Information for record number MWA12940:
Ranelagh Gardens/Cullis' Nursery, Leamington Spa

Summary Opened in 1811 as the Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens and Exotic Nursery; the spa's first public Pleasure Gardens. Closed c 1860. site redeveloped.
What Is It?  
Type: Public Park
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Leamington Spa
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 32 64
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
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2 Ranelagh Gardens/ Cullis' Nursery, Leamington Spa. Lovie reports that the Ranelagh Pleasrue Gardens and Exotic Nursery were opened in 1811 as the Spa's first public pleasure grounds. Sold in 1814 to John Culls who developed them both as a major nuersery and a public attraction. The Gardens closed within a few years of Cullis' death in 1849. Site of Gardens largely developed but part remains as ercereation ground at time of Lovie's report (1996/7).
 
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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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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monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument NURSERY * A room or a building set aside for infants and young children. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. 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 PLEASURE GARDEN * A type of 18th century public park, with refreshment houses, concert rooms, etc. back
monument PUBLIC PARK * A park for the use of the public for entertainment and relaxation. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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