Additions to the Local List

London Borough of Sutton Additions to the Local List

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London Borough of Sutton Local Development Framework

Planning, Transport and Highways Service

Environment and Leisure

May 2011

contents

ONE Introduction

Background The Nomination and Selection Process The Purpose of a Local List Status of the Additions to the Local List Future Reviews

TWO Implications of Local Listing

Appendices:

Appendix 1 Criteria for Local Listing

Appendix 2 Schedule of Additions to the Local List

Appendix 3 Schedule of Potential Additions to the Local List approved for review in due course

Appendix 4 Extract from The Draft Good Practice Guide for Local Listing (English Heritage, 2011)

ONE

Introduction Background 1.1 Sutton has long been regarded as a prosperous and attractive area in which to live. It conveys the image of a leafy well laid-out established ‘arcadia’, historically being a collection of rural villages. This “village” feel remains within many locations and consequently Cheam, Belmont and Carshalton are still referred to as villages.

1.2 Every place has a unique set of characteristics which are often made up of historic buildings, structures and spaces which need preservation and since 1968 (with the designation of Carshalton Village and Wrythe Green Conservation Areas) the Council has focused on the preservation of the special character and appearance of the Borough. In the last 40 years the Council has designated a further 12 Conservation Areas and has identified 22 Areas of Special Local Character.

1.3 However, in addition to these wider areas of historic importance there are buildings and structures which are valued as an important part of the historic environment. Indeed, in the recently published Government Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment (PPS5), heritage assets are defined as any building, monument, site, place, area or landscape having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions. Many such buildings are nationally important and therefore have been included on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. There are 176 Statutorily Listed buildings in Sutton. However, there are also buildings and structures which, although not of sufficient quality to warrant statutory listing, are locally significant for some reason but usually because of their historic or architectural interest and these have been identified on the Local List. Currently there are 34 buildings within the London Borough of Sutton identified on the Local List1.

1.4 The Statutory List is prepared by the Government, through the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and is based on advice from English Heritage. The Local List is based on an assessment against a set of local criteria (see Appendix 1) based on the definition of what comprise locally important features and is drawn up by the

1 29 were identified in the UDP (of which the Wallington Town Hall has now been nationally listed and Bishopsford House has been removed following its damage by fire and subsequent redevelopment) and 7 were identified through the 2007 review. See the Borough Heritage Study (Feb 2009) http://www.sutton.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4520&p=0

local authority. There are additional town planning controls for buildings or structures on the Statutory List, but these do not apply to the Local List.

1.5 This document sets out the results of a review of possible additions to the Local List undertaken during 2009/2010 and forms part of the local planning authorities heritage records. The Additions to the Local List helps to identify the significance of the most important local assets, in accordance with the requirements of PPS5 (Policy HE2)2.

1.6 All the Borough’s currently designated and identified heritage assets are summarised in the Borough Heritage Study (February 2009). The Nomination and Selection Process 1.7 Over the last few years there has been a piecemeal approach towards updating the Local List. In 2007 local residents requested the review of a number of buildings which have subsequently been added to the Local List. In 2009, through the consultation on the Site Development Policies Development Plan Document (DPD), a number of consultees responded with additional suggestions for the Local List. In view of the ongoing interest, Members agreed in October 20093 that a comprehensive review be undertaken of potential buildings and structures across the Borough. Accordingly, in November 2009 residents and local groups were invited to nominate buildings and structures for inclusion on the Local List and Officers undertook a comprehensive review of the Borough. As a result of this process there were over 120 nominations covering over 450 buildings and structures.

1.8 In collaboration with the Heritage Manager and the Borough Archivist and Local Studies Manager, desk top research including assessment of historic OS and older Maps, and, a review of archives and site visits were undertaken. Subsequently, all the nominations were assessed against the criteria for inclusion on the List (see Appendix 1 for the full list of criteria). This process resulted in the selection of a shortlist of Proposed Additions comprising 57 of the nominations (which accounts for over 175 individual properties and structures). Purpose of a Local List 1.9 In accordance with government guidance and best practice, a Local List provides clarity for owners, the local community, developers and Planning Officers, so that they are aware of the interest of a building as early as possible in the process of considering proposals to alter or extend a property. Status of the Additions to the Local List 1.10 This study has been prepared as supporting evidence for the Local Development Framework and as a material consideration for development control purposes.

