Making Enfield

Draft Enfield Heritage Strategy 2019 - 2024 www.enfield.gov.uk/heritagestrategy All maps are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. London Borough of Enfield DENF003. I

2 Contents 3 A

INTRODUCTION 1

Vision 3 Executive summary 5 This Consultation 6 The heritage of Enfield 9 Document structure 11

1 SHAPING ENFIELD 15

1.1 Background 17 1.2 Memory, vulnerability and loss 18 1.3 Landscape, architecture and design 20 1.4 Archives, museum collections and archaeology 24 1.5 Promotion and inward investment 26 1.6 Objectives and aims 29

2 ENFIELD MADE 39

2.1 Existing borough context 41 2.2 Approach to heritage 48 2.3 Existing heritage context 52

3 POLICY BACKGROUND 67

4 APPENDICES 75

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2 1 Executive summary 3 A

Vision

Our vision for Enfield is:Heritage for change - engaged, cherished, conserved and enjoyed.

This statement recognises that heritage is important to Enfield’s future. It can drive change in a positive way and be instrumental in securing change at differing scales, from large-scale regeneration through to personal engagement with museum collections, archives or place. It is a precious and finite resource and one which we will work to conserve and enhance for the benefit of all.

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2 Executive summary 3 A

Enfield’s heritage has been formed Key features include: by our interventions in the natural and built landscape over the centuries; it •• A positive approach to managing is constantly evolving. As we expect heritage as part of growth in the built the Borough to grow and transform, and natural environment heritage can anchor new development •• A commitment to design quality and contribute to our sense of place. It underpinning placemaking through can define and connect communities the conservation and enhancement and support wellbeing. Through of the historic environment engagement with collections and •• A commitment to deciding on a archives it can contribute to our sense of course of action for the future of wonder. Broomfield House

Enfield is proud of its heritage and •• A commitment to making museum ambitious to create the heritage of collections and archives more tomorrow. Heritage can positively drive accessible through continuing regeneration and economic growth. It digitisation can attract investment and draw visitors •• A commitment to increasing into the Borough. museum audience development to reflect Enfield’s communities at the Making Enfield is the new Heritage Strategy for Enfield for 2019-2024. present day It replaces the previous Heritage •• Focus upon the heritage of cultural Strategy: A Living Landscape and practices and different groups builds on its success. It draws other across the Borough and the Council strategies together to define and importance of memory-making to focus on Enfield’s priorities. Developed our sense of identity and place from stakeholder workshops, the new •• Opportunities for inward investment Strategy is a shorter, more collaborative and partnership working document that recognises heritage in its • Targets by which success will be diverse forms. • measured

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 5 This Consultation

Within our timetable for public Have your say... consultation, we have made sure that there is enough time to engage We are very interested to receive your meaningfully on the Draft Heritage comments and suggestions on the Strategy: Making Enfield and how it Draft Heritage Strategy. The document can celebrate, conserve and enhance can be viewed online at www.enfield. the borough’s heritage. We expect to gov/heritagestrategy make changes after consultation. You can email us your comments at: This is your opportunity to make [email protected] a difference to how we approach Please title your response ‘Heritage heritage over the next five years. Strategy’

If you do not have internet access paper copies are available for inspection at the Civic Centre and in all the borough’s libraries.

If you have difficulty accessing the Draft Heritage Strategy please contact the Strategic Planning and Design team by telephone on 020 8379 3866 or via email or by post (see below).

Strategic Planning and Design Enfield Council FREEPOST NW5036 EN1 3BR

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Consultation runs from Wednesday 5th How to find out more December, 2018. The deadline for all responses is 5pm on Thursday 28th Visit our website: www.enfield.gov.uk/ February 2019. heritagestrategy

Responses received after the deadline If you have any questions or experience can only be accepted in exceptional any difficulty in submitting your circumstances. comments, please contact us via email: [email protected] or by Representations cannot be made telephone on 020 8379 3866 anonymously. Please provide your full name and contact details. Please What happens next? note that representations will be made Following consultation we will make publicly available, along with your amendments to the Draft Heritage name. Strategy to be considered by the Council’s Local Plan Cabinet Sub Committee. The aim is to have the Heritage Strategy adopted in spring 2019.

If you would like to read this consultation document in a different format, such as large print, please email us at:

[email protected]

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2 The heritage of Enfield 3 A

Enfield’s heritage is more than bricks and mortar. It is about people as well as places. How we approach heritage affects how we choose to grow. An important part of this lies 1800 in understanding Enfield’s heritage and its significance. In turn, better understanding will help to create high quality placemaking. We can

be confident that we are conserving 1860 what we should and using cherished heritage to create inspiring new environments.

Our approach to what is heritage is evolving. We already understand 1890 much of what defines Enfield from characterisation studies by the Paul Drury Partnership (2008) and by Urban Practitioners (2011). Making Enfield

has been developed in collaboration 1915 with representatives of groups and communities across the Borough and we thank everyone who participated, gave us their time and shared their enthusiasm and expertise 1940

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Figure 2: Layers of growth from 1800

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 9 Figure 3: Rooftop view across Edmonton

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2 Document structure 3 A

Who this document is for We have called this new Heritage Strategy Making Enfield. This title recognises what has shaped The Heritage Strategy is intended for all engaged Enfield’s character to date, notably the long history with Enfield’s rich and diverse heritage. This of industry and manufacture including armaments, means residents, workers, leisure users, and garment production, timber and furniture visitors to the Borough as well as their professional manufacturing. Intensive industry characterised the advisors, decision makers and investors. It sets Lee valley, extending out to Ponders End and its out how the Council will approach heritage, cluster of electrical manufacture. Market gardening particularly through development management was concentrated around Crews Hill and the Lee and regeneration, museum and local studies and Valley. Creative ventures are reconfiguring this archives, parks, property services and highways manufacturing heritage, providing a hub for new and traffic and transportation. makers in Edmonton. Through this new Strategy we recognise the enormous creative potential of What the new Heritage Strategy does this heritage for dynamic place-making. Making Enfield, the new Enfield Heritage Strategy, is a high level statement of intent pointing Enfield is ambitious for change. The Meridian to how heritage will be managed and resources Water development will be one of the most directed. It is expected to underpin bids to significant new housing projects in Greater London attract inward investment and support increasing and housing figures from the Mayor indicate that engagement across the Borough. It replaces the there will be transformative growth across the previous Heritage Strategy to sit alongside other Borough over the next 20-30 years. Crossrail 2 Council strategy documents. As a Supplementary could bring major new infrastructure. This will Planning Document (SPD) the Heritage Strategy all mean a change to the familiar urban and rural amplifies the adopted policies in the Core Strategy landscape and challenges to, and opportunities for and Development Management Document and heritage in its myriad forms. We need to ensure the emergent Local Plan. Further guidance, that what is most significant is protected. But with such as town centre studies, design guidance change also comes the opportunity to direct what or management plans may sit below it. The we make of Enfield in the future. Through the new Strategy will be a material consideration in planning Strategy we have set out how we will cherish and applications. celebrate Enfield’s unique character and heritage, the diverse communities that have made, and The Heritage Strategy Making Enfield sets out continue to make it, and, importantly, how we will the Council’s priorities and objectives for heritage use heritage to drive change and shape Enfield’s services across Council functions for the next five future. years. We have not set out to define heritage here but accept that it includes archives, buildings, The document is divided into two sections: museum collections, landscape, festivals, ethnicity, Shaping Enfield is forward looking. It sets out the faith practices, architecture and archaeology, Council’s aspirations for its heritage, its objectives cultural practices, design and more. and longer term aims. Enfield Made is concerned with the background to Enfield’s heritage, the Our aim for this document is that it shapes Council new Strategy, heritage policy and designations. policy for all services affecting heritage. Like the Different chapters are summarised below. previous Heritage Strategy, it will form part of the evidence base for the Local Plan. Making Enfield is intended as a Supplementary Planning Document but its scope extends beyond planning functions to all aspects of the Borough’s heritage.

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Shaping Enfield Enfield Made Shaping Enfield sets out our aspirations. It Enfield Made looks at the background to the new explores how opportunities and pressures facing Strategy, including its development and policy Enfield’s heritage can be managed to support context. In this section Approach to Heritage change over the next five years. This section responds to the Council’s previous Heritage highlights both general and more particular Strategy: A Living Landscape and illustrates heritage issues and indicates where we intend to how the new Strategy has developed, working in direct resources to meet them. Heritage will be collaboration with Enfield’s communities. central to how transformative growth is brought about and will set the marker for new, high quality Policy Background demonstrates how Making placemaking across the borough. Enfield relates to the national policy and guidance and mainstream Council thinking. Locating the At the same time, Shaping Enfield proposes new Strategy in the broader strategic context measures for the management of a finite means that the commitments made in the resource of historic buildings, landscape, document are both resilient and consistent with museum collections and archives to ensure both national and Council priorities. their conservation and enhancement. As the population of Enfield grows, this section explores Enfield Made explores Enfield’s heritage in how changing demands for access to heritage terms of Buildings and Landscape, Collections will be accommodated. It considers how Enfield’s and Archives and Cultural Practices in turn. It heritage can be promoted, with greater use made demonstrates how embedded heritage is in our of emergent technologies and of Enfield’s strong understanding of place and identity and what network of communities. the implications of that might be. It sets out what buildings, landscapes, collections and practices Objectives and aims sets out the key steps that we already know to be valuable, either in terms the Council will take to meet its vision of heritage of statutory recognition or through more direct for change: engaged, cherished, protected local engagement. It recognises that definitions and enjoyed. This section has measurable of heritage and what is valuable are constantly targets complemented by ongoing or longer-term evolving and that they may differ from group to aims. It identifies where partnership working is group. However, it also marks what has been necessary, and what resource implications there identified as of heritage value at this point in time are. Timelines and clearly measurable outcomes and how best to manage that heritage resource. will indicate the success of the Council’s Strategy over the next five years. Throughout Making Enfield we have interspersed text with stories, maps and images of the Borough’s heritage. Some relate to the objectives from the last Strategy and Council projects and some are stories about what Enfield’s heritage means to particular groups, or individuals, as told to us in the process of writing this new Strategy. They all show the value attached to heritage in Enfield and the role we play in sustaining it.

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1 SHAPING ENFIELD Monmouth Road Green

Monmouth Road Green is an award-winning project that has transformed a drab open space into a small, flower-filled area of tranquillity for local people to enjoy.

