Information for record number MWA1454:
Site of Lord Aylesford's Well, Leamington Spa

Summary The site of Lord Aylesford's Well, a Well and baths dating to the Imperial period. It was situated to the west of All Saints Church.
What Is It?  
Type: Baths, Well
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: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
Source Number  

1 The original, or old, well is situated W of the church and in 1803 a small stone building was erected over it by the Fourth Earl of Aylesford. It was demolished in 1813 and the present stone building put up in its place; this was altered in 1890 and restored in 1923.
3 The building was demolished and the site cleared in 1961; it is today marked by a memorial plaque in front of the Parish Church.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Royal Leamington Spa
Author/originator: Clarke H G
Date: 1947
Page Number: 53-5, 58-60
Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Royal Leamington Spa
Author/originator: Cave L F
Date: 1988
Page Number: 178
Volume/Sheet:
   
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Glossary

 
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Description  
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 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 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 INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument WELL * A shaft or pit dug in the ground over a supply of spring-water. back
monument BATHS * A building, usually open to the public, containing a number of areas for bathing. In the case of such a complex containing baths for swimming, also index with INDOOR or OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL. back
monument PLAQUE * An ornamental, commemorative tablet. Use with materials field when indexing. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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