Information for record number MWA1388:
Church of All Saints, Leamington Spa

Summary The Parish Church of All Saints, replacing a Medieval building on the same site. This church was built in the Imperial period, with some alterations later in the 19th Century. The church is located roughly 175m south west of the Mill Bridge, Leamington Spa.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 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: )
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1 Apsidal chancel, N and S transepts with E aisles, clearstoried nave with N and S aisles, S porch, and W baptisteryand tower. Ashlar-faced, and built in a somewhat florid form of Gothic. Some 18th century mural tablets, preserved from the earlier church.
2 A church as out of the ordinary for scale as for style. Begun in 1843 by the then vicar Dr John Craig, and though he employed the local architect J C Jackson (and on the S transept T C Barry), he is said to have been largely his own architect. By the time he died (1877) there were the apsed chancel (opened 1845), the crossing (N transept opened 1849, S transept begun 1867), and four bays of the nave. In 1898-1902 two nave bays and a SW tower were added by Sir Arthur Blomfield. church is 52.4m long and 24.4m high. Craig's work is in Continental Gothic style, not correct in the details.
4 Described.
5 A brick barrel-vaulted burial chamber was recorded in the area of the graveyard of the church during observation of groundworks carried out in 2007. The stone base for another probable memorial was also recorded nearby. To the north of the nave the brick foundation of the 1860s churchyard wall was recorded together with the foundations of the wall to the small yard which replaced it in the 1890s.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
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Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Royal Leamington Spa
Author/originator: Clarke H G
Date: 1947
Page Number: 53-5, 58-60
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Royal Leamington Spa
Author/originator: Cave L F
Date: 1988
Page Number: 178
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Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
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Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological observation at All Saints Church, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Author/originator: E Pratt and C Jones
Date: 2008
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All Saints' Church, Leamington Spa
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1979
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All Saints Church, Leamington Spa
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 19002
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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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 YARD * A paved area, generally found at the back of a house. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MILL * A factory used for processing raw materials. Use more specific mill type where known. See also TEXTILE MILL, for more narrow terms. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument MURAL * A picture or pattern produced by either by cementing together small pieces of stone or glass of various colours or by painting directly onto a wall. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BRIDGE * A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick or concrete, etc, with one or more intervals under it to span a river or other space. Use specific type where known. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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