Children of St. Edmund’s Catholic Primary School of the Hertford Road helped to plant shrubs, flowers and other greenery. Responding to local consultation we used plants to encourage bees and butterflies and provide year-round colour.

The open space complements the Council’s work in partnership with the Newlon Housing Trust undertaking façade and garden improvements to enhance this fine grade II listed terrace of early C19th buildings in its own conservation area.

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1.1 Background

Shaping Enfield is concerned with heritage management across buildings, landscape, collections and practices. This develops the four themes used for workshops held with participant groups from across Enfield’s resident communities. We started by asking groups the question: what is your favourite part of Enfield’s heritage. The themes that emerged were:

1 Memory, vulnerability and loss

2 Landscape, architecture and design

3 Local studies and archives, museum collections and archaeology

4 Promotion and inward investment

All four themes affect heritage planning functions, museums and local archives. This chapter sets out how this built, natural and cultural heritage will be conserved and enhanced and how high standards of new design will allow the borough to grow sustainably. It shows how cultural heritage practices can be integrated into the Council’s priority of reducing inequality and how heritage can be used to contribute to the wellbeing of the Borough’s residents and visitors alike. The chapter also sets out how archives and museum collections can be used to secure greater engagement and participation. Distinctive elements of heritage and its uses are defined in the chapter Enfield Made. What follows is how these will be managed and interpreted to ensure that Enfield retains cherished character as it builds on its opportunities for growth.

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We know that Enfield will grow significantly over 1.2.2 Record-keeping is an important aspect of the next five years. How we accommodate heritage management that can sometimes change can be influenced by our levels of be overlooked. Planning conditions allow the engagement and the ways in which that change Council to require significant records to be is brought about. In simple terms, we know deposited with the Greater London Historic that a deeper level of engagement is often Environment record (GLHER.) associated with a greater attachment to place. This has implications for how we design new 1.2.3 Access to information about collections as well environments to retain what is cherished and to as built and landscape heritage underpins their anchor new and large-scale development. We proper understanding and management whilst also know that Enfield’s historic environment is informing placemaking. Much of that information valued and that successful growth will depend on is located in the Local Studies collection, which how it is managed. Fundamental to successful is of critical importance to the ongoing work placemaking is a proper understanding of what to understand Enfield’s heritage. To ensure already exists in terms of buildings, landscape, the protection of these often-fragile resources cultural practices and archaeology. the Council will continue its work to digitise the archives and maintain its recognition as an Priorities Accredited Archive.

1.2.1 Oral histories capture unique stories and 1.2.4 Local groups are playing an increasingly experiences of Enfield in an immediately important role in memory-making and recording accessible form. Local Studies collect oral and telling stories about places. This is reflected histories relevant to the Borough’s history in the HLF Our Heritage funding stream. In whenever possible. The Voices of Forty Hall Enfield these groups vary from dedicated heritage project received Heritage Lottery funding to study groups such as The Enfield Society to create a valuable archive and the Council more informal gatherings such as Knit and Natter. will work to make this widely accessible and There is scope to broaden the reach to groups investigate further funding opportunities to extend not currently engaged with heritage. the project.

Figure 5: Broomfield House Figure 6: Charity Hall, Edmonton

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To assist local groups to find information, 1.2.7 The Council has reviewed its list of heritage establish links and understand how to make assets of local value that are not covered by applications for funding the Council will provide statutory protection. The Council will work to dedicated information on sources of funding and review inclusions using the same assessment community heritage functions on its websites. criteria that underpinned the review. This will include consideration of heritage that may not yet 1.2.5 Historic England maintains a register of Heritage be recognised as significant. at Risk that is updated annually. Enfield has 15 entries on the list. The reasons for buildings and 1.2.8 War graves and memorials outside cemeteries landscapes being on the Risk register are often that are not maintained by the Commenwealth complex and long-standing. Resolution can be War Graves Commission (CWGC) are increasingly a slow and painstaking process, often involving vulnerable. These include memorials to the civilian several agencies. The Council will remain war dead at Lavender Hill Cemetery and those committed to working with relevant owner groups killed in the Dunholme Road air disaster. The and partners to secure their continued use and Council will scope a strategy for their identification sustainable repair. and ongoing management.

1.2.6 Social media has provided a public place 1.2.9 Assets of community value will often have an for informal memory making, and a form of association with particular historic use. The engagement with local heritage. This form of Council will support community groups to identify engagement is gaining increasing recognition. local assets. Where appropriate, communities can In Enfield there are many well-supported groups make applications for their formal recognition as on social media which encourage reminiscence Assets of Community Value. and the sharing of information, photos and memories, particularly of heritage which has 1.2.10 Reminiscence projects can play an important been lost. The Museum of Enfield page provides role in wellbeing. Reminscence boxes will be a new environment for this. To support the prepared for the Museum of Enfield to support important work of story-telling and memory- engagement with the collections. making the Council will provide an online platform for sharing information about heritage projects.

Figure 7: Abbotshall Avenue Figure 8: Salisbury House

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 19 1.3 Landscape, architecture and design

Substantial growth over the next 10 years means Priorities that historic buildings and landscapes will be 1.3.1 The importance of a high quality of design cannot affected across the Borough. Growth is expected be overestimated in the successful management to be concentrated in existing town centres, of the Council’s built and landscape heritage. increasing heights and densities. Established The Council will support the new Place and local centres across Enfield hold the greatest Design Quality Panel and work to identify funding concentration of historic assets. How new design for new Design Guidance. mediates between old and new, as at Enfield Town Library, will be central to the success 1.3.2 The current condition of the fire-damaged, grade of placemaking, enhancing town centres and II* Broomfield House is of key concern. The creating new places to be proud of. Putting Council has commissioned options appraisals mechanisms in place to ensure that new design and worked closely with interested parties and and their settings is of high quality is a priority will now work to select a preferred option and for the Council. The Place Design and Quality secure the necessary consents. Community Panel is the first stage in the process of raising engagement will underpin this and the Council standards in design across planning functions, to will put in place a communication strategy as the be followed by new design guidance. Specialist project progresses toward resolution. householder design guidance for historic buildings would support the conservation area appraisals 1.3.3 The grade II registered park at Broomfields has and management proposals. In conservation been placed on the Heritage at Risk Register by areas this is already enabled by Article 4 Historic England. The Council will work with key Directions. stakeholders to secure agreement to a long-term plan to improve the landscape. Initially this will take the form of investigation into sources of funding and management protocols.

Figure 9: Enfield Town library extension

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1.3.4 The management of the designated historic •• securing long-term management proposals for buildings and landscapes and their setting is a the farm and cottage ornée statutory Council function through Development •• the reinstatement of the water gardens Management. The Council will continue to support informed conservation practice as well •• further development of the Voices of Forty Hall as high standards of new design to conserve and project enhance historic assets and their setting. The •• management proposals for the estate and its Council will aim to review the management of important, but fragile historic ecology conservation areas on a five year basis and take action to address emergent issues. 1.3.6 The landscape at Trent Park is also of national 1.3.5 Forty Hall and its estate have been the focus significance. Planning consent is now in place for of significant works of interpretation, repair development on the site of the former Middlesex and enhancement, with funding from the HLF. University with associated works to that part of Continued maintenance to match this high the landscape. The multiple uses of Trent Park standard will be supported by work to investigate mean that an all-site management plan would further enhancements including: benefit all users and ensure that the fragile historic ecology and historic form of the park can be best protected. The Council will work toward putting this in place.

Figure 10: Forty Hall overlooking the lake

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 21 1.3.7 Grovelands Park is on Historic England’s register a Borough-wide assessment of the relative of Heritage at Risk. The landscape, designed heritage significance of its historic waterways by Humphrey Repton, is of national significance and associated landscape and structures. The but would benefit from better interpretation as Council will liaise with the Canal and River Trust well as works to conserve and enhance the and work to secure funding to undertake this historic landscape. The Council will investigate assessment. potential sources of funding for interpretation as a first stage in a programme to draw out the 1.3.10 A holistic approach to planning and regeneration considerable potential of the site as a heritage offers the best opportunity to integrate heritage destination. assets into new development. Ongoing work in Enfield Town supports the new masterplan 1.3.8 Approximately 40% of the Borough is designated through a new Article 4 Direction, small Greenbelt and green spaces across the Borough interventions and directed use of town centre have heritage significance, from the grand-scale funding, underpinned by public engagement. The formal landscapes through to parks and incidental model will be evaluated and considered for town green spaces around planned estates. Whilst the centre improvements across the Borough. green spaces are recognised as valuable, their relative heritage value is not fully understood. 1.3.11 The quality of the public realm and the setting of There is opportunity to undertake a Borough- historic assets are central to their enhancement wide assessment of this important asset and the and successful placemaking. The Council will Council will work to secure funding to make this continue to review the public realm in town assessment. centres and around historic assets. Where appropriate, it will scope separate bids for 1.3.9 Waterways in Enfield have played an important funding. role in the development of the Borough and of London itself. These comprise the brooks, 1.3.12 The Council owns a number of historic properties the New River, Enfield Lock and the Lea across the Borough and will continue to pursue Navigation, the River Lee and the five reservoirs. best practice for their maintenance. Understanding of the heritage significance of the waterways across the Borough is not 1.3.13 Access to the historic environment should be currently informed by a Borough-wide heritage inclusive and the Council will continue to support assessment. The Meridian Water development more inclusive design options. means that there is opportunity to undertake

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Figure 11: Landscape at Trent Park

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 23 1.4 Archives, museum collections and archaeology

The Museum of Enfield has flourished since Priorities relocation to the Dugdale Centre, with exhibitions, Local Studies Library and Archives educational activities and supporting events now extending with Forty Hall across two 1.4.1 Access to information about the Council’s sites. Salisbury House and Millfield House museum collections and archives is fundamental to continue to support a varied programme of their use. The Council is already working to digitise arts-based events. Rebranding as The Museum parts of the archives and this work will continue of Enfield has seen a new website and social through the life of the Strategy. The Council will media presence on Twitter, Instagram and continue to develop better access to the digitised Facebook. The collection is a unique resource archives through the website. focussed on objects from the former boroughs of Edmonton, Enfield and Southgate. The local 1.4.2 Awareness of what is in the Local Studies focus is maintained by the collection policy: items collections and archives could be improved. made in, owned in, used in, or bought in any The Council will work to improve outreach and of the three former boroughs. The exhibitions engagement including hard-to-reach groups. It will programme explores and celebrates aspects of continue to develop its programme of talks and the Borough’s character and heritage through events. its material culture. Building the volunteer cohort and providing reminiscence boxes is helping to 1.4.3 The potential for engagement with the Local reduce the sense of isolation for residents across Studies collections and archives to contribute to the Borough. mental health and well-being will be reflected in workshops with the Local Studies collection. The The Local Studies Library and Archives service has Council will explore the potential to develop this also relocated successfully to the Dugdale Centre. across the heritage functions, including designing It continues to collect and preserve material training on accessing heritage through the built relevant to the history of the Borough. In 2017 the and natural environment for health providers. service received formal accreditation.

