Postcards of the Past - Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa
Warwickshire

An early 20th Century view of the Parade and the Town Hall.

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.

A 1910 postcard of Linden Avenue.

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. (037

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.

I love the fashions in this 1930s postcard of the Lower Parade.

A 1905 multiview.

A 1920s postcard of the Weir and Suspension bridge.

My nephew in Canada emailed me this super view of a tram on the Parade - the card was posted in 1905.

A postcard from 1912.

A poor quality postcard but with an excellent picture - the "New Electric
Tramway" on the Parade.

A postcard of Victoria Bridge, posted in 1921.

Another view of the Parade and a tram.

The Parade in the late 40s or early 50s.

GWR King Class engine No 6013, King Henry VIII passing through Leamington Spa.

This postcard of New River Walk was mailed in 1909.

An undated postcard of "The New Band Pavilion from Boat House, Mill Gardens".

A superb view of the town in a postcard produced by the Great Western Railway, probably pre-WW1.

Another beautiful postcard from a water colour by W W Quatremain, this one of Willes Bridge.

"The Old Well" - a postcard from 1918.

This postcard of the Boat House was mailed in 1907.

A postcard from 1904, showing the Boating Lake.

Jephson Gardens in 1907.

Two "Nu-Kuler" postcards, produced by H & J Busst of Coventry, and probably dating from the 1930s.

A super postcard, produced from a real photograph which was taken in the days when a camera was a novelty - posted in 1913.

An early 20th Century postcard of Adelaide Bridge.

The lake about 1910.

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.