Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 38: Low Newbiggin
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Generally rural agricultural landscape but of recreated form (site previously opencast - reclamation © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 estimated 5-10 years ago); will improve with time; average condition and ecology value, but weak/ average heritage.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (15/27) Character strength - Moderate (17/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Farm buildings; Masts/ poles; Pylons Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Notes: Stone farmhouse; possible waggonway on boundary Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - Scrub Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - None Woodland/ Trees: Primary - None Secondary - Hedgerow trees; Shelterbelt; Clumps Hydrology: Primary - Pond Secondary - Drainage ditch Communications: Primary - Trunk road Secondary - Unclassified/ lane Notes: Footpaths/ Bridleways
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Residential Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 38: Low Newbiggin
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Ponds Neutral - None Negative - Pylon line
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Countryside views to north; Countryside views to west; Woolsington Park treescape to east; Buttlerlaw Farm - residential conversion. Neutral - Airport; Sage; Callerton terraces; Whorlton Hall Negative - Trunk road; Newbiggin Hall
7. Local detail and character: - Mainly reclaimed opencast - predominantly young hedgerows/ trees; Dolomite tracks; high proportion of coniferous trees in plantations.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed/ Rough Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe/ Unsettling Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average
9. Heritage Value: - Weak/ Average Notes: Lost due to open cast
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Ponds help redress fact that vegetation is relatively new; wildlife corridor to north-west boundary Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 38: Low Newbiggin
11. Topography: General groundform - Flat; Rolling Aspect - North Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 38: Low Newbiggin: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Public bridleway Retain rural setting and character of Remove or neglect Area recently open farmland establishing trees, woodland restored following Recently planted and hedging opencast coal woodland belts, hedges Statutory protection for woodland and hedgerow trees and trees
Stone farm buildings
Regular medium sized field pattern, mixed farming
Recently created pond and wetland habitats Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 39: Whorlton Hall
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional informal layout of fields with hedges (gappy) although mostly roughish grassland cover, © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 and with generally mature woodland to northern edge; very limited views out due to ground form/ shelterbelts; average condition and average/ strong heritage value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (17/27) Character strength - Strong (20/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - Farm buildings Secondary - Pylons Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings; Country house Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Gappy hawthorn hedges with hedgerow trees and infills of fencing (post and rail) Farming - Crops: Primary - Pasture Secondary - Rough grazing Notes: No evidence of cattle or sheep although grassland/ pasture - just some horses Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Shelterbelt Secondary - Hedgerow trees Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream Communications: Primary - Unclassified/ lane Secondary - Distributor
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural; Residential; Leisure Secondary - None Notes: Golf course to east, residential to south Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 39: Whorlton Hall
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Whorlton Hall farm building complex (although largely screened); Whorlton Hall Lodge Neutral - None Negative - Pylons
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Very limited views of countryside to north and west Neutral - St John’s Chapel housing estate to south; Golf course to east (largely invisible) Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Traditional informal field pattern with (gappy) hawthorn hedges and some trees; rubblestone walls around farm complex; mature woodland shelterbelts around Whorlton Hall Farm, and newer at south west corner.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Enclosed Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed/ Rough Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average
9. Heritage Value: - Average/ Strong
10. Ecology Value: - Average/ Strong Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 39: Whorlton Hall
Notes: Significant woodland cover, incuding belt around stream line; wildlife corridor through site 11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - None Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 39: Whorlton Hall: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Narrow country lanes with Retain rural setting and openness Widen lanes and remove Former mining area hedges and hedgerow hedges , trees trees
Plantation woodland belts
Whorlton Hall farm settlement with stone buildings
Small stream
Informal field pattern Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 40: Westerhope Golf Course
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Very manicured golf course superimposed on former agricultural landscape with farm buildings; © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 some remnant hedges and trees, but mostly recent woodland blocks in mown grass; essentially introspective - no outlook; good condition, and average heritage and ecology value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (15/27) Character strength - Strong (20/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Pylons; Settlement Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings; Rigg & furrow Notes: Remnants of rigg and furrow in closely mown golf course grassland Land Cover: Primary - Designed parkland Secondary - None Notes: Golf course Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Fences; Hedges Secondary - None Notes: Old gappy hedges, some infill of post and rail; later security fencing to east Farming - Crops: Primary - None Secondary - None Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Shelterbelt; Clumps; Isolated trees Secondary - Hedgerow trees Notes: Most are recent plantings (30-50 years old); little understorey Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream Notes; Small stream head Communications: Primary - None Secondary - Distributor; Unclassified/ lane Notes: Bridleway Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 40: Westerhope Golf Course