Figure 12: Archaeological activities at Elsyng Day Figure 13: Firefighters at Green Street, 1915

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1.4.4 The Local Studies and Archive service is already 1.4.9 There is currently limited access to the Museum supported by volunteers in Oral History, IT and collections online. Digitisation of the collections is Research. The Council will continue to support likely to require additional funding and this will be volunteering opportunities through the service. investigated.

1.4.5 The use of archives in education is well-established 1.4.10 Physical contact with items in the Museum and the Council’s Enfield at War project developed collections has been a significant aspect of a valuable resource for classroom use. There is outreach programmes and this remains an potential for further thematic projects and the important part of the work of both the Museums Council will work to investigate sources of funding and Local Studies services. The Council will work and identify necessary resources to support this to extend the Enfield Loan Box offer and develop work. opportunities for on-site educational opportunities.

1.4.6 The Museum service is accredited by the Arts 1.4.11 Reminiscence through interaction with the Council, England and will continue to develop its Museum collections has potential to improve collections, exhibitions and outreach programmes wellbeing. The Council will explore the potential to maintain its accredited status. to improve wellbeing through the creation of new reminiscence boxes. 1.4.7 There is opportunity to develop and diversify Museum audiences and better represent Enfield’s 1.4.12 Enfield has rich archaeological resources with communities in the present day. The Council will fifteen areas across the Borough being recognised expand its exhibitions and events programme to as Areas of Archaeological Interest. The Council reflect diverse audiences. will work to improve understanding and awareness of the Borough’s archaeology and bolster deposits 1.4.8 Current communities in Enfield could be better to the GLHER through Development Management. represented through the Museum collections. The Council will work to reflect these communities through new additions to the collection.

Figure 14: Staircase at Forty Hall restored with HLF funding Figure 15: Minute Books

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 25 1.5 Promotion and inward investment

The rich heritage of Enfield and its Museum, Local 1.5.3 Local heritage initiatives are of central importance Studies and Archives collections has not always to maintaining the profile of heritage across been well-known. There is scope for improved the Borough. The Council will maintain its interpretation of built and natural heritage assets, Conservation Advisory Group alongside the to develop on existing trails and events and to Place and Design Quality Panel. It will continue raise the profile nationally and internationally of to encourage partnerships such as the Local the Borough’s heritage. Museum collections and Heritage Review, undertaken in partnership with archives underpin understanding and enjoyment The Enfield Society. To consolidate the work of Enfield’s development and distinctive cultural to encourage engagement and investment the practices have developed around it. For Council will set up an annual networking event successful growth the importance of all of these for community groups to access specialist needs to be understood and investment directed information and form new contacts. to supporting their enjoyment and appreciation. 1.5.4 The Heritage Lottery Fund is central to Priorities funding across the Council heritage functions. 1.5.1 The role of education is core to the museum Consultation is underway in 2018 on a new HLF functions and through the museum events and funding framework. Currently grant programmes activities at Forty Hall and Millfield House the at different scales include the Our Heritage and Council provides an imaginative programme of Sharing Heritage funding streams which are engagement. This is reflected by the Learning more available to smaller groups and charities, Outside the Classroom award. The Council will whereas Heritage Enterprise and Heritage continue to provide a high quality programme of Grants offer higher awards to more complex and educational activities and events to encourage transformational schemes. We anticipate that engagement across the Borough. over the next 5 years larger grant applications could be made for (but not limited to): 1.5.2 Rebranding of the Museum service as the Museum of Enfield and the associated website and social media pages has created a strong online presence. This has potential for improved information sharing across heritage services and support to local heritage initiatives.

Figure 16: Terrific Toys: Made and Played in Enfield exhibit Figure 17: Restored fragment of Minerva’s had. Exhibit from Hidden Treasures: Revealing Broomfield House and Park

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•• Securing the future of Broomfield House and Park neighbourhood proportion can contribute to the provision of community infrastructure, including •• Interpretation of Broomfield House and Park cultural facilities, which could be developed within •• Protecting and enhancing Forty Hill Estate and its an historic building or other heritage asset in interpretation liaison with communities. A creative approach to attracting inward investment will depend on •• Understanding Lee Valley and its industrial working with partner agencies at differing scales. heritage

1.5.7 Walks and cycle routes across the Borough 1.5.5 There is also scope for the Council to diversify its offer access to built and landscape heritage but funding applications and to work in partnership there is currently relatively little smart access to with local funding bodies including the Enfield heritage assets. These have significant potential Society and Old Enfield Charitable Trust. As for use in promoting well-being and engagement projects areas are identified the Council will with heritage across the Borough. Improved develop collaboration with significant local groups interpretation and signage could increase and investigate funding opportunities. engagement and understanding and the Council will work to establish more integrated information 1.5.6 The Council will use Section 106 agreements through use of smart technologies alongside and the local neighbourhood proportion of the more traditional interpretive formats. Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) (once the governance arrangements for this have been 1.5.8 Heritage services already provide opportunities approved) to direct funds to heritage projects. for volunteering through the Local Studies Section 106 agreements seek to make a and Archive and, more recently, the Museum. development acceptable in planning terms by Individual projects such as the Local Heritage mitigating the harm caused by development, Review have also been undertaken by volunteers. that cannot be dealt with via planning conditions There is scope to develop volunteering and within the development itself. The CIL Friends groups to support particular sites or projects.

Figure 18: Grovelands Park Figure 19: Millfield House arts centre

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1.6 Objectives and aims

1.6.1 An expectation of delivery is central to Making Enfield. Objectives and Aims set out targets by which our performance can be measured. Some objectives have a defined time-scale but others are simply expected to be delivered within the five-year life ofMaking Enfield. Aims are either ongoing heritage initiatives that may not have a defined end-point or are longer-term aspirations. They are harder to quantify. However, it is expected that some of the aims may also be met through the five-year life of the document.

1.6.2 Tables of objectives and aims are colour coded to recognise the difference in expectations of delivery. All objectives have a stated target to be delivered within a five-year period and they are coloured paler blue on the table. Aims, or aspirations, may indicate longer term ambitions, or may reflect the continuous and ongoing aspect of the task – such as ensuring the proper protection of heritage assets through the planning process.

1.6.3 All identified objectives can currently be delivered from within existing Council structures and resources, but this is subject to changing demands on resources. There is also scope for using consultancies to support some projects. Partnership working may be critical and external funding could provide significant additionality. Where appropriate, the Council will support efforts to secure external grants.

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Objective or Aim Task Department/Other Output Timeframe

Improve heritage engagement by continuing Put extracts from interviews Resources Website link to project output By March 2024 to add to the Local Studies collection of oral on Council website histories and sharing the output of Voices of Forty Hall Estate Continue to add to the Local Studies collection of Oral History recordings, including through the Enfield Poets Jukebox

Increase awareness and use of the Greater Review use of GLHER in Place Review use of conditions By March 2024 London Historic Environment Record planning applications relating to GLHER (GLHER) GLHER Hold training event Hold training session for Council officers/local agents

Maintain the professional standard Submit for confirmation of Resources Secure confirmation of the By 2024 accreditation for Local History and Archives accreditation archive accreditation Service

Support local heritage groups in scoping Provide online resources Place Prepare additional resources funding bids for local heritage groups for for the heritage webpage and information sharing Resources upload to Council website

Work to resolve issues with identified Work with property owners Place Maintain an up-to-date Ongoing to 2024 Heritage at Risk and Historic England to Heritage at Risk register and secure repairs and identify Historic England make annual contact with opportunities for adaptation owners to monitor progress. and sustainable use

Improve the sharing of information on Work to increase cover of Place Support local heritage groups By 2024 vulnerable local heritage local heritage initiatives in with social media strategies media and support local Resources and information-sharing heritage groups in using through presentation to the social media Conservation study Conservation Advisory Group groups (CAG) and update as guidance changes

Maintain a list of assets of local heritage Maintain and update the Place Review the local list of heritage By 2020 significance and consolidate the recognition local list on an annual basis assets on an annual basis of cultural heritage value The Enfield Society

Volunteer cohort

Improve wellbeing for those with memory Create reminiscence boxes Resources Prepare a number of By 2021 loss through reminiscence projects to improve wellbeing through reminiscence boxes for use in engagement with the wellbeing projects and events Museum collection in the Museum

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Landscape, architecture and design

Department/ Objective or Aim Task Other Output Timeframe

Improve the quality of new design and Introduce Design Guidance Place The production and adoption of new By 2024 consolidate the role of the Place and elements of Design Guidance Design Quality Panel

Develop and improve information for Produce a Residential Design Place Identify funding for production and householders on design detail Guide adoption of a Residential Design Guide

Continue to manage the Borough’s Encourage sustainable and creative Place Ensure that substantial weight is given Ongoing heritage and its setting as appropriate decision-making to conserve and to heritage assets and their settings in to its significance through regulatory enhance historic assets and their decision-making and strategic planning and planning functions and develop the settings through strategic planning, and through creative approaches to instrumental value of heritage in place- Development Management and growth. making. regulatory services

Encourage heritage-led regeneration to Use heritage assessments to Place Ensure that heritage assessments Ongoing create a sense of place identify heritage of significance, inform Council-led proposals for including intangible and regeneration undesignated heritage to inform regeneration and place making

Use historic environment assets to Undertake town centre analysis Place Use Local Studies and Archives Ongoing inform town centre development and supported by Local Studies Library resources to analyse town centre regeneration and Archive. Develop interpretive Resources historic character and develop material materials to support town centre for supporting interpretation regeneration.

