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Leamington Spa Town Hall is a Grade II listed municipal building located in the town of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire, England. It is the meeting place of Royal Leamington Spa Town Council.
The current hall was commissioned to replace a smaller hall found on High Street which was built in 1830. The former hall was constructed on land owned by The Earl of Aylesford and the Wise family at a cost of £1,900. After the new town hall opened, the old hall was used as a police station and then as a Polish community centre.
Originally the plan was to build the new hall next to the Royal Pump Rooms and the adjacent gardens; however the site eventually chosen was on The Parade next to the Regent Hotel. A house called Denby Villa was purchased for £10,000 and demolished to make room. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the mayor, Henry Bright, on 17 October 1882. It was designed by architect John Cundall who incorporated elements of both the Tudor style and the French baroque style. The exterior design included a portico on the ground floor surmounted by six Corinthian columns between windows at the first floor level. Construction was undertaken by builder John Fell at a cost of £14,000. It was constructed of Pinkish-red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings with a Welsh slate roof, partly fish-scaled. It was officially opened by the then-mayor, Sidney Flavel, on 18 September 1884. The efforts of Alderman Henry Bright in promoting the development of the new town hall had already been recognised with an obelisk erected in Regent Grove in 1880.
Two of the building's most notable features are its clock tower on the southern end of the building and the statue of Queen Victoria outside it. The statue, designed by Albert Toft, was erected in 1902 and cost £1,500 to create, and was allegedly moved slightly by a German bomb on 14 November 1940 during The Blitz.
After defeating Sugar Ray Robinson to win the world middleweight boxing title championship on 10 July 1951, the locally-born boxer, Randolph Turpin, waived to the crowd from the town hall balcony. The town hall was the headquarters the municipal borough of Leamington but ceased to be local seat of government on the formation of Warwick District in 1974. Since 2002 it has been the headquarters of Royal Leamington Spa Town Council.
The 44 metres (144 ft) tall clock tower, illuminated at night, has been home to a breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons and their chicks every summer since 2017.
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Lookie! Most of my contact list are at my parents' place for Memorial Day (cuz they's family). Back row (left to right) Conlow, Eliza j, AfterDinnerMint, Inowl; front row - Clayfish, ImaBeachblond, and me -Mollu. Oh, there was also a surprise appearance of "my sister's head". May 25
7/9/13. On my list today was to deadhead one of our lavender bushes. While I snipped away, the bees sipped away. After I was done, I fetched my camera and shot a few dozen shots. Got a couple of good ones.
[E LEGO] Lego Speed Build - Lego Ninjago 70592: Salvage M.E.C -Toy Ninja for Kids
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Ce fjord de glace au Groenland est alimenté par le glacier Sermeq Kujalleq. Dû au changement climatique, le glacier perd 40 mètres de sa longueur par jour pendant les mois d'été.
I wonder if Miss Shortland regrets asking William for a list of countries or if it's her way of getting peace and quiet.
Submitted to Monthly Scavenger Hunt - January 2009 ("I *swear* I am never doing *that* again.")
Gimme the new one ;-)
Inside this hallowed 3 ring binder are 25 hand written pages listing the 766 beers that are in my collection. Its taken about 8 years of collecting for me to get to this number. I've had a great time finding the different beers and trying every one of them. I usually buy them by the single bottle. Many of these beers have fun stories behind them
Lister Park (also known as Manningham Park) is a picturesque public park in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, between Manningham, Heaton and Frizinghall. It has won various national awards. (from Wikipedia)
Patrizia Bertoli, Lista Civica Laura Castelletti Sindaco, Brescia, 4 Aprile 2023. Ph. Davide Brunori