Since the 1780s Leamington Spa was one of the places where the wealthy would “take the waters” for their health. In 1814 the Royal Pump Rooms and Baths was officially opened becoming the largest and most prestigious of all the spas in Leamington.
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Royal Pump Rooms – Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
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Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa
A friend and I picked Leamington Spa in Warwickshire as a good day trip location roughly half-way between where we each live. Our first stop was to wander around Jephson Gardens. Around five minutes from the train station the gardens, which are named for Dr Henry Jephson who promoted the town as a spa destination, were created in 1831 and have been a popular attraction ever since.
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Tags: bridge, flowers, fountain, gardens, glasshouse, Jephson Gardens, photo post, river, River Leam, Second World War, water fountain
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Throwback Thursday: Leamington Spa Railway Station
Leamington Spa Railway Station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1852 but this Art Deco designed station replaced it in 1939 and the station was Grade II listed in 2003.
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Tags: art deco, Leamington Spa Railway Station, photo post, railway station
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