Villas and lime trees, Adelaide Road, Leamington

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Villas and lime trees, Adelaide Road, Leamington

Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 19 Apr 2020

There were plans for this southwest area of the town in the 1840s but it was only later that any development took place. In 1850 Adelaide Bridge replaced the flood-prone Dale Street bridge suggesting that Adelaide Road itself had gained in importance as a route to both the Avenue Road and Milverton railway stations. Brunel's Oxford to Birmingham extension of the GWR reached Leamington in 1852. The spa town became a residential town, home to businessmen who commuted to Birmingham and Coventry. Not until the 1860s and 70s do town plans show the cluster of large elegant villas in Adelaide and Avenue Roads Image

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.287104
Longitude
-1.540507