The Warwick Directory
Historical and Architectural Interest
Just wonderful things in Warwick
Court House
This classical building designed and built in 1725 by Francis Smith, contains a fine Georgian Ballroom. It was constructed on a site given by Robert Dudley, in exchange for the buildings now forming the Lord Leycester Hospital. The building is now the hom ...
Eastgate
The East Gate, one of the only two remaining gates, has seen many changes since it was first part of the defensive system of the town. It, like West Gate, is notable for having a chapel built upon it. The small chapel of St. Peter's perched on top of East ...
Guys Cliffe House
Visit the web site for a fascinating tour of the past.
Lord Leycester Hospital
In 1571 Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (Leycester), founded a home for those wounded in the service of the Queen, and her successors, and this use continues to the present day. The magnificent black & white Elizabethan style timbered buildings, galle ...
Market Hall
Built in 1670, it originally contained arches on all four walls (later converted to windows), to provide under-cover space for stalls. In the 19th century, the archways were railed off, and the space was used for stocks. These were on wheels, and the offe ...
Master's Gardens at the Lord Leycester Hospital
Behind the ancient buildings of the Lord Leycester Hospital lies the tranquil oasis of the Master's Garden. Bounded by the old town walls, and entered via a knot garden, the planting of this 600 year old garden reflects its past and acknowledges the prese ...
Mediaeval Bridge
Prior to the expansion of the Castle in the 18th century, the main south road went down the steep slope to Mill Street, and crossed the River Avon on the late 14th century medieval bridge. Because of the cost of repairs, Lord Brooke offered to pay most of ...
Number 10 Church Street
This building, now The Athenaeum (lit. 'an institution for the promotion of learning'), is a remarkably sophisticated mid-late 18th century house for Warwick.
Number 10-14 Jury Street
The Great fire of Warwick in 1694 stopped just short of this early 17th century timbered-framed house.Despite heavy restoration, and it's rather unusual combination of a later neoclassical rusticated ground floor, with jettied timber-frame above, it does ...
St. John's House
Work on this fine Jacobean property commenced in 1626. Built on the site of the 12th century medieval St. John's Hospital, this elegant stone mansion was to be the home of the Stoughton family. In the 1660's the house was extensively altered, and enlarged ...