Number 1 And Attached Railings And Wall

Villa with attached railings and wall, dating from approximately 1834 to 1838. The architect was William Thomas. The villa is constructed of pinkish-brown brick with unpainted stucco, with part of the ground floor painted on the right side. It has a Welsh slate roof and cast-iron railings, porch, verandah, and basement covers.

The villa is two storeys with a basement and attic, and has two first-floor windows. It features a plinth and six roll-edged steps leading to a central entrance with a three-panel door. A canted bay extends from the basement to the ground floor on the left side, containing 2/2 sash windows between 1/1 sashes on the ground floor and 1/1 sashes in the basement. Otherwise, the villa has 8/8 sash windows throughout, with plain reveals and sills. Low parapets and copings are present. The roof is half-hipped. The right return has two first-floor windows, with tall 8/12 sash windows on the ground floor and 8/8 sashes on the first floor, along with 18-pane fixed lights in the basement. The porch features a circle-and-scroll motif.

The right return has a ground floor verandah with a balustrade displaying a double-rod motif incorporating anthemions and paterae, and diamond-circle-and-oval uprights. A scrolled cover is positioned over the basement on the right return. The interior was not inspected.

A screen wall to the right abuts No. 2, and railings with stick detailing are located on either side of the entrance steps. A map of Royal Leamington Spa from 1834 shows the layout of Lansdowne Circus and Crescent with plots intended for building. Lansdowne Circus is a near-complete arrangement of what were virtually identical villas. Nos. 1–17 (consecutive), Lansdowne Circus form an architectural group with Victoria House, and Nos. 19–57 (odd), Lansdowne Crescent, all designed by Thomas.