| Royal Leamington Spa Warwickshire |
| Leamington Spa - formerly known as Leamington Priors - is about a dozen miles to the north of Stratford-upon-Avon and is now virtually joined to Warwick. Leamington grew around the saline springs and the Royal Pump Room and Baths, which were opened in 1814. A treatment at the baths was supposed to be very beneficial and claimed to cure many disorders - gout, rheumatism, stiffness of the joints etc - and the spa water was drunk as a laxative. There are many beautiful old buildings in the town, which has a wide, main shopping street - the Parade - and some well maintained gardens around the river Leam. Charles Dickens was a frequent visitor and set a scene in "Dombey and Son" in the town. For more information about Leamington, visit Leamington Spa Today. |
| Two great old postcards, both posted to Ireland in September 1909. |
| An early view of the Pump Rooms. |
| A 1903 postcard of the Parade and the Parish Church. |
| The Boating Pool, Mill Garden - a postcard from 1908. |
| A view similar to that on the left, but from the early 1900s. |
| A super postcard from 1904. |
| A nice wintery view of the Pump Room Gardens, posted in 1906. |
| Jephson Gardens and the Bandstand in a postcard which was mailed about 1912. |
| The Regent Hotel, probably a pre-WW1 postcard. |
| The River from Victoria Bridge - a postcard from 1914. |
| This is a lovely old postcard of York Walk, posted in 1905. |
| This group of 5 cards was produced by Pelham Postcards in the early 1920s. Click on any of the cards for a closer view. |
| This early 20th Century view has a George V halfpenny stamp, but the date is not legible. |
| A 1905 multiview. |
| An unused postcard of the River Leam, probably from the 1930s. |
| A 1905 postcard of the actress Gabrielle Ray - I can't find any specific connection between her and Leamington, so I presume an appearance there resulted in the production of this card. |
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| This type of postcard was widely produced in the early 20th Century. It was very simple to add any place name when printing. |
| Leamington Parish Church. |
| The Town Hall and Regent Grove. |
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| Our 2009 calendar of old postcards of Leamington Spa is now available - click here to see it. |
| An early 20th Century view of the Parade and the Town Hall. |
| A 1910 postcard of Linden Avenue. |
| Did You Know.... that Randolph Turpin, middleweight boxer who defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951 for the world title, was born in Leamington in 1928 ? |
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| I drove through Leamington on 30 Nov 2008 and was sad to see that the old Midland Red garage opposite the station has been demolished. My dad used to drive for the Midland Red and was based at this garage. |
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