2020

SP2865 : Health Centre site and St Mary's church tower, Warwick

taken 4 years ago, near to Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Health Centre site and St Mary's church tower, Warwick
Health Centre site and St Mary's church tower, Warwick
The long-vacant police station SP2865 : Warwick Police Station: still for sale, July 2012 has been demolished. What looks like a private health centre is being built yards from an NHS clinic and a GP's surgery. This corner of the town centre has become an upmarket residential area following the move of County Council departments to other premises SP2865 : Northgate Street unwrapped, Warwick. The building right of centre, now flats, was home to the offices of the courts, which have been replaced by the Justice Centre in Leamington SP3165 : Warwickshire Justice Centre, Royal Leamington Spa.
The centre of Warwick :: SP2864

Warwick is among the smallest of Britain's county towns. Had it not been for the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694, the centre of the town today might look like Stratford-upon-Avon or Henley-in-Arden with their abundant black-and-white timber-framed buildings. The fire began in a baker's shop (as did the Great Fire of London) and spread rapidly. It caused damage estimated at £90,000 and made 250 families homeless. In the Georgian period the centre of the town was rebuilt in brick and stone; some street lines were altered. Old Square, for example, was laid out to provide a better approach and setting for St Mary's Church. Further changes were brought about by the extension of Warwick Castle gardens.

Much of St Mary's Church had been destroyed in the Great Fire. Completed around 1394 it succeeded a Norman foundation which in all likelihood replaced a Saxon church. After the fire St Mary's was rebuilt in stone quarried from the churchyard although the planned tower, showing early signs of failure, was rebuilt to the west in a harder sandstone from nearby Shrewley. The siting creates a focal point in the views down Northgate Street and up Church Street. The church was completed by 1706, a light and lofty Georgian interpretation of the mediaeval style. The tower at 53 metres high (174 feet) is both a landmark and a fine viewpoint.


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SP2865, 918 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Robin Stott   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 29 May, 2020   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 23 August, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 2816 6516 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:17.0319N 1:35.3174W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 28161 65204
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