1.11 Public consultation over the Proposed Additions to the Local List was carried out for a six week period between 6 January and 16 February 2011.

2 Policy HE2.1 2…”lpas should ensure that they have evidence about the historic environment and heritage assets in their area and that this is publicly documented.” PPS5 can be viewed on the Communities and Local Government website at www.communities.gov.uk. English Heritage's accompanying practice guide, also available on the website, identifies locally important buildings as non-designated heritage assets that can make an important positive contribution to the environment

3 The Planning Advisory Group (Minute 49/09)

1.12 A number of representations were received (both in support and objecting) and Members considered the issues at the PAG meeting on 26 April 2011, at the Executive on 3 May, and Full Council approved the Additions for inclusion into the Site Development Policies DPD and for Development Control purposes on 9 May 2011.

Future Reviews 1.13 A number of those making representation were concerned that this review should not be seen as the end of the process and requested confirmation that there would be a future programme of reviews. The draft Good Practice Guide for Local Listing produced by English Heritage (2011) indicated that there should be a regular review of the List and the information that supports it. In view of this Members approved at Schedule of Potential Additions to the Local List (see Appendix 3) and the intention is to review the properties in due course. This list comprises all those properties which were nominated but which (largely because they were nominated late in the review process and the necessary detailed background work could not be undertaken), were not formally consulted upon.

1.14 Finally, this review also highlighted some difficulty in the application of a number of the criteria, particularly Criteria (ii). Whilst Criterion (ii) appears only to apply to buildings which demonstrate the work of locally significant architects or are built in locally specific styles/materials it should be redrafted to make clear that any property which is a good/distinctive architectural example in the neighbourhood would also meet this criteria.4. It is therefore considered that any further Local List reviews must be preceded by a review of the wording and applicability of the local criteria. Furthermore, having assessed the English Heritage draft Good Practice Guide for Local Listing, the council might consider extending the range of local criteria. The English Heritage possible list of selection criteria are set out in Appendix 4.

4 These proposed changes to criteria would be in line with the criteria used by Merton and Croydon and would be in keeping with a much larger range of suggested criteria set out in the draft Good Practice Guidance For Local Listing produced by English Heritage for consultation purposes in February this year.

TWO Implications of Local Listing What Local Listing Means for an Owner 2.1 Unlike properties which are nationally listed, inclusion on the Local List does not change the existing planning controls that already apply to buildings. Therefore owners will continue to not have to apply for planning permission when undertaking maintenance on their properties.

2.2 It should also be stressed that any alterations to the interior of Locally Listed buildings are not a matter for consideration or concern by the council as Local Listing designation has purely been based on historical evidence, the external appearance, and an assessment of the significance in the local context. Consequently, the council will not be requiring any work be undertaken to restore properties on the Local List in any way.

2.3 Although there are not the same levels of statutory controls and protection over Locally Listed buildings, owners are advised to carefully consider proposed works to their properties in order to preserve their architectural and historic integrity. Poorly designed alterations not in keeping with the original style can often lead to a reduction in the financial value of the property. Some minor works which may be considered ‘harmless’ may actually have a significant impact on the character of the property. This is particularly the case with alterations to windows and doors; the use of inappropriate materials (i.e. upvc; clay roofing tiles, render over detailed brick work or which obscures the use of locally traditional materials such as flint); and extensions which are out of character or scale. A summary of key considerations are set out in Table 1 below:

Table 1: Key Considerations When Proposing Alterations to Your Locally Listed Property • Owners should seek to preserve the character and appearance of the buildings and should consider the architectural or historic interest of their property when preparing development proposals such as extensions or alterations. • Owners should consider repairing rather than replacing windows and

doors. If such features need to be replaced careful consideration should be given to the materials and the style and as far as possible there should be a ‘like for like’ replacement. However, there is no additional requirement to apply for planning permission to do this unless your property is also in a Conservation Area affected by an Article 4 Direction.5 • Owners should carefully consider the impact or the removal of decorative roof features, chimneys or the replacement of slate with clay tiles as such alterations can have a detrimental impact on the architectural integrity and value of a property. • Owners should design extensions so the character of the property is retained. In particular front porches can completely alter the style of a property and should be carefully designed. • Owners should also consider the setting of the property – front boundary walls, fences and other features and front paths all make a significant contribution to the character of a property, as does the soft landscaping of front and side gardens. As many of the original features should be retained as possible.

