The Emporer'S Cantonese Restaurant

ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA

SP3165SE BATH PLACE 1208-1/8/15 (East side) 25/08/83 The Emperor's Cantonese Restaurant (Formerly Listed as: ABBOTTS STREET Gallery Room at Waterloo Buildings)

GV II

Restaurant, originally built as a cock-pit or gaming room. c1825 with later additions and alterations including range to front right and conversion to restaurant of c1985-90. Pinkish-brown brick in Flemish bond with Welsh slate roof. L-shaped on plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3 first-floor windows, with range to rear right of single tall storey and with single-tall-storey range added to front. First floor: 3 casement windows, 1 with elliptical arch. Ground floor: entrance to left, double glazed doors, casement window and 2 blind windows. Range to right: remains of tall, blind cambered recess, band. Double hipped roof to left with raised light-well above former cock pit or gaming room to right. To left return, plinth, tall cambered-headed arched blind recess with impost band, further band, blocking course; 2 blind openings with flat arches of rubbed brick. INTERIOR: single tall storey has 6 slender cast-iron columns with palmettes to capitals, with gallery to east, south and west sides; staircase to gallery has tapering rods and wreathed handrail, similar balustrade around sides of gallery. Included for historical interest.

Listing NGR: SP3193665292