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 , I would be interested if anyone has anymore info on him.
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 s. They were very prosperous and had their own oval embossed bottles for the spa water and of course wine. Search this blog. It became a fashionable watering place in late Georgian England. The Earl wanted the water to remain freely accessible and refused to build commercial baths on the site.
A well was later built over the spring but people were still allowed to take small quantities of water for free. The blue 'Spring' artwork marks the spot of Aylesford's Well. More baths As the town became more popular, the demand for mineral water grew and the search for new springs intensified. In the years that followed, four more springs were discovered.
Leamington was overrun with a choice of baths. They were the only baths situated on the north side of the River Leam where the New Town of Leamington had sprung up to accommodate and entertain visitors to the spa.
They boasted 20 baths — 17 hot and 3 cold — together with spacious dressing rooms, a pump room and exclusive gardens for patrons to walk in.
The New Marble Baths included an assembly room and a library and offered three types of mineral water: saline, chalybeate containing iron and sulphurous. Subscriptions cost three shillings per week, five shillings per month or 21 shillings for the whole season. Entry to each exhibition cost one shilling. Bisset was an astute businessman. The original, or old well, is situated west of the church and in a small stone building was erected over it by the 4th Earl of Aylesford, then lord of the manor.
It was demolished in and the present stone building put up in its place; this was altered in Allen and Dr. Lambe fn. In Satchwell discovered a second saline spring on land belonging to Abbotts.
Baths were opened by Abbotts fn. In the ensuing years other springs were discovered, more baths were opened, and by the end of the century it was claimed that Leamington waters possessed as many valuable properties as Cheltenham, fn. Seven springs at least have been found, fn.
Their source is the saliferous marls which form part of the lower keuper beds of the red sandstone upon which Leamington is built. The Pump Room was built by a syndicate and opened in During last century, particularly its first half, Leamington was patronized by royalty and many notable people.
Princess Victoria visited the town in and, when queen, she paid her second visit in As a special mark of her favour in she authorized the town to style itself Royal Leamington Spa. The small private baths gradually passed out of use and the Royal Baths and Pump Room, standing in attractively laid-out gardens, were added to from time to time and practically rebuilt in In the Inclosure Act of the lands to be inclosed are estimated to be acres, and they were situated south and west of the River Leam, extending to the Whitnash and Radford boundaries.
Ann Willes, widow of Edward Willes, a. Aston 1 a. Total a. A plan of fn. By fn. The WarwickNapton Canal had been made, and Ranelagh Gardens on its south bank was a prominent feature. North of the river the 'new town' was being developed on a farm of 65 acres which was sold for building purposes at an average of 5, guineas an acre. Other roads east of Newbold Road now Willes Road were laid out but not yet built upon.
In the Victoria Bridge, connecting the old and new towns, replaced an old, narrow, and inconvenient bridge. Further development continued to take place and Leamington Spa is now a well-planned and attractive town, with wide roads planted with trees, and many pleasant houses of the Regency and early Victorian periods, a notable feature of the earlier houses being their fine cast iron balconies of local make.
In recent years, in addition to a spa and health resort it has become increasingly a place of residence for those employed in Coventry, and to a lesser extent in Birmingham. The War Memorial in Euston Place, erected in , is a bronze figure of a British soldier in khaki on a pedestal of Cornish granite, bearing the names of the men of Leamington who fell in the Great War, — Newbold Comyn is situated on the east side of Leamington and north of the river Leam.
Edward Willes inherited the family estates on the death of his father, the Rev. Edward Willes, in , when Leamington was rapidly being developed, and not long afterwards he began to lay out his property in Leamington and Newbold Comyn to the best advantage of the town. He gave much land for beautifying it including, in , the Newbold Gardens. Henry Jephson, a fund was raised for altering and much improving these gardens and putting up a statue fn.
This was accordingly carried out, and at the same time the name was changed to the 'Jephson Gardens'. There is an obelisk here, erected in , recording Mr. Willes's generous gift. The Mill Gardens were purchased in On the western edge of the borough Victoria Park, adjoining the new River Walk, forms a large open space for sport and recreation. The oldest hotel is the Bath Hotel, built by William Abbotts in, or soon after, Wise, M.
It was called Williams's Hotel, after the name of the first proprietor, but changed to the Regent Hotel, a little after it was opened, in honour of the Prince Regent. It was first used as an hotel in and afterwards became a school, but was again converted into an hotel after being rebuilt. The old theatre opposite the Bath Hotel was built in by John Simms, fn. Many well-known actors appeared here, including Edmund Kean and William Macready.
In the Congregational Chapel in Clemens Street was turned into a theatre, and so continued until , when it, too, was closed. This, after a chequered experience, was converted into a cinema in There now only remains the Loft Theatre of Amateurs.
Robert William Elliston, the famous actor, had a short lease of the theatre, and his second son Henry Twiselton Elliston spent most of his life in Leamington. He was organist at the parish church, founded a choral society, and converted the Assembly Rooms in Bath Street into the Royal Music Hall. In , the year before his death, he was appointed librarian of the Public Library, established in It was built by a private company and completed in , the Leamington terminus later becoming Milverton Station.
The undertaking was purchased by the L. Railway, who extended the line to Rugby, which was completed in The G. Railway linking Leamington direct with Birmingham and Oxford was opened in The Gas Company was established here in The former was taken over by Lloyds Bank in , and the latter by the Midland Bank in There is also the opportunity to sample spa water for those who are brave enough!
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