Description

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165NE DORMER PLACE
1208-1/7/288 (North side)
19/11/53 No.25

GV II

See under: Nos.168 AND 170 PARADE.

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165NE PARADE
1208-1/7/288 (West side)
19/11/53 Nos.168 AND 170
(Formerly Listed as:
PARADE
(West side)
No.168)
(Formerly Listed as:
PARADE
(West side)
No.170)

GV II

Formerly known as: Nos.168 AND 170 National Westminster Bank
PARADE.
Includes: No.25 DORMER PLACE.
Houses, now restaurant with offices. c1835 with later
alterations. Pinkish-brown brick with painted stucco facade
and concealed roof, with cast-iron balcony.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys, 4 first-floor windows, angle to left has
1 first-floor window and is curved on plan. First floor
through second floor: to left a pair of fluted Ionic
pilasters, similar single pilaster to right, to centre a pair
of Tuscan fluted pilasters. Frieze, cornice. Above these to
third floor are pilaster strips, those to ends have incised
decoration, plain to centre.
First floor: 10-pane French windows with overlights each in
moulded surround with frieze and cornice.
Second and third floors: 8/8 sashes with moulded surrounds,
sills to second floor. Similar fenestration to angle, windows
curved on plan and with blind box to first floor.
Ground floor: horizontal rustication. 2 rectangular bays each
with 4 Ionic columns and three 8/8 sashes between 2/2 sashes,
moulded sills, frieze and cornice.
Entrance: double doors to angle in rusticated arch with
keystone, 2-columnar porch with frieze and cornice. Balconies
above porch and to each bay have stick and circle balustrades.
Left return: 4 storeys, 4 first-floor windows. First floor
through second floor: pairs of tall fluted Ionic pilasters to
ends. Frieze and cornice. Third floor: pilasters with incised
decoration above pilasters. Cornice, blocking course with
plain pilasters to ends, coping. First floor: tall 12/12
sashes in tooled surrounds with frieze and cornice. Second
floor: 8/8 sashes in tooled surrounds and with sills. Third
floor: smaller 8/8 sashes in tooled surrounds. Ground floor

has horizontal rustication. Entrance to left a board door.
Four 12/12 sashes with sills. All windows in plain reveals.
INTERIOR: rear openwell staircase has stick balusters and
wreathed handrail.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the Parade was so-named in 1860. Originally
called Lillington Lane, it was renamed Union Row c1809. The
lower section was laid out c1808-1814 and extended towards
Dormer Place c1835. Built as houses, hotels and
lodging-houses, by 1850 many had become shops.
Occupies an important corner site.
(Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development:
Chichester: 1988-: 33, 36-37; Manning JC (Facsimile by
Warwickshire County Council 1988): Glimpses of our Local Past
.. Royal Leamington Spa: Leamington Spa: 1895-: 138).

Listing NGR: SP3180865641

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26661544

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