Choose a preferred option for Determine a preferred option for Place Preferred option determined By 2024 Broomfield House and work towards the house and stable block and resolution secure the necessary permissions Chief Executive Consents in place

Partnerships in place

Community engagement

Put in place proposals to safeguard the Work in partnership with Place Investigate funding for delivery of the future of Broomfield Park stakeholders to promote delivery of framework the management framework Chief Executive

Historic England

Maintain the character and significance Monitor the Conservation Area Place Scope a review of Conservation Area Start scoping a of the conservation areas Appraisal and Management Appraisals and Management Proposals review by 2021. Proposals and Article 4 Directions

Consolidate estate improvements at Investigate funding options Place Scope project requirements and Forty Hall from the HLF project. Scope potential funding sources a dedicated estate manager and Resources proposals to reinstate the Forty Hall water gardens

Scope proposals to repair Forty Hall Investigate funding options Place Scope project requirements and walled garden potential funding sources Resources

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Secure the long-term future of existing Sustain the Local Plan designation Place Maintain protected view in the Local By 2024 protected views across Forty Hill of protected views at Forty Hall Plan landscape and work to resolve issues with Resource seasonal lighting Liaise with Tottenham Hotspur FC on seasonal lighting

Ensure the long-term conservation- New Management Plan for Trent Place Approve a new Management Plan for By 2024 led management of the Trent Park Park estate Trent Park landscape that recognises landscape. Resources landscape and ecological heritage

Scope proposals for the enhancement Investigate funding for measures in Place Identify potential funding sources and of Grovelands Park the draft management plan scope project requirements

Improve understanding of the hierarchy Compile a list of the green spaces Place Review Enfield’s Green Spaces for of heritage value of the Borough’s green across Enfield and analyse their heritage value and compile a Borough- spaces relative heritage value wide list identifying relative significance

Improve understanding of the heritage Undertake a review of waterways Place Liaise with stakeholder groups to value of the Borough’s waterways and consider protection & review the relative heritage value of the interpretation options Canal and River Borough’s waterways Trust

Thames Water

Make public realm improvements in the Initiate public realm and Gateway Place Scope public realm improvements in historic environment schemes, including public realm town centres and historic environments audits and potential project partners

Improve quality of new design in Work with Place and Design Place Scope the creation of a new design historic areas Quality Panel to create a Design award in consultation with the Place Award scheme Resources and Design Quality Panel

Place and Design Quality Panel

Improve the public realm in Southgate Southgate Public Realm Strategy Place Create a project brief and scope Ongoing town centre and enhance the setting of resources the tube station

Maintain Council-owned historic Continue to maintain the Council Place Maintain Council-owned historic Ongoing properties to current best practice owned portfolio of historic buildings and parks standards buildings and parks Resources

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Local studies and archives, museum collections and archaeology

Department/ Objective or Aim Task Other Output Timeframe

Improve access to the archives Complete the online cataloguing of all Resources A fully online and searchable catalogue of all By 2024 archives materials and provide access Archival holdings online to appropriate selected digitised materials

Complete the digitisation of all Scan all Local Studies photo and image Resources Fully online and searchable catalogue of all the Local Studies photo and collection and add suitable images to Archival photo and image holdings image collection online database

Broaden awareness of the Hold open days with targeted/hard-to- Resources Provide introductory workshop on collections By 2024 Local Studies and Archives reach groups for targeted groups collections

Support wellbeing through Hold training workshops and arrange Resources Hold training workshops for identified groups By 2024 the use of the Local Studies placements to support wellbeing collection Explore the potential for a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid to provide additional staff to support the project

Continue to support Maintain a volunteering capacity in the Resources Support the existing volunteer cohort volunteering in the Local Local Studies Library and Archive service and continue to develop volunteering Studies Library and Archive opportunities in the service

Continue to develop the Identify thematic studies for future Resources Develop a list of thematic studies for future educational potential of the funding bids funding bids Local Studies and Archive

Continue to develop the Continue acquisitions, exhibitions, Resources Maintain a programme of acquisition, Ongoing Museum collection and education and events to reflect the education, events and exhibitions to sustain programme of exhibitions and breadth of Enfield’s heritage Arts Council England accreditation maintain its accreditation by the Arts Council, England

Continue to improve and Further develop and diversify the Resources Support all exhibitions with an accompanying By 2024 broaden engagement with the programme of talks and events to programme of talks and events Museum collections accompany exhibitions.

Better reflect all of Enfield’s Expand the exhibitions and events Resources Add new items to the Museum collection to By 2024 present-day communities programme and collect additional items reflect current communities through the Museum that reflect Enfield’s communities today collections, exhibitions and Diversify the Museum programme of events exhibitions and events to reflect the Borough’s current communities

Improve online access to the Identify project funding and implement Resources Continue to digitise Museum collections from Ongoing Museum collections held at digitised recording of the Museum Forty Hall and the Museum of Enfield both sites collections External funding body Scope digitisation of the Museum collections

Secure funding for scoping the project and delivery

Encourage museum visiting Develop existing audience for Forty Hall’s Resources Expand the Museum educational workshops By 2024 to both Forty Hall and the children’s workshop programme across across all sites Museum of Enfield the Museum of Enfield and Forty Hall to encourage engagement across the venues and collections.

Extend the Forty Hall museum Continue to develop the visitor Resources Showcase related objects from the museum By 2024 collection and interpretation to experience at Forty Hall with further at Forty Hall. encourage repeat visits objects from the museum collection and new interpretation to encourage repeat Create new interpretive material visitors and new and wider audiences

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Continue to improve public Identify further objects for conservation Resources Continue to display the restored paintings By 2024 access to the Museum works to build on the recent installation at Forty Hall. Identify further objects from collections by restoring objects of restored paintings at Forty Hall the Museum collection for restoration and for display at Forty Hall display

Extend engagement at Forty Develop the programme of costumed Resources Identify and consolidate funding for the Hall through the Living History interpretation as free Living History Living History events project events at Forty Hall Consolidate and expand the programme of events and interpretation

Increase partnership working Incorporate The Enfield Society’s Young Place Scope the Young Explorer’s Guide for with local groups Explorers Guide and the themes within it themes to use in the education programme into the Forty Hall education programmes The Enfield Society and resources

Improve engagement with Offer free exhibitions and free or very Resources Increase visitor numbers from hard to reach Ongoing harder to reach audiences low-cost, events, resources and activities groups to encourage engagement with harder to reach audiences and increase accessibility

Extend the programme of Develop Forty Hall’s existing programme Resources Scope extending the existing Living History Living History events of education, outreach, family and programme to all venues informal learning, talks, concerts, events and activities in all venues and continue to develop engagement with our heritage through our volunteer programme.

Sustain the ongoing care and Identify objects for conservation and Resources Identify objects for conservation and conservation of objects in the redisplay from the Museum collections redisplay and scope funding Museum collections

Improve wellbeing through Create reminiscence boxes to improve Resources Prepare a number of reminiscence boxes for By 2024 reminiscence projects wellbeing through engagement with the use in wellbeing projects and events in the Museum collection museums

Improve the rate of deposits Investigate training on GLHER functions Place Review use of conditions in Development By 2024 in the Greater London Historic and resources available Management Environment Record (GLHER) Resources for Enfield Review the use of conditions to improve Provide link to GLHER from heritage GLHER deposit rates GLHER resources webpage

Provide a link to the GLHER website

Improve understanding of Support the Greater London Place GLAAS review of Archaeological Priority By 2024 the significance of Enfield’s Archaeological Advisory Service (GLAAS) Areas and information about local archaeology in their review of Archaeological Priority Resources archaeological societies to be available on Areas and local archaeological societies the Council website GLAAS (lead body)

Enfield Archaeological Society

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Promotion and inward investment

Objective or Aim Task Department/Other Output Timeframe

Build the Museum of Enfield Co-ordinate information sharing Place Create a strategy for managing By 2024 brand and enhance the online through the Dugdale website and and sharing heritage information provision and a social media Heritage pages Resources through the Dugdale site and strategy for the sharing of heritage pages heritage projects and initiatives across the Council

Increase awareness of Blue Make Enfield Blue Plaque Project Resources Prepare the resources and make Plaques in Enfield (2017) resources available as the download available through the a free download as a heritage Museum of Enfield. learning project for schools.

Maintain specialist local advice Maintain a programme of Place Maintain the programme of Ongoing on heritage planning issues Conservation Advisory Group monthly CAG meetings with a (CAG) meetings and review continued presence on planning membership as appropriate committee

Support and recognise the work Set up an annual networking Place Hold an ongoing annual event for of local heritage groups event heritage groups Resources

Diversify funding for built and Collaborate with local funding Place Meet TES and the OECT to identify landscape heritage projects bodies including The Enfield current and emergent heritage Society and Old Enfield Charitable The Enfield Society (TES) concerns and opportunities Trust to investigate targeted partnership opportunities Old Enfield Charitable Trust (OECT)

Use Section 106 (S106) and the Identify priority project areas and Place Agree project areas for S106/CIL Community Infrastucture Levy secure agreement to direct CIL/ (CIL)neighbourhood proportion S106 funding to support heritage initiatives

Develop heritage as a resource Work with community groups Place Create smart and traditional for well-being to create new &/or consolidate interpretive heritage routes for heritage cycle and walking trails Resources pedestrians and cyclists

Develop the volunteer capacity Work with the Third Sector Place Identify suitable projects and Ongoing of heritage Development Team to identify develop the volunteer cohort. projects and explore opportunities Resources Identify the potential for training for training for participants opportunities through heritage across Council services

Increase awareness of Enfield’s Continue to participate in Open Place Increase number of properties Ongoing heritage and new architecture House, work to secure funding in Enfield participating in Open and expand and diversify Resources House participant properties Open House Scope funding options for continued participation

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 35 Objective or Aim Task Department/Other Output Timeframe

Increase awareness of Enfield’s Consolidate and diversify Resources Increase visitor numbers and sales Ongoing heritage and showcase products in the Museum of Enfield for the Museum of Enfield and local manufacturers through shop Forty Hall shops. merchandise Use the Forty Hall guidebook to promote Forty Hall and Enfield’s heritage to a wider audience and generate income

Increase understanding of Scope a long term exhibition Resources Curate a long term exhibition different periods of history about the Parker Bowles family about the Parker Bowles family at Forty Hall and Enfield’s at Forty Hall and encourage the at Forty Hall and encourage the connectivity with London exploration of later eras of London exploration of later eras of London and Forty Hall’s history by repeat and Forty Hall’s history by repeat Scope funding for exhibition and new visitors. and new visitors

Improve pedestrian and cycle Create new heritage trails and Place Scope interpretation trails and heritage interpretation routes interpretation across the Borough investigate project funding

Ensure inclusive access Create new inclusive heritage Place Scope project to create inclusive to heritage assets and trails and accompanying heritage interpretation resources interpretation interpretation Resources and identify sources of funding

Third Sector

Consolidate support for the Establish a new Museum of Resources Establish and maintain a new Museums service Enfield Friends Group Friends Group for the Museum of Enfield

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2 ENFIELD MADE Enfield Town

Southgate Station

Edmonton Green Palmers Green

Angel Road

Figure 21: Enfield’s Regional Context

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2.1 Existing borough context

2.1.1 As an outer London borough, the Borough 2.1.3 The borough of Enfield was established in 1965, of Enfield has seen significant change over and brought together the three former boroughs its lifetime. From very much rural beginnings, of Edmonton, Southgate and Enfield. The the borough has seen successive periods of Borough now extends over 32 square miles with urbanisation. Today the borough encapsulates one third of its area occupied by housing and a very attractive and full range of characteristics another third by Green Belt, comprising mainly - from high density and modern urban areas farming, country parks and horticulture. There around Edmonton, to classic suburban are more waterways in Enfield than in any other neighbourhoods in Southgate and rural hamlets London borough. such as Botany Bay.

