56 and 56a, Leam Terrace

A villa, built circa 1834 to 1838, later divided into two houses at 56 and 56A Leam Terrace, Royal Leamington Spa. The building is constructed of pinkish-brown brick with a painted stucco facade and a Welsh slate roof. It is two storeys high, with three windows on the first floor. The first floor is distinguished by a band surmounted by four Tuscan pilasters at the ends and between the windows. The windows are 6/6 sash windows with plain reveals and moulded surrounds. A double frieze, cornice, and blocking course complete the facade. The ground floor features a plinth and horizontal rustication. A pair of 4-panel part-glazed doors with a wooden porch are accessed via four roll-edged steps, centrally placed. A tripartite window with a 3/3 central pane flanked by 2/2 sashes is to the left, and a 6/6 sash window is to the right. Tall end and ridge stacks are present. The interior is noted for retaining original joinery, including shutters to some windows, although a full inspection was not undertaken. Leam Terrace was laid out circa 1828 to 1836, with almost all of the street between the terrace and Willes Road built by 1841. The building forms an architectural group with numbers 54 to 66 (even) on Leam Terrace and 2 Farley Street.