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural; Residential Secondary - Open space
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Whorlton Grange buildings; Jingling Gate PH; Various internal views Neutral - Golf club building Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - None Neutral - None Negative - Newbiggin Hall Estate
7. Local detail and character: - Some remnants of former informal field pattern (hedgerows and rigg and furrow in places) but now essentially artificial golf course landscape of almost entirely close mown grass and blocks of woodland planting (30-50 yr old) now starting to have some impact. Whorlton Grange (now residential care home) has stone agricultural buildings including terraced cottages; somewhat incongruous 1950’s “municipal” club house; 19C stone PH.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Intimate/ Small Enclosure - Tight/ Enclosed Variety - Simple Harmony - Discordant/ Balanced Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Smooth Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Bland Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Good Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 40: Westerhope Golf Course
9. Heritage Value: - Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - None Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 40: Westerhope Golf Course: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Plantation woodland belts Good woodland management, in early maturity including thinning and introducing understorey and woodland flora Rigg and furrow cultivaltion
Harey Burn stream Stone buildings, formerly agricultural Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 41: West of St John’s Estate
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Bleak and relatively featureless reclamation site of little used fields, desolate bridleway and © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 inappropriate shelterbelts; average ecology value, average/ poor condition and weak heritage.
2. Quality rating - Weak (9/27) Character strength - Moderate (15/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Mast/ Poles? Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Mining Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Fences Secondary - None Notes: Post and wire fencing (and some remnant hedges to west) Farming - Crops: Primary - Pasture Secondary - None Notes: Grass but seems little used? Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Shelterbelt Secondary - None Notes: Primarily pine and whitebeam (probably screening for opencast?) Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Drainage ditch Communications: Primary - None Secondary - Distributor; Residential Notes: Bridleway
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural; Residential Secondary - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 41: West of St John’s Estate
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - None Neutral - None Negative - Chicanes, etc, at entrance to waggonway
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Extensive views of countryside to west Neutral - None Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Poor quality reclaimed mine/ open cast - bleak central bridleway between post and wire fence (no hedging, etc) and inappropriate chicane at ends; inappropriate pine and whitebeam shelterbelts to east and north; fields appear unused.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open/ Enclosed Variety - Uniform Harmony - Discordant Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Managed/ Rough Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Boring Pleasure - Unpleasant General Condition - Poor/ Average
9. Heritage Value: - Weak Notes: Almost none
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Local Nature Reserve clips north west corner; wildlife corridor Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 41: West of St John’s Estate
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope; Steep slope Aspect - West Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Assumed open cast or similar reclamation but no attempt has been made to match typical local detailing - unlike Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 41: West of St John’s Estate: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Regular small to medium Retain rural setting Block views sized field pattern Greatly increase hedgerows and tree Bridleway cover
Pleasant and extensive Diversify woodland belts including views to west thinning, understorey planting and woodland flora Plantation woodlands Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 42: East of Callerton Village
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional informal field pattern agricultural landscape (partly recreated) with good hedges but few © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 trees; set in very gently rolling valley-side landscape; good/ average condition, average ecology value but weak/average heritage.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (15/27) Character strength - Strong (19/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Mast/ Poles Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Notes: Old school Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Hawthorn hedges (and fences), occasional gaps, largely okay (including some new to east from opencast restoration); few hedgerow trees (except at north) Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Notes: Some ponies Woodland/ Trees: Primary - None Secondary - Hedgerow trees; Isolated trees Notes: A few trees around, and very few of any stature even in hedges (possibly due to open casting?) Hydrology: Primary - Stream Secondary - None Notes: Ouseburn to west boundary Communications: Primary - Distributor; Unclassified/ Lane Secondary - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 42: East of Callerton Village
Notes: Bridleway
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Residential
