Leicester Street and postbox

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Leicester Street and postbox by Robin Stott as part of the Geograph project.

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Leicester Street and postbox

Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 27 Oct 2009

After the First World War "servicemen returned to the town to find that, despite a government promise, there were not enough houses and many had to live in condemned slums which often accommodated more people than when first built." Housing Acts were passed to enable a housing programme to be set up … "Leamington's first council houses were built using space standards and layout which are quite generous by present-day criteria. They were used as examples in the Housing Commissioners' Design Manual and were repeated almost exactly in later manuals until after the Second World War." These are some of those first council houses on the north side of Leicester Street, completed 1921-2. The postbox ID is CV32 69. Quotes from Lyndon Cave: Royal Leamington Spa, a history: 2009.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.293881
Longitude
-1.526361