2.1.2 The borough has relatively strong edges formed on the east by the Lee Valley, to the north by the M25 and to the south notionally by the North Circular Road which runs through the southern section of the borough. There are strong relationships in the west of the borough with Barnet and its adjacent centres and neighbourhoods and to the south, with Haringey.

Figure 22: The New River

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 41 Topography

2.1.4 The borough of Enfield has a clear pattern of topography. The higher ground in the north west slopes down relatively gradually to the Lee Valley floor in the east. The higher ground provides long views across the borough from the west, many from the historic routes which follow the ridges through the north and west areas. The lower ground is the most densely developed and populated, with the higher ground much more open and predominantly rural in character. River- related uses are focused around the valley floor.

2.1.5 The historic built and natural environment of the Borough strikingly reflects this difference. The west, where the former royal chase and some of the more substantial private estates lay, retains large areas of open space and leafy suburbs, quite different from that of the flatter, more densely developed, industrial east. This history of contrasting landforms, landscapes and land uses has become a distinctive feature of the Borough’s heritage.

Figure 23: Topography

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Historic settlement 2.1.7 The construction of the Great Cambridge Road in the 1920s created an additional strong axial 2.1.6 Both Enfield: a Living Landscapeand the two route. Another wave of construction came with Enfield Characterisation Studies summarise the the 1930s extension of the Piccadilly line and pattern of the Borough’s development, tracking its remarkable Holden-designed stations, with intervention in the landscape from the Roman suburban housing and small, planned estates construction of Ermine St and exploitation of continuing to spread as the old estates were sold the natural resources of the Lee Valley. They up for development. Post-war reconstruction point to small settlements along principal routes brought proposals for ambitious rebuilding, surrounded by agricultural land and estates. resulting in a number of distinctive high-rise They describe how the Chase, the former royal housing estates, most notably in the east. hunting ground to the west, was fringed by Throughout the course of Enfield’s development grand estates following the late C18th pattern communities established, prospered, dwindled of enclosure, whilst Edmonton prospered along or passed through Enfield, all leaving their traces. the length of the coaching route on Fore St and The creation of the London Borough of Enfield Enfield developed as a market town. Accelerated in 1965 united the resulting rich built, collected development followed the construction of and natural heritage of Edmonton, Enfield railways from the 1870s, spreading out through and Southgate under a single jurisdiction. The modest-sized settlements and planned estates, designation of the Green Belt had protected its set against increasingly intensive industrialisation rural fringe and the construction of the North along the Lee Valley and market gardening in Circular in 1931 and the M25 through the late both east and west. 1970s and 1980s, contained it.

Figure 24: Topography and historic cores

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 43 Landscape and greenspace

2.1.8 The extent of surviving landscape remains a remarkable feature of Enfield. Areas of Greenbelt form part of the historic setting of both the capital and the former historic towns of Enfield and Edmonton. The Greenbelt designation includes both the more open landscape to the north west and the area around the Lee valley. Traces remain of the former royal hunting ground, the Chase, field boundaries and substantial parkland from former grand estates, as well as many municipal parks and rural and semi-rural open spaces. These dot the north west of the Borough and give it a distinct, suburban character outside the town centres in marked contrast to much of the east. Here, the waterways and Lee valley cut a swathe through industrial land. Also important to the heritage of Enfield are the verges and street trees across all areas, often planted as part of planned estate developments and contributing to the suburban form.

Figure 25: Green space

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Connections 2.1.11 The railways and tube followed similar north- south orientations. Natural and manmade 2.1.9 Much of Enfield’s heritage comes from its waterways thread their way through the connections – routes created in and out of Borough, with the Lee providing a strong north- London from the more rural counties to the north, south boundary to the east. The historic built and across from east to west. These patterns environment reflects these connections, from are apparent in the road, rail, tube, cycleway and the grand estates and landscapes located on pedestrian infrastructure, as well as the north- the outer reaches of a day’s ride from the capital south orientation of the Lee valley. The Cycle through to modest suburban housing built around Enfield project has continued the pattern of the tube stations. creating routes across the Borough.

2.1.10 Enfield has extraordinary connectivity. From Roman times, routes ran north along Ermine Street and it is hard to imagine how London itself could have developed and thrived without the Lee Valley, or the industry that flourished around it. The old Hertford Road coaching route and the later Great Cambridge Road provided vital vehicular routes to and from the capital, now offset by the strong lateral connections of the North Circular and the M25.

Cycle routes Greenway routes Paths

Figure 26: Major walking, water, rail and road routes

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 45 Industry by Sir Joseph Swan revolutionised our use of electricity. There were many familiar names 2.1.12 Industry and manufacturing were fundamental to manufacturing in Edmonton, including Sears’ toys how much of the east of the Borough developed and Ripault’s, for cables. Although many of the and are a feature of Enfield’s heritage that companies have now gone, memories of those continues to this day. The industrial landscape who worked for them survive. Industry remains, that has survived retains few individual historic however and the manufacturing heritage is being buildings or clusters, other than the ‘hidden gem’ reclaimed though initiatives such as Meridian of Wright’s Flour Mills. It survives principally in Works. building volumes and densities, street names, waterways, building grain and communities of current and former employees around the Borough.

2.1.13 Extraordinary innovations that changed everyday life came from Ponders End, including diodes and television sets, thermos flasks, infra-red heating bars, plugs, sockets and digital communication. The introduction of the incandescent light bulb

Enfield Borough boundary Railway Piccadilly line Main routes Open space Waterbody Main town centres National Rail station London Underground station Strategic Industrial Locations

Figure 27: Large scale industrial areas

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Communities and cultural practices 2.1.16 Public houses along key routes and in town centres and libraries, purpose-built municipal and 2.1.14 Enfield’s heritage is as much about the less community halls provided hubs for the resident tangible heritage of its communities and cultural communities and many remain as landmarks practices as the quality of the buildings and within the local streetscene. Parks and gardens landscapes that remain. Some of this heritage and sports grounds and facilities often remain is manifest in patterns of use but some of it is on the same sites but have been adapted for living heritage, expressed within communities and changing leisure uses. Some of the structures consequently as part of the story of the Borough’s associated with these various practices such as heritage, is more vulnerable to loss. the former Queen Elizabeth Stadium are now statutorily listed. Many, however, are currently 2.1.15 Historic patterns of use have shaped the undesignated. Borough. Agriculture and market gardening are reflected in surviving agricultural uses and garden 2.1.17 Many communities have settled and stayed centres in the north west of the Borough. Industry in Enfield and their practices have shaped the remains very apparent in the east, but smaller- Borough’s character over the generations. These scale manufacturing that took place across practices may be reflected in the stories of, and Enfield is much less so. Places of worship remain told by different communities and survive as a in use, or have been reconfigured and repurposed living heritage. They are recognised in festivals, for changing communities. in the reminiscences of wartime Ponders End, the work or local poets, artists or more informal community initiatives.

Figure 28: Midden pit Stomp and Sniff

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 47 2.2 Approach to heritage

2.2.1 In 2008 Enfield Council published its first War, Terrific Toys: Made and Played in Enfield, Heritage Strategy: A Living Landscape. The The Enfield Society: 80 years of Action and Strategy was important in setting out Council- Hidden Treasures: Revealing Broomfield House wide aspirations and priorities for management and Park. of its heritage assets, providing an evidence base for the Local Plan and relating heritage to the •• Repairs to significant Heritage at Risk including Council’s Community Strategy. Truro House and the former Charles Lamb Halls

•• Working in partnership with a number of local 2.2.2 A Living Landscape included a definition of bodies including: heritage, a characterisation of Enfield’s natural and built heritage, approaches to managing •• the Broomfield Partnership Board for them and its collections, and key objectives Broomfield House relating to certain projects. It also included broad •• The Enfield Society on the Local Heritage aspirations for engagement and participation, Review as well as the identification of what is known as ‘intangible heritage’, where particular cultural •• St Edmund’s school and other local groups in practices have gained significance. the delivery of Monmouth Road Green

•• Increasing educational provision related to 2.2.3 Much of what was proposed in A Living heritage through the programmes at Forty Hall, Landscape has been achieved and there has exhibitions at the Dugdale Centre, local studies been success with: resource packs and a new educational resources page on the Council website. •• Relocation of the museum service to the Dugdale Centre at Thomas Hardy House in Enfield Town 2.2.4 Other objectives were less easy to measure, but •• Establishment of a partnership board for there is still progress to be made on: Broomfield House, followed by an options appraisal and public consultation on preferred •• Putting heritage at the heart of place-making- the options Local Plan Review provides an opportunity to put •• Upgrading of Forty Hall through a successful HLF in place appropriate measures bid •• Broadening the base of local heritage •• Award of ‘Learning outside the Classroom’ engagement – Production of this new strategy accreditation has been focussed on trying to extend the reach of heritage engagement •• Completing a review of the conservation areas resulting in the designation of six new •• Increasing participation in heritage locally - conservation areas the volunteer-led Local Heritage Review has consolidated local engagement but there is much •• Reviewing conservation area character more to be done appraisals and management proposals for all 22 conservation areas •• Creating tomorrow’s heritage – the new Council Place and Design Quality Panel will help secure a •• Securing a greater understanding of local heritage better quality of design and contribute to this through the completion of the Local Heritage Review •• Consulting on intangible heritage across the borough – the focus of this Strategy on heritage •• Extending the understanding of local heritage practices concentrates on different forms of through museums exhibitions including Enfield at heritage and their importance to Enfield

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council-led social housing

Dujardin Mews in Ponders End is the first Council- led social housing built in 40 years.