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Former school - “Whorlton House” on Lane; General (but limited) internal views Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Butterlaw Farm Buildings; Callerton Village Neutral - St Johns Chapel housing estate to south Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Agricultural landscape of tradtional informal pattern (although at least partly recreated after open cast); broad low hedges (approx 1.2m) in generally good condition, few gaps. Gentle rolling valley side.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average/ Good Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 42: East of Callerton Village
Notes: Movement - main road to south boundary
9. Heritage Value: - Weak/ Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Wildlife corridors to east and west boundaries
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - North Local Topographical Name - Ouseburn Valley Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 42: East of Callerton Village: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Narrow country lanes with Promote road side and hedgerow hedges tree planting
A very tall old roadside hedge of particular value
Hedged fields, small to medium sized, regular pattern
Ouseburn river Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 43: Butterlaw Farm
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Broadly tradtional informal farming landscape (although partly recreated following opencast) and © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 with good hedges but few mature trees; bounded by Ouseburn to north and bridleway to south; good overall condition, average/ strong ecology value and average heritage value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (17/27) Character strength - Strong (21/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - Farm buildings Secondary - None Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Notes: Butterlaw Farm Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable; Pasture Secondary - None Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Hedgerow trees; Clumps Secondary - None Hydrology: Primary - Stream; Pond Secondary - Drainage ditch Communications: Primary - None Secondary - None Notes: Bridleway
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 43: Butterlaw Farm
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Butterlaw Farm development; Ouseburn; Pond Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Rural views to north and west Neutral - Bypass Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Bounded by Ouseburn to north and bridleway to south. Broadly tradtional farming landscape; few mature trees.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Good
9. Heritage Value: - Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average/ Strong Notes: Stream and several ponds; wildlife corridors to north and south boundaries
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope Aspect - North Local Topographical Name - Ouseburn Valley Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 43: Butterlaw Farm Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 43: Butterlaw Farm: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Stone farm buildings Retain rural setting and character Close to airport runway and aircraft Ouseburn river Maintain hedges and replant gaps noise
Pond and ditches Opencast workings in the vicinity, now Hedged fields and restored hedgerow trees
Tree line along the river
Mainly regular small and medium sized field pattern Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 44: Luddick
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional farmland area with informal field pattern and with hedgerow trees and (gappy) hedges, © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 sloping gently down to the Ouseburn streamline; average condition, and average ecology and heritage value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (17/27) Character strength - Strong (20/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Farm buildings Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Notes: Victorian house/ farm house Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Hedges gappy/ low impact Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Hedgerow trees Secondary - Clumps Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream Notes: to south boundary Communications: Primary - None Secondary - Trunk road; Unclassified/ Lane Notes: Bridleway Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 44: Luddick
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Leisure Notes: Airport car storage; PH, etc
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - General open internal views; Farm house (Low Luddick) Neutral - None Negative - A696
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Views of countryside around, especially to south; some views to Tyne Valley; Callerton terraces Neutral - Airport Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Fairly high numbers of hedgerow trees even though the hedgerows are gappy/ poor. Traditional/ informal field pattern
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium/ Large Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced/ Harmonious Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average
9. Heritage Value: - Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 44: Luddick
Notes: Wildlife corridor to southern boundary and through centre of site 11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope Aspect - South Local Topographical Name - Ouseburn Valley (Upper)
No real public access within the area. Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 44: Luddick: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Ouseburn River Retain rural setting and character Widen or straighten Close to airport Callerton Lane and remove runway and aircraft Hedged fields and Maintain hedges and replant gaps noise hedgerow trees
Good farmland views to south
Irregular field pattern, varying shapes small to medium size
Callerton Lane with roadside trees and hedges
Bridleway route Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 45: Black Callerton Hill
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Rolling countryside of traditional mixed agricultural form with significant (but broken) hedgerow cover © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 and hedgerow trees; average/ good overall condition with average ecology value and average/strong heritage.
