Information for record number MWA1896:
Leamington Brewery, Lillington Avenue

Summary The site of the former Leamington Brewery which was in operation during the Imperial period. Part of the building was demolished in 1986 except one wing which was converted into flats. It stood on Lillington Avenue, Leamington Spa.
What Is It?  
Type: Brewery
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 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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1 The former Leamington Brewery, with a high main building of brick with a steep French hipped roof. The details perhaps Quattrocento, perhaps Romanesque. 1861 by R Davison.
2 Demolished 1986, apart from one wing which is to be converted into flats.
3 Photographed in 1986.
4 Mapped according to OS 1:2500 2nd edition but note that the Leamington 1: 500 map indicates that the Brewery was restricted to the western side of this area with 3 parcels of land on the eastern part with no buildings but which may be associated with the Brewery.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
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: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: WMHBR
Author/originator: Chatfield W E
Date: 1986
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Map
Title: 2nd edition 1:2500
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date: 1900-1905
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Source No: 3
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Leamington Brewery
Author/originator: WMHBR Chatfield W E
Date: 1986
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Leamington Brewery, Lillington Avenue, Leamington Spa
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 1930s
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source WMHBR Warwickshire Museum Historic Buildings Record is a series of cards on which details about historic buildings in Warwickshire are recorded. The cards include details about the date of the building, the building materials used, and a short description. Some of the cards include plans and photographs. The cards can be viewed at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. back
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 FLATS * A purpose-built tenement. Use specific monument type where possible. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument BREWERY * A commercial building, or buildings, used for the production of beer and other alcoholic drinks. Size may range from a single room such as a microbrewery in a public house to a complex of buildings including production line machinery for bottling. back
monument SPA * A medicinal or mineral spring often with an associated building. back

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