Information for record number MWA12884:
Holly Walk/Regent Grove, Leamington Spa

Summary Public open space comprising a straight walk lined with holly trees, gate piers at W end and railings.
What Is It?  
Type: Walk
Period: Imperial - Modern (1751 AD - 2050 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 31 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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3 Holly Walk/Regent Grove, Leamington Spa. Lovie states that 'Holly Walk' includes both Regent Grove and Hamilton Terrace, known as Lower Holly Walk and Upper Holly Walk at the time of his report (1996/7). This appears to have been the first public Space in the new town and was already established as a place of promenade as early as 1816. Straight Walk lined with holly trees, gate piers at W end and railings. The Walk formed part of the early designed urban landscape and continues to play an important role in forming the special characte of Leamington Spa. Lovie reports that the Walk survives well at the time of his report, although the holly trees are largely gone, the gate piers and railings lost. Love suggests that this would make a very suitable restoration project.
 
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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Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Warwickshire Register Review Report & Recommendations
Author/originator: Lovie, Jonathan
Date: 1997
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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 NEW TOWN * A settlement carefully planned from its inception and usually constructed in an area which was previously undeveloped. Many new towns were developed following the New Towns Act 1946. back
monument WALK * A place or path for walking in a park or garden. Use more specific type where possible. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument RAILINGS * A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden rails. back
monument GATE PIER * A pier of brick, masonry, etc, to which the hinges of a gate are attached. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back
monument PROMENADE * A place for strolling, public walks, etc. Usually associated with coastal resorts. back
monument TERRACE * A row of houses attached to and adjoining one another and planned and built as one unit. back

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