2. Quality rating - Positive (22/27) Character strength - Strong (22/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Farm buildings Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Fences; Hedges Secondary - None Notes: Old gappy hedges and newer post and mesh to reinforce boundaries Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Hedgerow trees Secondary - Isolated trees Notes: Isolated trees mainly relic of former hedgerows Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream Notes: Small stream at farm (Black Callerton) and at north boundary Communications: Primary - Unclassified/ Lane Secondary - None Notes: Bridleway Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 45: Black Callerton Hill
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Industrial Notes: Landfill site to north east of area
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Various semi-enclosed views of rolling/ undulating countryside; Black Callerton farm buildings Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Views of countryside (and outer city) to south and west Neutral - None Negative - Airport; Landfill site
7. Local detail and character: - Traditional informal field layout (although some boundaries now lost), with hedge boundaries and trees.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium/ Large Enclosure - Enclosed/ Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Harmonious Movement - Dead/ Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary/ Unusual Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Interesting/ Invigorating Pleasure - Beautiful General Condition - Average/ Good Notes: Rarity - more undulating than much of local area
9. Heritage Value: - Average/ Strong Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 45: Black Callerton Hill
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: SLCI at Farm area; wildlife corridor to southern boundary
11. Topography: General groundform - Undulating Aspect - All Local Topographical Name - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 45: Black Callerton Hill: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Black Callerton farm Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging Close to airport settlement with stone runway and aircraft buildings Maintain hedges and replant gaps noise
Irregular field pattern, varying shapes small to medium size
Rigg and furrow
Open farmland on high ground with extensive views
Rights of Way to the hills
Callerton Lane Prominent hilltops
Black Callerton Hill and Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 46: Callerton Lane
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Gently rolling agricultural landscape of traditional informal field pattern with hedges and hedgerow © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 trees; well maintained and largely unaltered; good condition, average ecology value and average/ strong heritage.
2. Quality rating - Positive (19/27) Character strength - Strong (24/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - None Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - None Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Gappy hawthorn hedges and post and wire fences Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Hedgerow trees Secondary - Clumps; Isolated trees Notes: Isolated trees lie on former hedgelines Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream Notes: Minor stream to north east boundary Communications: Primary - None Secondary - Distributor; Unclassified/ Lane Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 46: Callerton Lane
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Internal views of rolling countryside Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Extensive mainly rural views to east, south and west Neutral - Airport Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Traditional informal field layout of hedges (and trees) still largely intact
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Harmonious Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant/ Beautiful General Condition - Good
9. Heritage Value: - Average/ Strong
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Wildlife corridor to North West boundary Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 46: Callerton Lane
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - East; South East; South; South West; West Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Almost devoid of buildings (1 small cottage at extreme west) Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 46: Callerton Lane: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Brough Hill Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging Close to airport runway and aircraft Field boundary trees Plant new hedges and replant gaps noise
Mainly regular medium field pattern
Rigg and furrow
Extensive views Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 47: Broom Hall
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Relatively small area of traditional informal field pattern, largely retained, although somewhat © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 degraded at eastern end (rough grazing, spoil heaps, etc), with gappy hedges, hedgerow trees and also other belts and isolated specimens of tree cover; average condition, and average heritage and ecology value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (15/27) Character strength - Moderate (17/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - Farm buildings Secondary - Mast/ Poles Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings; Mining? Notes: Various spoil heaps/ mounds Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Generally gappy hedges and post and wire/ post and rail infills Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable; Pasture Secondary - Orchard Notes: Very small orchard at farmhouse Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Hedgerow trees Secondary - Shelterbelt; Clumps; Isolated trees Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - None Communications: Primary - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 47: Broom Hall
Secondary - Distributor; Unclassified/ Lane
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Broomhall Farm buildings (just positive); Houses at lane end junction Neutral - None Negative - Garden Centre
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Extensive views south of rural areas and edge of city Neutral - None Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Several mounds (2-3m high, 10m diameter), some with trees - probably mining? Some substantial trees, especially around farm buildings; although a small area it still has tradtional informal field pattern.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Small/ Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple/ Varied Harmony - Discordant/ Balanced Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Managed/ Rough Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Bland Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average
9. Heritage Value: - Average Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 47: Broom Hall
