River Leam, Victoria Bridge, Leamington Spa - Robbins' Well and Loft Theatre : 無料・フリー素材/写真
River Leam, Victoria Bridge, Leamington Spa - Robbins' Well and Loft Theatre / ell brown
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| 説明 | The River Leam in Leamington Spa from the Victoria Bridge (both sides).Took the other side on the way back to the station (had meant to do this first, but I went into Jephson Gardens and other places before returning here).The Victoria Bridge is Grade II listed.Victoria Bridge, Royal Leamington Spa - British Listed BuildingsBridge over River Leam. c1807-1810, widened on west 1839-1840with later repairs, including those of 1984. Designed by HCouchman Junior, builder; widening by JG Jackson, architect ofLeamington, with Mr Green, builder. Ashlar with concreterepairs. 3 arches to river with rusticated voussoirs andcavetto-moulded cornice. Frieze, cornice surmounted bybalustrade with chamfered plinth, vase balusters punctuated bywide piers, copings. Bridge rises in height towards centre. Tosouth-west end parapet curves for approximately 1 metre andabuts Victoria Colonnade (qv). To south-east retaining wallsand parapet, curved on plan, continue for approximately 3metres. Stone, badly worn, to south-east corner inscribed:'THIS STONE WAS LAID BY HENRY JEPHSON M.D. ON THE 25TH.MAY 1840 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE EXTENSION OF THIS BRIDGEAND IN CELEBRATION OF THE VISIT OF HER MOST GRACIOUSMAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA'.(Manning JC (Facsimile by Warwickshire County Library 1988):Glimpses of our Local Past .. Royal Leamington Spa: RoyalLeamington Spa: 1895-; Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa ItsHistory and Development: Chichester: 1988-: 18, 40). Pub on the left side of the bridge - Robbins' Well. It is at 2 Victoria Terrace.1, 1a, 2 and 3, Royal Leamington Spa - British Listed BuildingsROYAL LEAMINGTON SPASP3165SE VICTORIA COLONNADE1208-1/8/386 (South side)12/12/83 Nos.1 1A, 2 AND 3GV IISee under: Nos.2-24 VICTORIA TERRACE.ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPASP3165SE VICTORIA TERRACE1208-1/8/386 (West side)12/12/83 Nos.2-24 (Even)GV IIIncludes: Nos.1 1A, 2 AND 3 VICTORIA COLONNADE.Terrace of 12 houses, now shops and flats, with terrace of 3houses with ballroom, now offices and shops to right return.1836-1838 with later additions and alterations includingmid-late C20 ground floor shop fronts and attic dormers.Architect, William Thomas. Pinkish-brown brick with paintedstucco facades and mainly Welsh slate roofs.PLAN: L-shaped, forming a complete architectural unit.EXTERIOR: 3 storeys with attics, 22 first-floor windows with 1window to each angle, curved on plan, with 8 first-floorwindows to right return.Main range: end bays and central 8-window range project, fromfirst floor are 3 central giant Corinthian pilasters,otherwise projections have engaged 3/4 Corinthian columns,continuous architrave, frieze and cornice, with dentils toprojections, blocking course, raised to centre. Above columnsare upright anthemions on plinths.First floor has mainly 6-pane French windows with dividedoverlights and margin-lights, curved on plan to angles, exceptNos 20 & 22 have plate glass; all in plain reveals and withtooled architraves, friezes and pediments (missing to No.10),end bays and angles have decorative cornices on acanthusconsoles. Second floor: 6/6 sashes throughout, those to anglescurved on plan, all in plain reveals with tooled architravesand moulded sills, Nos 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18 and 20 withears. Ground floor has plate-glass shop fronts. Tall stacksbetween houses and to ends mainly with cornices.Partly-concealed attic dormers. Continuous balcony to firstfloor has elongated-figure-of-eight motif.Left return: 3/4 engaged Corinthian column after first window;first floor, blind window with moulded architrave withacanthus brackets and decorative cornice, then a tripartitewindow, 6/6 between 2/2 sashes and further 6/6 sash; secondfloor: two 6/6 sashes in tooled architraves, all in plainreveals, with tooled architraves, sills, frieze, those tofirst floor with cornices. Ground floor, to left a blockedentrance with 3/4 engaged Doric columns and with frieze.Right return (Victoria Colonnade): horizontal rustication toground floor. Corinthian columns through first and secondfloors to right end, to right of left window and to left ofright window. First floor: to left and right (alike), atripartite 6-pane French window with 3-pane sidelights anddivided overlight; otherwise six 6-pane French windows withdivided overlights all with margin-lights, all in plainreveals and tooled architraves with frieze and cornice, thatto right surmounted by acanthus acroteria. Second floor: eight6/6 sashes in plain reveals with tooled, eared architraves andwith sills. Ground floor: entrances, two 3-panel doors and acentral glazed door, with panelled reveals and overlights,those to Nos 2 and 3 have hoods on consoles. 5 round-archedwindows of 8-lights with gothic-traceried upper lights; toright a 2/6 sash and to No.2 are two bow shop windows withpart-glazed shop-fronts; moulded sills throughout. Frieze,cornice and blocking course with 3 anthemion acroteria. Toground floor a continuous 14-column Doric colonnade withtriglyphs and metopes to frieze. Balustrade to arcade hascontinuous figure-of-eight, Greek key and anthemion motifrailings.To rear, ballroom has 3 wide tripartite clerestory windows.West return has 4 original window openings, the outer 2 havearchitraves of pilaster strips, frieze and cornice.INTERIOR: to Victoria Colonnade, No.1 has dogleg staircasewith stick balusters, some boxed in; cornices to first-floorrooms; 4-panel doors. No.1A, ballroom to rear, through 2storeys, entrance vestibule with ceiling rose, leads toballroom with arcades to each side with continuous moulding toheads. No.2 has dogleg staircase to full height with stickbalusters and wreathed handrail; to first floor a 6-paneglazed doorway with margin-lights with architrave andpediment, cornices and ceiling rose to first floor.HISTORICAL NOTE: when built, the right-hand section ofVictoria Terrace was occupied by Victoria Baths.Victoria Colonnade flanks River Leam.Nos 1, 2 & 3 Victoria Colonnade were listed on 12.12.83.(Manning JC (Facsimile by Warwickshire County Library 1988):Glimpses of our Local Past.. Royal Leamington Spa: RoyalLeamington Spa: 1895-; Cave LF: Royal Leamington Spa ItsHistory and Development: Chichester: 1988-: 16-17).Behind is Loft Theatre.Also Office to let. |
| 撮影日 | 2011-10-22 11:59:49 |
| 撮影者 | ell brown , Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| 撮影地 | Leamington, England, United Kingdom 地図 |
| カメラ | FinePix S1500 , FUJIFILM |
| 露出 | 0.013 sec (1/75) |
| 開放F値 | f/6.4 |