed and Welsh slate roofs, and cast-iron
railings and balconies.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 6 first-floor windows, 1 to each house.
Between each house a recessed strip to full height. First
floor has 16-pane French windows with 4-pane side-lights and
divided overlights in plain reveals, all except to left angle
within wider, elliptically-arched recess with tooled surround.
Second floor: 2 windows to each unit except that to left has
one window to front facade and one to chamfered angle: eight
6/6 sashes and 2 casements, all in plain reveals, with tooled
architraves, and sills. Continuous cornice, blocking course
and copings.
Ground floor: many side entrances to dwellings remain, some
with additional or replacement central entrances to shop
fronts; to left, entrance to angle a part-glazed door with
overlight in tooled surround with keystone; projecting shop
front with decorative pilasters to angles.
Then pair of entrances to Nos 30 & 28, alike: 3 roll-edged
steps to 3-panel door with overlight with decorative glazing
bars, with shared, distyle Doric porch with entablature.
Otherwise, to next three dwellings, steps to 4-panel doors
with divided overlights, in surrounds with Doric pilasters and
entablature.
To No.24 a projecting shop front has pillars to angles and
central entrance with fanlight. To right a projecting glazed
shop front with recessed part-glazed door. Hipped roof. Tall
ridge stacks, some with cornices. To left angle, first floor,
a balconette.
Returns: to left, ground floor has plate-glass window between
narrow pilasters, entablature. First floor has two 6/6 sashes,
one with tooled surround; second floor has 2/2 sash with
margin-lights and 6/6 sash with tooled surround. Third floor
has 3/6 sash with tooled surround. All windows in plain
reveals and with sills. Cornice and parapet.
To right (Portland House, 29 Portland Street): 3 storeys with
attic and basement. First floor: to centre are part-glazed
French windows, between 6/6 sashes. Second floor has 3/6
sashes. Ground floor has 6/6 sashes. Openings have tooled
architraves and sills. Central entrance, 7 steps to
part-glazed, 4-panel door with overlight with decorative
glazing bars, within porch of 2 pillars with panels and
engaged pilasters, frieze, cornice. Basement has glazed door,
cornice, blocking course. Attic dormers, end and ridge stacks.
First floor has central balcony with figure-of-eight and Greek
key motif balustrade.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: to No.26 Regent Street and to Portland
House attached railings to left side of steps have bars with
anthemion finials.
HISTORICAL NOTE: Regent Street was laid out c1808-1814, and
the first terrace built in 1814; Portland Street was built
c1826-36; this terrace corresponds in design with the earliest
houses on Portland Street, Nos 10 & 12 (qqv).
(Manning JC (Facsimile by Warwickshire County Library 1988):
Glimpses of our Local Past.. Royal Leamington Spa: Royal
Leamington Spa: 1895-: 16, 140; Roth D: Early C19 Decorative
Ironwork: a study based on Leamington Spa: 1976-: 58, FIG.78).
Listing NGR: SP3158065873
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481851
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Roth, D, Early 19th Century Decorative Ironwork: A study based on Leamington Spa, (1976), 58
Manning, J C, Glimpses of our Local Past... Royal Leamington Spa, (1895), 16 140
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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