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CAME’S GARDEN-SPA VISION · VICTORIA AVENUE

Stop 16
Victoria Avenue

Read the shape of a planned spa town in one of Woodhall’s earliest tree-lined residential avenues.

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Victoria Avenue in Woodhall Spa
Victoria Avenue preserves the spacious character of Came’s planned spa town.
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WhereVictoria Avenue
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AccessPublic pavement only; private homes and gardens
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StoryA purpose-planned garden-spa avenue
The story behind the stop

Wide avenues, guest houses and carriage-ready villas

In 1886 a syndicate formed to develop the Spa Baths and Victoria Hotel and asked London architect Richard Adolphus Came to plan the growing resort. His vision used a broad main road, a shopping mall and tree-lined avenues influenced by the rustic style of fashionable German spa towns.

Victoria Avenue was among the earliest planned avenues and was named for Queen Victoria. Early villas and guest houses were built mainly between 1884 and 1890; several retain decorated clay-tile facades. Some were arranged with side entrances so guests could step from the porch directly into a carriage. By 1890 Woodhall Spa had about 100 dwellings, including 25 boarding houses.

Image credit: Image: Woodhall Spa Community Website — Victoria Avenue.
Read the fuller Victoria Avenue history →Trail overview
Provisional direction · physical check pending

Next: Came Well & Royal Hotel Spa

Continue by the physically checked public pavement route towards the Came Well interpretation point. The former well is on private residential land and must not be approached directly.