Number 42 and Attached Railings
NUMBER 42 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 42, WARWICK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381550
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Number 42 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBER 42 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 42, WARWICK STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1381550
- Date first listed:
- 30-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Number 42 and Attached Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBER 42 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 42, WARWICK STREET
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 42 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, 42, WARWICK 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 31636 66050
Details
ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA
SP3166SE WARWICK STREET
1208-1/2/396 (South side)
No.42
and attached railings
II
House and office, now office. c1840 for Algernon Sydney Field,
solicitor, reputedly by William Thomas, with later additions
and alterations. Interior decoration includes plaster panels
after John Flaxman RA and Bertel Thorvaldsen.
Stucco over brick with Welsh slate roof.
PLAN: double-depth.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with basement, 3 first-floor windows.
Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco front facade and
concealed roof. Stucco detailing includes panelled Tuscan
pilasters through ground and first floors to ends and between
windows surmounted by frieze, architrave and dentil cornice;
to second floor are corresponding plain Tuscan pilasters.
First floor: central tripartite window has 6/6 between 2/2
sashes in taller plain reveals with Doric pillars to angles,
on acanthus corbels and with panelled aprons, frieze; 6/6
sashes to outer bays have plain reveals and similar Doric
angle pillars, frieze, aprons.
Third floor: central recessed panel between 3/6 sashes in
plain reveals.
Ground floor: central tripartite window has 6/6 between 2/2
sashes, in plain reveals with Doric pillars to angles and with
sill, Greek key frieze and cornice. 3 roll-edged steps to
8-panel door with overlight and with similar Doric pillars to
reveals. Basement has plank door and casement window. Frieze,
cornice, left end stacks.
INTERIOR: openwell staircase to full height has tapered rod
with central bobbin balusters and wreathed handrail. First
floor hallway has two decorative plaster plaques of Day and
Night after Thorvaldsen (originals at Chatsworth); to upper
level 'Mercury bearing Pandora to earth' after John Flaxman
(original in Flaxman Collection, University of London); frieze
to first floor, rear room with figures and cattle, after
Parthenon frieze; roundel of Madonna and Child to second
floor, front room. Moulded cornices and ceiling roses to
several rooms, fireplaces, shutters to some windows.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: area railings have decorative finials
with urns to stanchions.
HISTORICAL NOTE: this remained offices and dwelling-place
until 1856 when Field occupied Moyola Lodge, No.16 Avenue Road
(qv), retaining office premises here.
(Irwin D: John Flaxman 1755-1826 Sculptor, Illustrator,
Designer: London: 1979-: 171).
Listing NGR: SP3163666050
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 481912
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Irwin, D, John Flaxman, 1755-1826: Sculptor, Illustrator, Designer, (1979), 171
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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