The present-day station at Leamington Spa stands on the site

of the original GWR one opened in 1852. The replacement was opened in 1932 with the original station proving to be inadequate and when the GWR quadrupled the track on much of the Paddington to Birkenhead route. The building is uapologetically art-deco in its styling being designed by the GWR's chief architect Percy Emerson Culverhouse (1871-1953) who was responsible for a number of its other famous stations such as Bath Spa and Cardiff Central. The building is now grade II listed and is notable for its steel frame construction sheathed with brick and cloaked in polished Portland stone. It still retains its sans serif lettering above the three central bays made out of individual metal pieces. The station has been tastefully restored and is a smashing place to spend some time watching trains apart from its gateline barriers that were installed in 2007.