Information for record number MWA12862:
Clarendon Square gardens, Leamington Spa

Summary Square gardens with walks, mixed planting, shrubberies and trees. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie.
What Is It?  
Type: Garden
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 66
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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2 Clarendon Square gardens, Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa. Lovie states that the Square was laid out in 1825 with paths and shrubberies and mixed planting. Lovie reports that some trees survive but shrubberies are reduced and peripheral walks removed at the time of his report (1996/7). Trees include oaks (some probably not original 1830 planting) and pines at the north end. The railings originally enclosing the gardens have been lost. Lovie states that the gardens are crucial for the setting of the Listed Buildings that surround them.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Data Tables (Warwick)
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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period Modern The Modern Period, about 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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period modern About 1915 AD to the present (the 20th and 21st centuries AD)

In recent years archaeologists have realised the importance of recording modern sites. They do this so that in the future people will be able to look at the remains to help them understand the events to which they are related.
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monument PATH * A way made for pedestrians, especially one merely made by walking (often not specially constructed). back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument RAILINGS * A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden rails. back
monument SQUARE * An open space or area, usually square in plan, in a town or city, enclosed by residential and/or commercial buildings, frequently containing a garden or laid out with trees. back
monument GARDEN * An enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Use more specific type where known. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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