Description

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165NE REGENT GROVE
1208-1/7/332 (North West side)
18/08/80 Nos.1-23 (Odd)
Denby Buildings and attached gate
pier to No.1

GV II

Terrace of 12 houses and shops, now shops and offices with
attached gate pier to left. Dated 1885 with later additions
and alterations including those of mid-C20. Probably by John
Cundall of Leamington. Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond
with ashlar centre and dressings, with Welsh slate roof,
hipped to central block between mansard roofs and with conical
roofs with finials to turrets. Jacobean style.
PLAN: double-depth.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics, 13 bays, the centre 3 bays of
3 storeys, 24-window range. Central 3 bays project and are
taller, between 2-storey ranges and with end bays which
project and have round turrets.
To centre range, half-pillars support 4-centred carriage arch
with central boss, above this to first floor a 5-light, canted
mullion-and-transom oriel window with lancet lights; to either
side are 2 pairs of 2-light, lancet windows with
Perpendicular-type tracery heads with chamfered mullions and
jambs, and dripmoulds. To second floor a central 6-light
mullion-and-transom window; frieze is plain to centre bay,
otherwise has pointed-arched arcade; central upshot with
strapwork decoration and bordered by finials. First-floor end
bays have round turrets with 6-light windows; otherwise
2-light 'mullion and transom' windows, with pairs of 4/4
sashes with gothic heads and divided overlights; chamfered
sills and flat lintels, those to ends and nearest centre have
quoined jambs and hoodmoulds.
Attics: round turrets have 6-light mullion-and-transom
windows; otherwise gables with 3-light mullion-and-transom
windows, that to No.17 in original stepped gable. Ground
floor: Nos 17 & 21 in near original state: recessed side
entrances with multi-panel, part-glazed doors with divided
overlights. 4-light, canted bay with divided overlight,
continuous frieze and cornice. Otherwise some original
entrances with later glazed shop fronts, some entrances
concealed by later shop fronts.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: gate pier to left has cornice and cap.
HISTORICAL NOTE: John Cundall was architect of the Town Hall,

Parade (qv).

Listing NGR: SP3187465792

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26661586

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