10. Ecology Value: - Average
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope Aspect - East Local Topographical Name - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 47: Broom Hall: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Irregular field pattern Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging
Tree belt, clumps, Maintain hedges and replant gaps roadside and field boundary, scattered trees
Bell pit mining remains Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 48: Black Callerton
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional informal field pattern agricultural landscape with gappy hedgerows and trees (including © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 some belts/ clumps), set in gently sloping/rolling landscape; few buildings; generally well managed; average/good condition, and average/ strong heritage and ecology value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (18/27) Character strength - Strong (23/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Farm buildings Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Gappy hawthorn hedges with some fenced infill (post and rail/ post and wire) and some open Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Shelterbelt; Hedgerow trees Secondary - Clumps Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - None Communications: Primary - Unclassified/ Lane Secondary - None
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 48: Black Callerton
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - General open views within the area Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Black Callerton farmstead; Callerton Terraces; General open countryside/ urban fringe views to south Neutral - Broom Hall farmbuildings Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Traditional informal field pattern with hawthorn hedges and hedgerow trees, although some boundaries have been lost, and some of the remaining are more banks/ bunds than hedges.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Harmonious Movement - Dead/ Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average/ Good
9. Heritage Value: - Average/ Strong
10. Ecology Value: - Average/ Strong
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope Aspect - South Local Topographical Name - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 48: Black Callerton Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 48: Black Callerton: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Mainly regular field Retain rural setting and character Widen and urbanise Black patterm, small to medium Callerton Lane fields Maintain hedges and replant gaps
Belts of woodand plantation and field and roadside trees
Black Callerton lane Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 49: West of Callerton Village
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Gently rolling traditional mixed agricultural landscape of informal fields with hedges/ trees; adjoins © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 Callerton Village to east, and main road to south; average/ good condition, but average heritage and ecology value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (17/27) Character strength - Strong (19/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Masts/ Poles Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Mining? Notes: Odd mounds - possibly mine spoil? Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Gappy hedges and fences (post and wire) and some post and rail Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Shelterbelt; Hedgerow trees Secondary - Clumps Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - None Communications: Primary - Distributor Secondary - Unclassified/ Lane
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Residential Notes: Callerton Village adjoins area Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 49: West of Callerton Village
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - General open views within area; Mound and trees at main road Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Extensive views of countryside (and urban fringe) to south and west; Callerton Village terraces Neutral - None Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Very gently rolling countryside of informal tradtional field pattern, more or less intact, with boundary hedges (gappy) and hedgerow trees.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium/ Large Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average/ Good Notes: Movement - main road to southern boundary
9. Heritage Value: - Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Hedges and shelterbelt (including recent extension); wildlife corridor to eastern boundary Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 49: West of Callerton Village
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - None Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 49: West of Callerton Village: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Callerton Pond and Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging, scrub or wetland, source of River trees Ouseburn
Damp meadow
Ouseburn river - small stream
Scrub vegetation on former Callerton pit heap Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 50: Callerton Pond
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Has been traditional informal agricultural area with hedge boundaries but much of the area now rough © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 grazing with marsh and developing scrub; appears little used for farming (bar 2 grazed fields), but consequently increased wildlife value; poor condition, weak/ average heritage value but average/ strong ecology.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (16/27) Character strength - Moderate (17/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Masts/ Poles Notes: Several low level electric overhead wires on timber poles Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - None Land Cover: Primary - Rough grassland Secondary - Farming; Scrub; Marsh/ Bog Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Hedges, often gappy/poor, reinforced with post and wire fencing Farming - Crops: Primary - None Secondary - Pasture; Rough grazing Notes: Most rough grazing probably not actually grazed! Woodland/ Trees: Primary - None Secondary - Hedgerow trees Notes: A few hedgerow trees Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream/ Pond Communications: Primary - None Secondary - Distributor Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 50: Callerton Pond
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Open internal views Neutral - None Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Callerton Village terraces; Extensive views of countryside to west and south Neutral - Urban fringe (Chapel House, etc) Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Originally traditional farming area of informal field pattern with hedges, but much of area now not farmed as is rough grass with marshy areas and developing patches of scrub, and most hedges degraded and redundant.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium/ Large Enclosure - Open/ Exposed Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet Texture - Rough Colour - Monochromed/ Muted Rarity - Unusual Security - Safe Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Pleasure - Unpleasant/ Pleasant General Condition - Poor