Part of the Alma Estate renewal programme, it was designed by Karakusevic Carson architects with Maccreanor Lavington.

It won two RIBA awards in 2017.

Figure 29: Dujardin Mews

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 49 Heritage Conference 2013

2.2.5 In 2013 the Council held a Heritage Conference bringing together local people and heritage professionals for a day of talks and workshops. The Conference reported support for the Heritage Strategy but:

2.2.6 ‘…there were ways it could be improved – such as making it a shorter, more focused document with an action plan, timetable for delivery, responsibilities for every party and a clear way of monitoring progress and success. Local groups wanted to be part of the development of the Strategy.’

2.2.7 A key action coming out of the Conference was that the Heritage Strategy should be revised in collaboration with local people. This prompted us to think about how a new Strategy could be shaped in collaboration with community representatives and ultimately to our approach to workshops and consultation.

Figure 30: Image of heritage event

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Figure 31: Enfield Town library extension interior

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 51 2.3 Existing heritage context

2.3.1 The 2008 Heritage Strategy: A Living of immigration and emigration - have become Landscape by the Paul Drury Partnership/ part of the heritage of the place. The Museum Stuart Davies Associates provided a summary collections include items used by successive analysis of the development of the Borough generations in Enfield at home, work, worship supported by a separate Characterisation and rest, and the documents and records of Study by the Paul Drury Partnership. This was their lives are recorded in the maps, rate books, followed by The Enfield Characterisation newspapers and Council minutes and birth and Study of 2011 by Urban Practitioners. These marriage registers in the archives. They are how documents describe how Enfield’s urban and we tell the stories of Enfield. natural landscape evolved to become the former boroughs of Edmonton, Enfield and Southgate. 2.3.3 In this section we set out how the product They point to an extraordinary diversity of place of those interactions is recognised through encompassing urban, suburban, rural and conventional forms of heritage designation, industrial characteristics now united in a single collection and management. This includes borough. Patterns of collection in the three the listing of buildings and register of historic former boroughs have formed the Local Studies landscapes, the designation of conservation resource and shaped the acquisition of the areas, the curation and management of archives, 17,000 artefacts now held by the Museum of the creation and presentation of oral histories, Enfield. the recording and interpretation of archaeology and the curation and interpretation of museum 2.3.2 Enfield’s heritage is one of constantly shifting artefacts and additions to collections. It also patterns of governance, work, habitation, faith explores less recognised cultural practices that and leisure practices and of how different have helped to shape the Borough including communities have used and responded to that. patterns of use and how stories are told about In some instances those practices themselves Enfield. - the fairs, markets, faith practices, patterns

Figure 32: Housing along the New River Figure 33: Café at Enfield Town F.C. (former Queen Elizabeth stadium)

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Figure 34: Oakwood tube station signage

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 53 Listed buildings Conservation areas

2.3.4 Listed buildings are buildings of national 2.3.5 Conservation Areas are defined areas of significance. In the Borough there are clearly special architectural or historic interest. The identifiable clusters of listed buildings following Council has a duty to make sure that only early patterns of settlement and transport routes. those areas of sufficient significance are Enfield currently has 479 listed buildings and designated. Conservation Area designations they have statutory protection. Buildings with for Enfield were revised in 2008 and confirmed the highest gradings (II* or I) are principally as part of the recent review of appraisals and former private estates outside these town-centre management proposals. The boundary for Fore concentrations. The Holden tube stations are the St conservation area was amended in 2017. exception. There are now 22 conservation areas across the borough. Further details can be found on the Council website.

Figure 35: Listed buildings and registered parks and gardens

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2.3.6 Conservation Areas in Enfield are: •• Meadway •• Montagu Road Cemeteries •• Abbotshall Avenue •• Ponders End Flour Mills •• Bush Hill Park •• Southgate Circus •• Church St, Edmonton •• Southgate Green •• Clay Hill •• The Lakes •• Enfield Lock •• The Crescent •• Enfield Town •• Turkey St •• Fore St •• Trent Park •• Forty Hill •• Vicars Moor Lane •• Grange Park •• Winchmore Hill •• Hadley Wood •• Highlands

Figure 36: Conservation areas

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 55 Article 4 Directions Heritage at Risk

2.3.7 Conservation area designations are supported 2.3.9 There are currently 16 entries on the Historic by Article 4 Directions. Article 4 Directions England register of Heritage at Risk for Enfield allow the Council to remove certain permitted although work is underway at some. They are: development rights so that planning permission is required. They are principally concerned •• All Saints Church with matters of detail affecting the front face of •• Broomfield House properties including windows, doors, roof slopes and front boundary walls. Further details of each •• Stable block at Broomfield House Article 4 Direction can be found on the individual •• Broomfield Park conservation area pages. •• Church St Conservation Area Local list •• Former Edmonton Girl’s Charity Hall 2.3.8 The Local List was reviewed by the Council in •• 24 Church St, Edmonton collaboration The Enfield Society and undertaken by local community volunteers. A new list was •• Fore St Conservation Area published in 2017. It now holds 262 entries •• Grovelands Park including structures and landscapes. The revised Local List can be viewed on the Council website. •• Ladysmith Electricity Works •• Nonconformist chapel, Lavender Hill Cemetery •• New Covenant Church (Former Charles Lamb Halls)

•• Southgate House •• Trent Park •• Trent Park terrace •• Whitewebbs Barn

Figure 37: Early C19th and early C20th housing Figure 38: New Covenant Church (former Charles Lamb Halls), Edmonton

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Figure 39: Locally listed structures and landscape

Figure 40: Launch of the Local Heritage List 2017

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 57 Ancient Monuments Archaeological Priority Areas

2.3.10 There are 5 scheduled Ancient Monuments in 2.3.11 The areas of archaeological interest in the Enfield. These have protection under the Ancient Borough were surveyed by Historic England Monuments Act (1931). They are: at the time of the Development Management Document. There are 25 designated Areas of •• Site of Elsynge Hall, Forty Hall Archaeological Importance. Further information can be found in the Development Management •• Earthworks at Old Park Document. •• Moated site, Camlet Moat, Moat Wood •• Flash Lane Aqueduct •• Old Park Moated Lake

Figure 41: Ancient Monuments

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Green space

2.3.12 Historic parks and landscapes are a distinctive example of a baroque garden with significant feature of the borough with the Lee Valley scope for further reinstatement. Many of the 22 Regional Park, farmland and parks of former conservation areas have extensive green spaces estates creating an attractive green landscape or important incidental spaces, often formed as buffer to the east and north west. The urban/ part of planned estates. rural interface is a defining feature of Enfield’s unique character and access to green space 2.3.13 Maintenance of many green spaces remains provides an important and popular resource for the responsibility of the Council including parks, many communities including at Cheyne Walk, sports pitches and waterways as well as the Clay Hill Fields and Covert Way Fields. Green vulnerable smaller spaces such as verges and Belt designation comprises around 40% of street-side planting beds that accompanied the the borough and includes the former estates development of many of the early C20th estates, at Whitewebbs, Forty Hall and Trent Park and public rights of way, signed walks and cycle fragile ecological heritage at both Trent Park and routes Forty Hall. Broomfield Park is an outstanding

Figure 42: Greenspace designations

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 59 Registered parks and gardens Cemeteries and burial grounds

2.3.14 There are currently 5 registered parks or gardens 2.3.19 There are currently 14 cemeteries and burial in the borough: grounds in Enfield which as well as fulfilling a memorial and community function provide •• Broomfield important open space. Seven of these are privately owned. The Tottenham Park, Federation •• Forty Hall of Synagogues and Western Synagogues •• Grovelands Cemeteries at Montagu Road together form the Montagu Road Cemeteries Conservation •• Myddelton House Area. St Andrew’s churchyard, Edmonton, •• Trent Park Hertford Road, Lavender Hill and Old Southgate cemeteries and Enfield crematorium are all included in the Local Heritage List. 2.3.15 There are detailed management plans for two of these estates. The Forty Hall Management Plan 2.3.20 Council-maintained cemeteries are at: 2007-2022 sets out the Council’s priorities for the management of the estate. The Trent Park •• Edmonton Cemetery •• Lavender Hill Cemetery 2.3.16 Another 26 landscapes are considered to be of particular local heritage significance and are •• Strayfield Road included in the Local List. •• Hertford Road Cemetery Woodland and trees •• Southgate Cemetery (Waterfall Rd)

2.3.17 Woodland significant for nature conservation is managed by the Parks Department and exists at:

•• Whitewebbs •• Trent Park •• Fir Wood •• Pond Wood •• Five Acres Wood

2.3.18 There are also many street trees which contribute to the Borough’s green character, as well as a large number of mature trees on private land. 400 Tree Preservation Orders are currently in place, comprising 3,000 individual trees, 300 tree groups, 64 areas and 20 woodlands.

