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Somerset House and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.292 / 52°17'31"N

Longitude: -1.5404 / 1°32'25"W

OS Eastings: 431446

OS Northings: 266080

OS Grid: SP314660

Mapcode National: GBR 6NJ.7DK

Mapcode Global: VHBXJ.8N1B

Plus Code: 9C4W7FR5+QV

Entry Name: Somerset House and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 25 March 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1381240

English Heritage Legacy ID: 481600

ID on this website: 101381240

Location: Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV32

County: Warwickshire

District: Warwick

Civil Parish: Royal Leamington Spa

Built-Up Area: Royal Leamington Spa

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Leamington Spa Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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Description



ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3166SW CLARENDON PLACE
1208-1/1/107 (West side)
25/03/70 No.14
Somerset House and attached railings

GV II

Includes: No.11 WARWICK STREET.
House, now offices and attached railings. 1836-1837 with
late-C20 alterations and restoration. By William Startin.
Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco facade and Welsh slate
roof.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, 3 first-floor windows. Stepped plinth
surmounted by full-height pilasters with anthemion decoration
to cornice. Frieze with egg-and-dart moulding, cornice,
blocking course.
First floor has 12/12 sashes with eared architraves. Second
floor has 12/12 sashes with anthemion horns.
Ground floor: steps to central entrance an 8-panel door with
sidelights and slender pilasters, modillion cornice and
overlight with glazing bars.
Distyle Adamesque porch with frieze with laurel wreaths,
cornice, blocking course. Tall 6/9 sashes in architraves with
acanthus decoration.
Left return has similar fenestration.
INTERIOR: moulded cornices to some ground-floor rooms.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: lancet railings.
HISTORICAL NOTE: built as left-hand block of proposed Arbenie
Cresent. Part of rear burnt down during early C20.
Clarendon Place was laid out in 1825.
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 39, 58).

Listing NGR: SP3144666080

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