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Eagle Street, LEAMINGTON SPA, CV31 2AG

This was part of an ancient right of way between Lillington, north of Leamington, and Whitnash to the south. At the end of Althorpe Street it went over the canal by the 'ladder bridge' (pictured, this square) and straight through the original works, the Eagle Foundry. In modern times it has been diverted round the factory. On the right is the end of Eagle Street and at the end of the path is a glimpse of Eagle Rec.

A diagonal view across the Rec to older parts of the Rangemaster works including, centre, an Art Deco office block.

Towards the end of the 19th century Leamington Corporation recognised the need for more public open space for its growing resident population. The Eagle Recreation Ground was laid out in 1898 to serve the town south of the River Leam. In recent years the local community has secured lottery grants for major improvements to this much-loved park, including several ornamental archways designed by local people. New play areas are screened by the trees, left of centre.

Towards the end of the 19th century Leamington Corporation recognised the need for more public open space for its growing resident population. The Eagle Recreation Ground was laid out in 1898 to serve the town south of the River Leam. In recent years the local community has secured lottery grants for major improvements to this much-loved park, including this kickabout. The busy railway line between Leamington and Banbury runs on the embankment behind the trees.

Street art is becoming a bit of a 'thing' in Leamington south of the river, emulating Aberdeen and Bristol on a smaller scale. There is or was a map of sorts on Twitter: try @brink_streetart http://brinkevents.co.uk I'd be interested to know what, if anything, is being referred to in this piece.

Looking east along the Grand Union Canal at the northern edge of the square. The cast iron footbridge leading to Messrs Flavells' premises on the other side of the canal has been sympathetically restored. The green bridge in the distance carries the former GWR main line from London to Birmingham.

Bizarrely this dovecote is situated in the car park of an industrial estate near the railway line in Old Town, Royal Leamington Spa. Needless to say in this working area, it's everyday pigeons rather than upmarket doves which inhabit it.

A somewhat derelict-looking Rangemaster factory by the Grand Union Canal. Taken from underneath 38A which carries the railway southwards from Leamington Spa

New housing development adjacent to the canal in a mock "warehouse" style. This is built on the alignment of the former LNWR line from Leamington Spa to Rugby which used to cross the canal at this point. One of the bridge abutments is just visible in the shadows of the trees on the opposite bank of the canal.

There has been a foundry making cast-iron kitchen ranges on this site for at least 100 years.