tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post4815881463107723910..comments2024-03-12T07:11:33.877+00:00Comments on Regency History: Leamington Spa - a Regency History guide to the Georgian watering placeRachel Knowleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-5495648810952441442023-02-04T15:00:08.932+00:002023-02-04T15:00:08.932+00:00My home town. Birthplace of Alistair Crowley. My home town. Birthplace of Alistair Crowley. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-81844619576093948342021-04-09T21:25:23.074+01:002021-04-09T21:25:23.074+01:00Would love to know more about David Johnson and th...Would love to know more about David Johnson and then his son Alexander Johnson who were wine merchants at 13, Bath Street mid to late 1800s. They were very prosperous and had their own oval embossed bottles for the spa water and of course wine. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619200377919737825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-81029512818961471042016-11-05T16:56:46.705+00:002016-11-05T16:56:46.705+00:00I am very interested in this, my 3x great grandfat...I am very interested in this, my 3x great grandfather was Mr John Hewett, he had his own library and reading rooms near the site of what was Woodwards Store, he was an art dealer and musician. He had a lot to do with the Upper Assembly Rooms as well and I would not be surprised if he was a Master of Ceremonies as well, he was quite a prominent member of the town and he was regarded as one of Leamington's founding fathers coming to Leamington when it was a mere village, he was also one of the founders of Guy's Masonic Lodge along with his brother Thomas, they had their own band as well Hewett's Military Band. Before he came to Leamington he was in the Northamptonshire Militia during the Napoleonic wars. There is a lot about him in the Leamington Courier. John died in 1864, I would be interested if anyone has anymore info on him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-64345383474659863232016-06-20T09:49:12.568+01:002016-06-20T09:49:12.568+01:00The effect of the hot springs is still felt in Lea...The effect of the hot springs is still felt in Leamington today. Snow rarely settles for long in the lower parts of the town. As it is falling you can see that some streets are covered quickly while in others it quickly melts. Jacqui Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379807010356268176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-38254557583292733542016-06-20T09:41:12.787+01:002016-06-20T09:41:12.787+01:00The Upper Assembly Rooms were situated on the corn...The Upper Assembly Rooms were situated on the corner of what is now Regent Street and the Parade. They were demolished in the 1870s and most Leamingtonians know the site better as the old Woodwards store. There still remains an old doorway from the Assembly Rooms on Bedford Street.<br /><br />I am researching the various Masters of Ceremonies of the Upper Assembly Rooms who were mainly ex Army officers who served in the Napoleonic Wars. I am particularly interested in Francis Stenton who was MC from 1821 to 1830 who ran off to America with his pregnant mistress but Sir John Paul Hopkins was a decorated War Hero and Major Abiathar Hawkes was the head of the delegation to petition the newly crowned Queen Victoria for the town to receive the royal assent hence it's official name of Royal Leamington Spa.Jacqui Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17379807010356268176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-62654613221158690822015-12-18T17:44:54.218+00:002015-12-18T17:44:54.218+00:00Thanks. There are a lot of Georgian buildings inte...Thanks. There are a lot of Georgian buildings intermixed with the new. You have to be a bit of a detective (or following the museum's trail!) to find them.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-63537212098088177912015-12-17T07:00:40.248+00:002015-12-17T07:00:40.248+00:00Really good post. I remember Leamington as a '...Really good post. I remember Leamington as a 'happening' place in the 1960s but confess I didn't take too much notice of the architectural attractions. Great place to visit.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-85667550960026582442014-09-16T13:14:21.344+01:002014-09-16T13:14:21.344+01:00A good mixture of old and new - but I confess it w...A good mixture of old and new - but I confess it was the old that drew me there. Some great Georgian buildings and the fascinating history of Leamington Spa as a watering place to go with it.Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-40550521703857089392014-09-16T12:52:15.447+01:002014-09-16T12:52:15.447+01:00Thankyou for brill information. Have just been int...Thankyou for brill information. Have just been introduced to Leamington on weekend break and discovered this beautiful gem - fab architecture, scenic parks, unexpected "super" shops. Everything you could wish for, when in search of a relaxing escape into the past with all mod cons !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-23198621770605770962014-04-05T23:24:13.459+01:002014-04-05T23:24:13.459+01:00Thanks Shelley. What I found most interesting was ...Thanks Shelley. What I found most interesting was the sheer number of baths available - five different ones in 1815 with another opened a few years later. I'm sure that Bath could not boast so many baths!Rachel Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14058142939706153724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196124033481143515.post-35856984189596879132014-04-04T00:41:52.105+01:002014-04-04T00:41:52.105+01:00What an interesting post. It's good to learn a...What an interesting post. It's good to learn about the other lesser known spa towns.<br /><br />Tweeted :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.com