Museums · West Midlands
Royal Pump Rooms
Royal Pump Rooms — Grade II listed building in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Leamington Spa · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Royal Pump Rooms is a museum in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade II listed building in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.2869°, -1.5343°.
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Heritage listing
The Royal Pump Rooms is a cultural centre on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries. People would travel from throughout the country, and indeed Europe, to benefit from treatments using the town's healing waters. When 'taking the waters' became less fashionable after the mid-19th century the Pump Rooms became Leamington's only surviving spa facility, later also being extended to include the town's public swimming pool. After a major redevelopment in 1997-99 the building now houses Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, a public library, a Tourist Information Centre, cafe and assembly rooms.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Pump Rooms is a cultural centre on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries. People would travel from throughout the country, and indeed Europe, to benefit from treatments using the town's healing waters. When 'taking the waters' became less fashionable after the mid-19th century the Pump Rooms became Leamington's only surviving spa facility, later also being extended to include the town's public swimming pool. After a major redevelopment in 1997-99 the building now houses Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, a public library, a Tourist Information Centre, cafe and assembly rooms. It is a Grade II listed building.
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Background
History
By the time that a spring had been found at the site of the rooms in 1811, Leamington already had a reputation as an up-and-coming spa resort. Six wells had been discovered south of the River Leam in and around the village. The influx of tourists wishing to bathe in these springs and 'take the waters' had led to speculators developing land to the north of the river. They decided that they needed to find a spring on their side of the river so that they could erect a suitably grand building fit for the town they aimed to develop. Another spring was found in 1811 on the land of Mr Bertie Greatheed and the building's design in the Classical style was undertaken by local architect Charles S.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2869, -1.5343
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Warwick
- Parish
- Royal Leamington Spa
- Postcode
- CV32 4AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Established
- 1814
- Nearest railway station
- Leamington Spa — 0.3 km
- Opening
- Tu-Su,PH 10:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.warwickdc.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7374745 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Pump Rooms (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Royal Pump Rooms and Baths, Leamington Spa, David Dixon, 4093142.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Pump Rooms?
- Royal Pump Rooms is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV32 4AA), in the parish of Royal Leamington Spa.
- When was Royal Pump Rooms built?
- Built or established in 1814.
- Who owns Royal Pump Rooms?
- Royal Pump Rooms is owned by | designation1 =Grade II Listed Building.
- Is Royal Pump Rooms a listed building?
- Royal Pump Rooms is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Royal Pump Rooms free to visit?
- Yes, Royal Pump Rooms is free to enter.
- How do I get to Royal Pump Rooms?
- The nearest railway station is Leamington Spa, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CV32 4AA.