Figure 43: Tulips growing at Hertford Road Cemetery

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Privately-owned cemeteries are at: Waterways

2.3.21 Enfield has an unusual number of very significant •• Enfield Crematorium historic waterways including the River Lee, the •• Tottenham Park Cemetery C18th Lea Navigation and the C17th New River; all central to the development of London and •• Federation Cemetery, Montagu Road Enfield. This is reflected in statutory listings •• Western Cemetery, Montagu Road including sluice gates and bridges over the New River as well as conservation area designations •• Bulls Cross Cemetery at Enfield Lock and Enfield Town. The •• Trent Park Cemetery management of the Borough’s waterways is the responsibility of a number of agencies including the Council, the Environment Agency, Thames There are churchyards at: Water and the Canal and River Trust. A network of cycle and footpaths and heritage walks •• All Saints recognises and makes positive use of this natural •• St. Andrew’s and man-made resource, including the Greenway and London Loop. Significant waterways are at: •• St. James’ •• Christchurch Waterfall Road •• River Lee •• Cockfasters Chalk Lane •• New River •• Lea Navigation •• Enfield Lock •• Pymmes Brook •• Salmons Brook, •• Turkey Brook •• King George V reservoir •• William Girling reservoir •• Banbury reservoir

Figure 44: East Enfield Lock Figure 45: Sheds at Meridian Water

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 61 Neighbourhood Planning Enfield Made 2: Collections and archives

2.3.22 There are currently two neighbourhood forums in Museum Service Enfield: 2.3.25 Enfield Museum Service at Dugdale House unites and celebrates the history and diversity of Enfield’s •• Hadley Wood people and places. Its mission is to bring together •• REACT (for Upper Edmonton) and celebrate the people and places of Enfield. It does this by collecting and caring for things from the past and present so that people can enjoy, 2.3.23 The Hadley Wood Neighbourhood Area has been learn from and share in each other’s lives. The confirmed. Neighbourhood Planning can set a service is accredited by the Arts Council, England. marker of what makes a particular place distinct and both areas include historic buildings. Hadley 2.3.26 There is a varied and changing programme of Wood Neighbourhood Area also includes historic exhibitions at the Museum of Enfield at the Dugdale landscape. The Council is working with the Centre that has recently included The Enfield Hadley Wood Neighbourhood Forum to support Society: 80 years of Action, Made and Played in production of a Neighbourhood Plan that will set Enfield and Enfield Making History, Women at out a vision and policies for the designated area. Work: Then and Now. There is also a permanent exhibition of Enfield Life at the Museum. A Community groups recent initiative means that exhibitions are now 2.3.24 There are many local groups across the Borough supported by events and talks. The Museum concerned with its historic buildings and collects material from Enfield in six main areas: landscapes. The Enfield Society and FERRA are social history; a sound archive of oral history; fine Borough-wide and there are individual study and applied art; natural sciences; industrial history, groups for most of the conservation areas, and archaeology. There are approximately 17,000 several with their own programme of meetings objects in the main collection. and activities. Formal representation for planning functions is through the Council’s Conservation 2.3.27 Following the relocation of the Museum, a Advisory Group. Archaeology is supported by the permanent exhibition at Forty Hall offers a range Enfield Archaeological Society and the London of visual and audio interpretation and displays. and Middlesex Archaeological Societies, who The acquisition of 50 objects has been possible undertake both research and fieldwork. Friends through the museums’ rationalisation scheme, and volunteer groups play an important role in the allowing museums to pass artefacts to other management of Council parks and open spaces. collections. The Council provides a regular newsletter for Community and Voluntary Sector groups. Many of these groups are concerned with issues affecting the local environment.

Figure 46: Forty Hall educational activity Figure 47: Dugdale Museum fixed exhibition

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Non-council museums Local Studies

2.3.28 The Borough also houses the Whitewebbs 2.3.31 The Local Studies Library & Archive exists to Museum of Transport and the exhibition space identify, acquire, and preserve archival materials at the former Royal Small Arms factory. There that document the history of the London Borough are plans for a new museum at Trent Park. The of Enfield, and to make such records available nationally significant former Middlesex University for the benefit of all its partners, residents and Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture visitors. Both Museums and Local History play an (MODA) with the associated Silver Studio important role in social integration and can reduce collection of wallpapers has relocated out of the a sense of isolation. Borough and there is scope to strengthen the museum offer. 2.3.32 The Local Studies and Archive collection unites the records of the former boroughs of Enfield, 2.3.29 There is currently no permanent public art gallery Edmonton and Southgate and is used for a wide in the borough. range of activities. Resources include documents that are frequently used by local groups, to Community exhibitions inform planning applications or for research into family history. In 2017 the service received 2.3.30 Local communities are increasingly playing an £79,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for important role in curating small-scale exhibitions its innovative Enfield at War project to increase that are often place-specific, recognising heritage understanding of the impact of the First and significance through new interpretation and Second World Wars in Enfield. In 2018 it received objects and making use of community spaces. Archive Service Accreditation for the first time. These include community-led projects at Ponders End, Upper and Lower Edmonton and Southgate. A number of Enfield’s libraries can provide exhibition space for small-scale, changing exhibitions of local interest.

Figure 48: Terrific Toys: Made and Played in Enfield Figure 49: Millfield theatre

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2.3.33 Across Enfield, the Borough’s heritage has been 2.3.36 Different communities have moved into and defined by cultural practices associated with its established in Enfield and which are increasingly distinct landscape, buildings and communities. recognised through the Council’s programme These practices vary across groups and of museum exhibitions, festivals and events. communities, but there are definable patterns Festivals & events are constantly changing that have shaped Enfield’s character. Some are and being added to. Some of the most well- linked to recognisable landmarks, but others, established festivals are: LGBT History Month, such as festivals or patterns of use may be Ghana in the Park, Reggae On the Lawn, more intangible and less easy to map. There Bulgarian Folk and Tradition Festival, The are practices associated with how people in Mauritius Open Air Festival, The Spirit of Ukraine Enfield have lived, worshipped, worked and spent and Black History Month. The programme at their leisure time that have all contributed to the Forty Hall also highlights Enfield’s rural nature Borough’s identity. and the turning of the seasons with Wassailing at Forty Hall, Come a Maying, The Lamb Festival, 2.3.34 Industry and manufacturing have played a Lazy Sunday Afternoon in Hilly Fields, The City significant part in Enfield’s development, with the Harvest Festival and Apple Day. systematic exploitation of water in the Lee Valley over centuries transformed into consolidated 2.3.37 Faith groups exist across the borough meeting industry on the east side of the borough. The in purpose-built architectural spaces as well manufacturing industry provided employment for as re-purposed buildings and more informal much of the local population and its associated spaces. Some, like All Saints or St Andrew’s practices shaped the landscape. With shifts in church are statutorily listed. The three Montagu production, they have largely disappeared and Road cemeteries are part of a single conservation there are stories of place that have gone with area. More recent structures, like The Enfield them. The built legacy is largely one of limited Islamic Centre, provide a strong architectural and significance architecturally and how to best community focus. recognise this important heritage of the Borough presents a challenge. 2.3.38 There are other less tangible manifestations of Enfield’s heritage. For example, the Fore 2.3.35 Enfield has a strong tradition of local theatre- St coaching route from the City to Hertford going and a vibrant programme of daytime established a pattern of settling and transience cultural events, focussed around high profile which is still evident today as communities have venues such as Forty Hall, Millfield Arts Centre moved in, and on. Market gardening has now and the Dugdale Centre as well as the many largely moved from Crews Hill but the plethora local halls and community centres. Enfield has of glass houses and garden centres maintain the 2 Council-run theatres at the Dugdale Centre practice of growing in this area. Many pubs and and Millfield Theatre. There are also established halls across the Borough have been community community theatres at the Chickenshed, Intimate venues for several generations. And different and Facefront Theatres. A modest night-time cultural groups have established communities economy exists for film, dance, music and the across the Borough, often reflected in clusters visual arts. of shops and services. These aspects of the Borough’s heritage may be hard to measure but have shaped its unique identity. The challenge going forward, is how to recognise and celebrate them.

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Figure 50: Gardening at Forty Hall farm

Figure 51: Enfield Town market

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3 3 POLICY BACKGROUND A

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 67 3.1 National context

3.1.1 Heritage policy is divided across government a) the desirability of sustaining and enhancing the departments and funding bodies. National significance of heritage assets, and putting them heritage policy is led by the Department for to viable uses consistent with their conservation; Culture, Digital, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local b) the wider social, cultural, economic and Government (MHCLG, formerly the DCLG.) environmental benefits that conservation of the Planning policy and legislation are dealt with by historic environment can bring; the MHCLG and other heritage matters by the DCMS. Monuments are protected by The Ancient c) the desirability of new development making Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. a positive contribution to local character and The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation distinctiveness; and Areas) Act 1990 is the primary legislation for buildings and areas of special architectural or d) opportunities to draw on the contribution historic interest, together with the Enterprise and made by the historic environment to the character Regulatory Reform Act of 2013. of a place.’

In 2012 the government published the National 3.1.2 The government issued a Heritage Statement Planning Policy Framework, seeking to make at the end of 2017 (DCMS). This placed planning more simple and accessible and to partnerships at the centre of heritage functions, promote sustainable development. This was both across the heritage sector and with local followed in 2014 by Planning Practice Guidance communities. Consultation on a draft London and its section on Conserving and Enhancing Plan is underway in 2018. The current London the Historic Environment. A revised NPPF was Plan Policy 7.8 requires boroughs to have policies published in July =2018. The NPPF 2018 states through their local development frameworks that at para 2.8.c that planning should contribute ‘seek to maintain and enhance the contribution to conserving and enhancing the built and of built, landscaped and buried heritage to historic environment as part of contributing to an London’s environmental quality, cultural identity overarching environment objective for achieving and economy as part of managing London’s sustainable development: ability to accommodate change and regeneration’ as well as ‘identifying, protecting, enhancing and ‘Plans should set out a positive strategy for improving access to the historic environment the conservation and enjoyment of the historic and heritage assets and their settings where environment, including heritage assets most at appropriate, and to archaeological assets, risk through neglect, decay or other threats. This memorials and historic and natural landscape strategy should take into account: character within their area.’