9. Heritage Value: - Weak/ Average Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 50: Callerton Pond
10. Ecology Value: - Average/ Strong Notes: Almost half the area is SNCI and slightly larger LNR at Callerton Pond area; Wildlife corridor
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope Aspect - South Local Topographical Name - Ouseburn source
12. Additional comments: Possible site of pit at east under uneven ground with scrub; Area is head/ source of Ouseburn. Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 50: Callerton Pond: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Callerton Pond and Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging, scrub or Refer to “Your wetland, source of River trees Wildlife” BAP habitats Ouseburn and species
Damp meadow
Ouseburn river-small stream
Scrub vegetation on former Callerton Pit heap
Dewley Burn
Former wagonways and network of rights of way Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 51: Crescent Farm
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional farming landscape of informal fields with hedges although hedges gappy in places, others © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 recent reinstatement after opencast, few hedgerow trees, and some removed hedges; weak/ average ecology value, average heritage, and average/ good condition.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (17/27) Character strength - Strong (20/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - Farm buildings Secondary - None Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Hedges gappy in places with a few hedgerow trees and fences (post and wire) Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Pasture Notes: Some sheep and cattle - limited Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Clumps Secondary - Hedgerow trees Notes: Tree cover relatively low with large trees mainly around farms and a few in hedges/ clumps Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream/ Drainage ditch Notes: Throckley Dene stream to south boundary (and feeder ditch) Communications: Primary - Distributor Secondary - None Notes: “B” roads to north and west boundary of area Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 51: Crescent Farm
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - None
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Lough House Farm buildings; General internal views Neutral - Crescent Farm buildings Negative - None
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Dewley Farm buildings; General extensive views to south and west Neutral - A69 to south of area; Chapel House housing estate Negative - Callerton Garden Centre; Throckley Industrial Estate; Pylon line to east
7. Local detail and character: - Generally traditional agricultural layout of informal fields with hedge boundaries, although some appear to be restored/ renewed (from open cast) but is difficult to tell apart from the absence of large hedgerow trees in places (although generally few trees). Some hedgerow/ boundary removal appears to have occurred to enlarge fields
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced/ Harmonious Movement - Quiet/ Busy Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Comfortable/ Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average/ Good Notes: Movement - roads to north and west are fairly busy Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 51: Crescent Farm
9. Heritage Value: - Average Notes: Various archaeological sites including dewley hill tumulus (scheduled ancient monument) - 50m x 8m high mound, prehistoric burial site
10. Ecology Value: - Weak/ Average Notes: Few trees; Wildlife corridor at south west boundary
11. Topography: General groundform - Gentle slope; Steep slope Aspect - South Local Topographical Name - Dewley Hill?
12. Additional comments: Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 51: Crescent Farm: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Attractive Farmstead at Retain rural setting and character Remove hedging, scrub or Southern parts Crescent Farm with tree trees restored following setting Maintain hedges and replant gaps opencast coal extraction Pond Manage and improve road side hedging to main road Recent woodland plantations
Dewley Hill tumulus
Dewley Burn
Mainly regular field pattern, medium size
Hedges
Public rights of way Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 52: Fell House Farm
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Agricultural landscape of gently rolling ground, semi informal field pattern and hedges (few trees), © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 mostly apparently resulting from reasonably sensitively restored open casting; well maintained; weak/ average ecology value, average heritage and average/ good condition.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (16/27) Character strength - Strong (18/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - Farm buildings Secondary - None Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Notes: Farmhouses Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - Marsh/ Bog Notes: Small marshy area at north Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Generally good condition, but many are new (open cast restoration), but more or less equivalent size and less gappy than original Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - Market gardening Notes: Small plant nursery in farm Woodland/ Trees: Primary - None Secondary - Hedgerow trees Notes: Very few of any stature - short sections of old hedge and 1 ash tree in new Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Drainage ditch Communications: Primary - Unclassified/ Lane Secondary - None Notes: Bridlepath Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 52: Fell House Farm
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Residential Notes: Just adjacent residential area to east
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Fell House Farm buildings (especially old stone ones); Long internal views Neutral - None Negative - Recent barns
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Extensive views of open countryside to (south) west and north Neutral - A69 to south (some road noise); New housing estate to east Negative - None
7. Local detail and character: - Agricultural area - largely restored open cast but following pattern and details of local type - informal field layout, rolling topography, hawthorn hedge boundaries. Missing hedgerow trees, with little sign of any good ones coming through (some have been trimmed and are now bushy, e.g. ash). New bridleway/ track utilises existing hedgerow to south and new to north which are both similar size and impact (but newer less gappy).
