Royal Pump Rooms

Royal Pump Rooms
Royal Pump Rooms
LocationThe Parade, Leamington Spa
Coordinates52°17′13″N 1°32′04″W / 52.2869°N 1.5344°W / 52.2869; -1.5344
Built1814
ArchitectCharles S. Smith
Architectural style(s)Classical style
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated1 March 1949
Reference no.1381439
Royal Pump Rooms is located in Warwickshire
Royal Pump Rooms
Shown in Warwickshire

The Royal Pump Rooms is a cultural centre on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries. People would travel from throughout the country, and indeed Europe, to benefit from treatments using the town's healing waters. When 'taking the waters' became less fashionable after the mid-19th century the Pump Rooms became Leamington's only surviving spa facility, later also being extended to include the town's public swimming pool. After a major redevelopment in 1997-99 the building now houses Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, a public library, a Tourist Information Centre, cafe and assembly rooms. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Royal Pump Room and Baths (1381439)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 May 2014.