27 Newbold Terrace

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This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3265NW NEWBOLD TERRACE 1208-1/9/256 (North side) 11/06/73 No.27

GV II

Villa, now training centre. Mid C19, with later additions and alterations including later-C19 conservatory to south-west. Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond with painted stucco facade and Welsh slate roof. PLAN: double-depth with central hall; 2 storeys, 4 first-floor windows with service wing to rear. EXTERIOR: entrance to right return. 3 roll-edged steps to 6-panel door with part-glazed side panels and with overlight with glazing bars within 2-storey porch with Tuscan pilasters, moulded round-arched head and central keystone; porch has round-arched windows to sides. Front facade: chamfered plinth, vermiculated quoins. Rustication to ground floor. Outer canted bays to full height.

2/2 sashes to centres of canted bays, otherwise basket-arched 1/1 sashes, continuous impost band and central keystones. Moulded first-floor band. Similar fenestration to first floor with aprons and continuous impost band. Dentil and modillion cornice, brick blocking course with moulded copings. End and rear stacks. Glazed conservatory has 4-pane windows with overlights with glazing bars. Right return has tripartite window, tall 6/6 sash between 2/2 sashes under elliptical arch, otherwise 2/2 and 6/6 sashes, all under elliptical arches. INTERIOR: central hall has imperial staircase with rod-on-bobbin balusters and newel posts, triple-arched recess with stained and etched glass window above to mezzanine, acanthus modillion cornice; 4-panel doors; several marble and slate fireplaces; kitchen range by Flavel of Leamington. Front left room has large, Jacobethan panelled inglenook fireplace.

Conservatory has Coalbrookdale tile floor. HISTORICAL NOTE: Newbold Terrace was begun in 1828, but not completed for many years. Forms an architectural group with No.26 (qv) (Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa Its History and Development: Chichester: 1988-: 39).



Listing NGR: SP3236565916

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This is part of the Series: IOE01/0750 IOE Records taken by Lorna Freeman; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

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© Lorna Freeman. Source: Historic England Archive

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