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Quiet Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 52: Fell House Farm
Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average/ Good
9. Heritage Value: - Average Notes: Restored land-use patterns
10. Ecology Value: - Weak/ Average Notes: Mainly new hedges and few trees, etc; LNR and wildlife corridor at northern tip
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - North; South Local Topographical Name - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 52: Fell House Farm: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Extensive views Retain rural setting and character Suburbanise the minor road Several collieries in this area during C19 Mostly regular field Maintain hedges and replant gaps pattern, unchanged since 1st series OS map
Minor road with hedged edges, giving access to public rights of way
Remains of wagonway and early mining Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 53: West of Abbey Farm Estate
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Traditional informal agricultural landscape in genty rolling countryside with gappy hedges but few © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 trees, but has been severed and intruded on by A69 dual carriageway, and probably opencasted in past; average condition, average ecology value, but weak/ average heritage.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (16/27) Character strength - Strong (18/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - None Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - None Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - None Notes: Hedges are gappy but largely without fencing in gaps (as arable). Many hedges seem relatively recent (less than 30 yrs) and have post and wire fence in centre of hedge - probably opencast restoration. Farming - Crops: Primary - Arable Secondary - None Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Clumps Secondary - Hedgerow trees Notes: Very few large trees, with odd clump of more recent planting (associated with roads) Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Dry valley Communications: Primary - Trunk road; Distributor; Unclassified/ Lane Secondary - None Notes: A69 forms southern boundary Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 53: West of Abbey Farm Estate
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural; Residential Secondary - School campus
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - General open views Neutral - None Negative - A69
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - None Neutral - None Negative - Pylon line to north; Urban fringe housing estates to east
7. Local detail and character: - Gentle rolling countryside of traditional informal agricultural pattrn with gappy hedges but few trees - many hedges seem relatively recent and are associated with degraded post and wire fence (missing at gaps) - probable open cast restoration.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Medium Enclosure - Open/ Exposed Variety - Simple Harmony - Balanced Movement - Busy Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe Stimulus - Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average
9. Heritage Value: - Weak/ Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 53: West of Abbey Farm Estate
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - North; East; South Local Topographical Name - None
12. Additional comments: A number of fields have been severed/curtailed by A69 dual carriageway Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 53: West of Abbey Farm Estate: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Small Burn stream Retain rural setting and character
A69 plantations Maintain hedges, plant significantly more hedges and trees, and replant Field boundary hedges gaps
Open views Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 62: Dewley Farm
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Small area originally of traditional informal agricultural character but now diminished by 20th century © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 development, open casting, etc; farm buildings and associated wooded dene constitute the most intact part of the area; average condition, and average ecology and heritage value.
2. Quality rating - Neutral (16/27) Character strength - Moderate (15/26) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant landscape features within the area:
Buildings/ Structures: Primary - None Secondary - Farm buildings Heritage: Primary - None Secondary - Vernacular buildings Land Cover: Primary - Farming Secondary - None Farming - Enclosure: Primary - Hedges Secondary - Fences Notes: Hedges, some new (post opencast), reinforced with p&w fence (often x 2); Gappy/ abandoned in places Farming - Crops: Primary - Pasture Secondary - Arable Woodland/ Trees: Primary - Clumps Secondary - Hedgerow trees
Hydrology: Primary - None Secondary - Stream; Pond Notes: recent pond (and associated young tree planting) at north west boundary Communications: Primary - Trunk road; Distributor Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 62: Dewley Farm
Secondary - Unclassified/ Lane
4. Predominant adjacent landscape features: Primary - Agricultural Secondary - Industrial Notes: Industrial estate to south west corner
5. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Dewley farm buildings; Small dene at farm Neutral - Former piggery buildings Negative - Former Council depot/ tip to south west
6. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - External views of countryside to north and west (and south) Neutral - Urban fringe housing estates to east Negative - Industrial estate at south west; A69 to south boundary; Pylon line to east
7. Local detail and character: - Originally traditional farm landscape of informal fields and hedges, but has been affected/ diminished by open cast (?), and by A69 dual carriageway to south, weakening the character; also Council depot (no longer used) introduces inappropriate urban character (military pale fencing, tipping areas, garages, cypress trees, etc). Some large trees around farm buildings/ dene.
