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| ⚫ | Parade is a 0.51 [[mile]] (0.82 [[kilometre]]) long street in the town of [[Royal Leamington Spa]] in [[Warwickshire]], England. Running in a north-south direction, it forms part of the longer [[B4087 road|B4087]] which runs from the [[A445 road|A445]] in Leamington to the B4086 in [[Wellesbourne]]. The road is the central shopping hub of the town, and contains many [[Chain store|high street stores]], as well as some of the best examples of [[Regency architecture]] for which the town is known. It is commonly called "the Parade", and spoken of as such, but all maps and resources such as the Royal Mail's postcode database simply have "Parade". |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:The Parade, Leamington Spa (2).jpg|right|thumb|220px|The upper section of Parade]] |
[[File:The Parade, Leamington Spa (2).jpg|right|thumb|220px|The upper section of Parade]] |
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In the early 19th century Leamington Priors, as it was known, was a village with about three hundred inhabitants.<ref name="AJ">{{cite journal |last1=Murray |first1=Callum |title=Design Guides - Job Prospects |journal=Architects Journal |date=August 1990 |page=15}}</ref> The southern part of the Parade was once part of Lillington Lane, which led to the nearby village of [[Lillington, Warwickshire|Lillington]].<ref name="Cave">{{cite book |last1=Cave |first1=Lyndon F. |title=Royal Leamington Spa: Its History and Development |date=1988 |publisher=Phillimore |location=Chichester |isbn=9780850335200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_Q4hAAAAMAAJ |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>{{rp|33}} Between 1808 and 1860 Leamington developed rapidly northwards away from its village origins. Lillington Lane was extended to the length of the Parade and named "Lower Union Parade" (from 1808),<ref name="Cave" />{{rp|39}} "Upper Union Parade" (from 1820)<ref name="Cave" />{{rp|55}} and "Lansdowne Place"<ref name="Cave" />{{rp|54}} in sections from south to north. In 1860 the street took on its current name.<ref name="Cave" />{{rp|33}} |
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The name Parade came partly because many of the facilities that made Leamington a notable spa town lined the street. The [[Royal Pump Rooms]] were opened in 1814,<ref name=PR>{{NHLE|num=1381439|desc=Royal Pump Room and Baths|accessdate=2 June 2023}}</ref> the [[Regent Hotel]] in 1819<ref name=RH>{{NHLE|num=1381422 |desc=Regent Hotel |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref> and the [[Jephson Gardens]] in 1834.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdqEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA298 |title=The Landscape of Britain |first=Michael |last=Reed |page=298 |isbn=9780415157452 |year=2002 |publisher=Routledge}}</ref> Most of the town's fashionable housing was built north of the river,<ref name="AJ" /> as well as the library and the theatre. Later Victorian buildings of note include an [[obelisk]]/drinking fountain dedicated to local politician and [[philanthropist]] Henry Bright (1880)<ref name="Gardens Trust">Nicholson, Jean et al: ''The Obelisks of Warwickshire'', page 45. Brewin Books, 2013</ref> and the [[Leamington Spa Town Hall|town hall]] with tower (1884).<ref name=TH>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num= 1381441|accessdate=2 June 2023}}</ref> |
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In 1988 the town's main [[Shopping mall|shopping precinct]], the [[Royal Priors Shopping Centre]], opened.<ref name="LO">{{cite news |last1=Mingins |first1=Philippa |title=A look back at the Queen's visits to Warwick district |url=https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/a-look-back-at-the-queens-visits-to-warwick-district/ |access-date=2 June 2023 |work=Leamington Observer |date=14 September 2022 |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914143809/https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/a-look-back-at-the-queens-visits-to-warwick-district/ |archive-date=14 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> For a short time there was a second precinct, the Regency Arcade, but it closed and has been converted into a shop and an hotel. |
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* {{cite web |title=Leamington - Guide to conservation areas |url=https://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3081/leamington_-_guide_to_conservation_areas |website=Warwick District Council}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:58, 18 February 2024
Parade is a 0.51 mile (0.82 kilometre) long street in the town of Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England. Running in a north-south direction, it forms part of the longer B4087 which runs from the A445 in Leamington to the B4086 in Wellesbourne. The road is the central shopping hub of the town, and contains many high street stores, as well as some of the best examples of Regency architecture for which the town is known. It is commonly called "the Parade", and spoken of as such, but all maps and resources such as the Royal Mail's postcode database simply have "Parade".
History[edit]
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In the early 19th century Leamington Priors, as it was known, was a village with about three hundred inhabitants.[1] The southern part of the Parade was once part of Lillington Lane, which led to the nearby village of Lillington.[2]: 33 Between 1808 and 1860 Leamington developed rapidly northwards away from its village origins. Lillington Lane was extended to the length of the Parade and named "Lower Union Parade" (from 1808),[2]: 39 "Upper Union Parade" (from 1820)[2]: 55 and "Lansdowne Place"[2]: 54 in sections from south to north. In 1860 the street took on its current name.[2]: 33
The name Parade came partly because many of the facilities that made Leamington a notable spa town lined the street. The Royal Pump Rooms were opened in 1814,[3] the Regent Hotel in 1819[4] and the Jephson Gardens in 1834.[5] Most of the town's fashionable housing was built north of the river,[1] as well as the library and the theatre. Later Victorian buildings of note include an obelisk/drinking fountain dedicated to local politician and philanthropist Henry Bright (1880)[6] and the town hall with tower (1884).[7]
In 1988 the town's main shopping precinct, the Royal Priors Shopping Centre, opened.[8] For a short time there was a second precinct, the Regency Arcade, but it closed and has been converted into a shop and an hotel.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Murray, Callum (August 1990). "Design Guides - Job Prospects". Architects Journal: 15.
- ^ a b c d e Cave, Lyndon F. (1988). Royal Leamington Spa: Its History and Development. Chichester: Phillimore. ISBN 9780850335200. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Royal Pump Room and Baths (1381439)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Regent Hotel (1381422)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Reed, Michael (2002). The Landscape of Britain. Routledge. p. 298. ISBN 9780415157452.
- ^ Nicholson, Jean et al: The Obelisks of Warwickshire, page 45. Brewin Books, 2013
- ^ Historic England. "Town Hall (1381441)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Mingins, Philippa (14 September 2022). "A look back at the Queen's visits to Warwick district". Leamington Observer. Archived from the original on 14 September 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
Further reading[edit]
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- "Leamington - Guide to conservation areas". Warwick District Council.