Royal Leamington Spa

The Royal Pump Rooms in Leamington look very colourful with fully round hanging baskets of scarlet single begonias.

Across the road in the Jephson Gardens, the flower beds are also very bright.

I visited the parish church by the river which is quite a striking building.  Built around an original building dating back to medieval times, the building of the current church was completed around 1815, when Leamington was in its heyday as a spa town - the Pump Room and Baths having opened in 1814.

In front of the pulpit is a very effective and life- like modern sculpture depicting two named people living on the streets..

One of the oldest parts of the church is a stone from 1626 which commemorates a donation of 6 shillings and 8 pence towards the building.