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3.2 Enfield context

3.1.3 The Mayor’s Supplementary Planning Guidance 3.2.1 The Enfield Corporate Plan 2018-2022: Creating (SPGs) on Housing, Town Centres, and Character a Lifetime of Opportunities in Enfield sets out and Context are also relevant. the key Council priorities for The People and the Place : 3.1.4 Historic England publishes extensive guidance relating to the historic environment and aspects •• Good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods of its protection. They and the national amenity •• Empower people to create a thriving place societies are statutory consultees on specified categories of planning applications affecting •• Healthier, happier lives in a cleaner, greener conservation areas and listed buildings. Enfield

3.1.5 The DCMS is the lead body for museums Guiding principles are that the Council will: policy with responsibility for directly funding key national museums. Funding and policy •• Communicate with you direction for local museum and cultural services is largely directed through the Arts Council •• Work with you England (ACE) and the Heritage Lottery Fund •• Work smartly for you (HLF.) The comprehensive Mendoza Review: an independent review of museums in England in 2017 made recommendations that reflect a 3.2.2 These are supported by a number of core number of challenges to the museum sector strategy documents. including an increased focus upon growing audiences and sharing resources between 3.2.3 The Heritage Strategy sits alongside these cultural providers. This will be followed in 2018 by documents. Making Enfield sets out a national Museums Action Plan. Key points of how heritage will contribute to these core the Mendoza Review include: commitments to grow Enfield into a thriving, healthy place, making heritage work in managing •• Adapting to today’s funding environment the transition, keeping what’s cherished and enjoying what’s conserved. •• Growing and diversifying audiences •• Dynamic collection curation and management Good homes in well-connected neighbourhoods •• Contributing to placemaking and local priorities 3.2.4 The role of heritage in creating a sense of •• Delivering cultural education place has been demonstrated by research •• Working in museums: Developing leaders with commissioned by Historic England for Heritage appropriate skills & Diversifying the workforce Counts. As the Borough grows, historic buildings and landscapes will anchor growing •• Digital capacity and innovation communities in the cherished local scene, setting •• Working international the standard for high quality design across the Borough. New infrastructure has shaped Enfield in the past with internationally renowned tube stations demonstrating how Enfield can unite connectivity with innovative design to great effect. Making Enfield provides a framework for high quality new development to build on the best of the past.

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 69 Building our local economy to create a Leisure and Culture Strategy thriving place 3.2.8 Active and Creative is the Enfield Leisure and 3.2.5 The Heritage Strategy prioritises resources Culture Strategy 2015-20. The vision for the and identifies sources of funding. It informs Strategy is that: planning policy and development management. It contributes to maintaining and enhancing the ‘We want to continue to improve the lives of our historic parts of the borough, which add to the community through leisure, sports, arts, heritage borough’s attractiveness and help encourage and culture. By 2020 every resident will have the inward investment. This strengthens the local opportunity to participate and experience leisure economy. Heritage will anchor new development and culture activities in their local community. in the familiar and cherished local environment We want to Engage our residents, Inspire greater and contribute to a strong and sustainable sense participation, and Grow involvement.’ of place 3.2.9 Heritage and culture are intertwined. Active and Sustained, strong and healthy communities Creative sets out the importance of Enfield’s cultural offer and associated aspirations that 3.2.6 Heritage affects all of Enfield’s communities. Making Enfield complements. The Heritage Strategy will frame heritage policy, resource management and development Active and Creative: Enfield Leisure and management to guide change and ensure that Culture Strategy 2015-20 : the Borough remains and becomes an attractive place for everyone to live, work, learn and play. 3.2.10 ENGAGE aims are to:

3.2.7 Making Enfield is a collaborative document •• Raise awareness of leisure and culture activities that has been produced with community group and its benefits representatives from across the Borough. The •• Work in partnership with non-traditional leisure preservation and enhancement of the cherished and culture groups/organisations to involve them local scene and heritage in its many forms helps in the planning, promotion and delivery of events increase communities’ sense of belonging, civic and activities pride and self-confidence while demonstrating the Council’s commitment and support for •• Promote community cohesion by integrating them and their local areas. Together, these help communities through our local festivals, activities deliver stable, safe and sustainable places and and events communities. In a variety of ways, Museums and Local Studies and Archives play an important 3.2.11 INSPIRE aims are to: role in social integration. They can help to reduce a sense of isolation, so supporting the mental •• Encourage our young people to engage, health and well-being agenda. Free, guided participate and succeed in leisure, sport, arts and walks through the Borough’s parks and green culture spaces can do the same. •• Energise and motivate our residents to become more active promoting lifelong participation and improving health

•• Promote Non-Clinical Pathways into Universal Services for mental and physical well-being through leisure and culture activities

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3.2.12 GROW objectives are to: of heritage assets will be required to include a thorough site analysis and character appraisal •• Improve access to leisure and culture which explicitly demonstrates how the proposal opportunities across Enfield will respect and enhance the asset;

•• Build the capacity of leisure, sport, the arts and •• Identifying opportunities for the repair and culture sector to extend the local activity offer restoration of heritage assets and working with supporting long term sustainability owners of heritage assets on English Heritage’s [now Historic England] Heritage at Risk Register •• Develop Enfield as a geographical, social and to find viable solutions to secure the asset’s long- economic hub of activities for arts, cultural, term future. Where necessary, the Council will heritage and sporting events make full use of its legislative powers to ensure their preservation; Local Plan •• Ensuring developments in areas of archaeological 3.2.13 Enfield is currently reviewing its Local Plan. importance take into account the potential for Current local plan documents for Enfield include new finds by requiring consultation with English the Core Strategy (2010) and the Development Heritage [now Historic England] and on-site Management Document (2014). Core Strategy investigations, including the appropriate recording Policy 31 and Development Plan policy DM44 and dissemination of archaeological evidence; are the most directly relevant to heritage planning •• Supporting appropriate initiatives which increase and the statutory functions of the Council in access to historic assets, provide learning ensuring that it will preserve and enhance opportunities and maximise their potential as designated heritage. The policies also reflect the heritage attractions, particularly at Forty Hall and Council’s approach to heritage that is not formally the Area of Special Character in the north west of designated. the Borough; and

Enfield Core Strategy (2010) •• Finding new ways to record and recognise Enfield’s intangible heritage resources and, 3.2.14 Core Policy 31 is concerned with Built and wherepossible, open up wider public access to Landscape Heritage. It says: them.

3.2.15 The Council will implement national and regional policies and work with partners (including land 3.2.16 The Development Management Document owners, agencies, public organisations and the (2014) policy DM44 Conserving and Enhancing community) to pro-actively preserve and enhance Historic Assets is read in conjunction with this: all of the Borough’s heritage assets. Actions will include: 1 Applications for development which fail to conserve and enhance (6) the special interest, •• Reviewing heritage designations and their significance or setting of a heritage asset will be boundaries where appropriate, and continuing refused. to maintain non-statutory, local lists and designations based on formally adopted criteria; 2 The design, materials and detailing of development affecting heritage assets or their •• Ensuring that built development and interventions setting should conserve the asset in a manner in the public realm that impact on heritage appropriate to its significance. assets have regard to their special character and are based on an understanding of their context. Proposals within or affecting the setting

Enfield Heritage Strategy November 2018 71 3 All applications affecting heritage assets or their 3.2.19 The vision for the Parks and Open Spaces setting should include a Heritage Statement. Strategy is that by 2020 Enfield will be successful The applicant will also be required to record in: and disseminate detailed information about the asset gained from desk-based and on-site A Making open spaces in Enfield places for investigations. Information should be provided to everyone; the Local Planning Authority, Historic Environment Record and English Heritage [now Historic B Delivering high quality open spaces in partnership; England]. In some circumstances, a Written Scheme of Investigation will be required. C Creating sustainable open spaces for the future;

Supplementary Planning Guidance D Protecting and managing the exceptional quality and diversity of Enfield’s open spaces. 3.2.17 There are emerging or approved Frameworks or Masterplans for: 3.2.20 Overarching aims are set out in the Strategy as Visions. Further detail from the Strategy is •• Enfield Town. Approved Feb 2018 given at Appendix x. Of particular relevance are •• New Southgate ? Vision D and Objective QD4 which both concern Protecting Heritage. Making Enfield supports •• Meridian Water these vision and objectives.

Area Action Plans are also in place for: 3.2.21 The Strategy recognises the importance of open spaces as local community assets and states •• Edmonton LeesideNorth Circular. Approved on that: •• North East Enfield. Approved ‘Open spaces can be of historic value and provide opportunities for people to engage with Supplementary planning guidance and and interpret the historic environment which can documents include: provide a sense of community identity.’

•• Draft Ritz Parade planning brief 3.2.22 Vision D: •• Section 106 supplementary planning document ‘Enfield has a fine heritage. The key aim is to •• Decentralised Energy Networks protect and enhance this historic legacy for future generations. The Strategy will work towards •• Ponders End Central area planning brief delivering the aims relevant to open spaces as •• Edmonton EcoPark planning brief identified in the Heritage Strategy.’

3.2.23 The Vision statements are in turn supported by The Enfield Parks and Open Spaces Strategy objectives. Objective QD4 is to: 2010-20

3.2.18 Many of the Borough’s parks and much of its ‘protect and enrich the heritage and character of open space are recognised as being of heritage our parks and open spaces’. value and approximately 40% of the Borough is covered by the Green Belt. The parks, 3.2.24 The Enfield Infrastructure Asset Management landscapes and open spaces include designated Plan 2015-2020 was approved in 2015. It set and undesignated heritage assets, including out how the Council will ensure compliance with many conservation areas. its statutory duties, enable the delivery of its corporate priorities, support effective highway services and improve road transport.

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Local Heritage Review

In 2015 Enfield started a Review of its Local List. The List contains buildings, archaeological sites, landmarks and designed landscapes that have been identified as having local heritage interest, are important to the community and are a positive benefit to Enfield.

A survey of every street in the borough was undertaken and a list was created with the help of over 30 volunteers alongside Enfield Council, The Enfield Society, environment specialists Urban Vision CIC, Enfield Conservation Advisory Group, Enfield Local History and Historic England.

The new list was approved in September 2017. It includes some unexpected gems as well as buildings of architectural quality; the rare, red post boxes featuring the royal cipher of Edward VIII, who abdicated within a year of coming to the throne; Enfield’s cast iron directional finger posts; Oakwood Park’s ice well; and the Cockfosters water tower erected in 1968.

Figure 52: Locally listed water tower associated with the Royal Small Arms factory on Smeaton Road

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Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners (2017) Enfield Town Masterplan

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2014) Planning Practice Guidance

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

(2017) Heritage Statement

(2017) Mendoza Review an independent review of museums in England

(2018) Revised National Planning Policy Framework

London Borough of Enfield

(2010) Core Strategy

(2010) The Enfield Parks and Open Spaces Strategy 2010-20

(2014) Development Management Document

(2015) Active and Creative: Enfield Leisure and Culture Strategy 2015-20

(2015) Enfield Infrastructure Asset Management Plan 2015-20

(2018) Enfield Corporate Plan 2018-22

Paul Drury Partnership (2008) London Borough of Enfield Characterisation Study

Urban Practitioners (2011) Enfield Characterisation Study

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