8. Character Elements: Scale - Small/ Medium Enclosure - Enclosed/ Open Variety - Varied Harmony - Discordant Movement - Busy Texture - Managed Colour - Muted Rarity - Ordinary Security - Safe/ Unsettling Stimulus - Bland/ Interesting Pleasure - Pleasant General Condition - Average Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 62: Dewley Farm
Notes: Security - debris/ vandalism, etc, around subway area to A69
9. Heritage Value: - Average
10. Ecology Value: - Average Notes: Wildlife corridor
11. Topography: General groundform - Rolling Aspect - All Local Topographical Name - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Rural Areas Area B 62: Dewley Farm: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Rising ground above the Manage and plant more hedges and Area affected by River Tyne hedgerow trees adjacent opencast coal mining Extensive views to north Restore dene woodland south and west
Remnant hedges and hedgerow trees
Remnant woodland dene
A69 plantation woodland
Dewley Farm stone buildings
Network of paths, some on former wagonways
Pond and Dewley Burn Newcastle Character Assessment: Urban Areas Area B 278: Callerton
1. OVERALL CLASSIFICATION: © Cities Revealed 2005 Small former mining village consisting of dispersed and fairly plain/small © Crown Copyright Reserved 2008 scale Victorian terraced miners houses with attached gardens/smallholdings set within an agricultural landscape (now restored opencast); fairly interesting with strong heritage value and sense of place and good general condition although vegetation impact is low-medium.
2. Quality rating - Positive (16/19) Character strength - Strong (9/9) Area of Local Townscape Signficiance (ALTS) - No
3. Predominant land uses within area: Residential; Open Space Predominant Ages - 1800-1920 with some pre-1800 General Condition - good Refurbished - unaltered
4. Predominant adjacent land uses: Agricultural Predominant Ages - pre 1800 General Condition - average Refurbished - refurbished
5. Access networks: Residential
6. Landmarks and views within the area: Positive - Public House Neutral - None Negative - None Newcastle Character Assessment: Urban Areas Area B 278: Callerton
7. Landmarks and views outside the area: Positive - Rural views Neutral - None Negative - None
8. Urban Form: Grain - Fine Built Scale - Small Sense of Place - Strong Image - Industrial Village
9. Main Residential building types: - Terrace
Main Non- Residential building types: - None
10. Local detail and character: - Miners terraces - brick built late 1800’s with associated allotments/ gardens.
11. Heritage Value: - Strong
12. Character: Movement - Dead/Quiet Colour - Muted Safety - Safe Stimulus - Bland/Interesting Consistency of character - Uniform
13. Visual impact of vegetation: Trees - Low/Medium Shrubs - Low/Medium Hedges - Medium Grass - Medium Other - None
Streets with Street Trees - None
14. Ecology: - Average UDP Wildlife Corridor - yes Newcastle Character Assessment: Urban Areas Area B 278: Callerton
15. Topography: General groundform - Flat Aspect - None Local Topographical Name - None
16. Open spaces and other unbuilt areas: Main types of Open Space - Gardens; Allotments; Paddocks Significance of Public Open Space - Low/Medium Significance of Private Open Space - Medium Degree of linking of Main Open Spaces - Medium
17. Additional information: Newcastle Character Assessment: Urban Areas Area B 278: Callerton: Area Guidance
Strengths / opportunities Do’s Don’ts Comments Miners’ terraces Retain rural setting and character of Render terraces Potential original terraces, brick outbuildngs, Conservation Area Ouseburn brick boundary walls, gardened Pave over front gardens for given integrity and frontages, e.g. Severs Terrace, Short parking strong identity of Rural setting and views Row former mining village Remove hedging Retain and promote views to adjacent rural areas, e.g. north from Armstrong Street, west from Short Row
Use timber fencing or brick walls to boundaries
Promote road side hedging to main