2.4 Applications to develop/demolish buildings on the Local List will be subject to additional policy considerations6 by which the Council will resist proposals for demolition and seek to safeguard and encourage the preservation and enhancement of the character and appearance of Locally Listed buildings.

2.5 Finally, in order to be able to assess the impact of any development affecting heritage assets (including on Locally Listed properties), government guidance specifies that planning applications must be accompanied by a ‘Statement of Significance’ which should set out the level of significance of the heritage asset and the potential impact of the proposal. The council will not validate planning applications where the extent of the impact of the proposal on the significance of the heritage asset cannot be understood. It is therefore important to seek advice from someone with the appropriate level of expertise prior to submitting such planning applications.

5 Owners are advised to contact the Development Services Team on 020 8770 5070 if they have any queries, prior to commissioning or commencing any works.

6 Proposed Policy DM4 – Historic Environment of the Site Development Policies DPD

APPENDIX 1

Criteria for Local Listing

In compiling the Local List it is important that clear and transparent procedures are adopted, in order to give credibility to the List.

Accordingly in Sutton, the council has approved a set of criteria (revised September 2007), which are used to assess the merits of buildings or structures which are considered for inclusion.

These criteria have been prepared in order to try to achieve a common standard for Local List buildings, and to make explicit the basis on which individual buildings or structures have been included on the Local List.

Criteria The Council has considered whether the building or structure remains substantially unaltered and retains the majority of its original features and additionally whether it complies with one or more of the following criteria:

I. is of historical interest by local, economic or social significance, well known historical events, people or designers; (To be included under this category the building must be associated with a locally famous person or connected to a locally significant historic, economic or social event or be considered to be an important part of the fabric of the community.)

II. is of architectural interest by a locally significant architect or a good example of local construction techniques, materials or design.

III. is of local community interest;

IV. is important to the setting of nearby buildings and open spaces;

V. is important in relation to the townscape view;

VI. has group value (This category applies to those building which individually may not merit inclusion on the Local List but which collectively, for example, represent a notable example of architectural style or which make a significant contribution towards the character and identity of an area.)

APPENDIX 2 Schedule of Additions

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Nos 1-5 & 2-12 9 Nos1-5 This is an Edwardian period group of houses, built in similar and co-ordinated (ii) and (vi) Cornwall Road, Sutton West styles. 1 – 5 on the east side of the road and 2 – 12 on the west between Cheam Mulgrave Road and Worcester Road. Edwardian detached houses in Nos 2-12 exceptionally good condition – no plastic windows or cement roof tiles. Much Sutton good period detail including porches, crest tiles, finials etc. Of particular South, significance because it is the whole section of the road. Cheam and Belmont

St. John's Church, 1 Sutton Church identified in Pevsner, who noted the architects were Greenaway and (i), (ii) & (iii) Belmont South, Newberry. Original work on the church stopped in 1916 and only completed in Cheam and 1966 with the completion of the west wall. The cost of the additional work was Belmont £19,000 and was paid for entirely by donation. The wall itself includes the stained glass window and stonework from St Paul’s Church, St Leonards-on- Sea which was being demolished. The Sutton and Cheam Society gave the church a design award in 1992 for internal architectural work undertaken by architects Denis Grandon-Gill.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

Nos. 75, 77 & 90 5 Sutton This is a very distinctive group of properties characterised by flint with brick (ii) & (vi) for all The Gallop, 81 South, dressings. Tile hung bays on 75 and 77. Date from the 20s or 30s buildings. In as well as (iii) Chiltern Road and Cheam and good order. Whilst there have been some extensions/alterations the group is for the church Church with Belmont still cohesive in terms of architectural detailing. adjacent buildings, South Sutton

Bowmont House 1 Sutton Small stable/industrial block with hayloft over. Brick with segmental headed (i) Clifton Avenue, South, windows and original mullions. This sort of structure must once have been Sutton Cheam and common however now becoming uncommon. Belmont Historic OS sheets show that this structure first appears in 1913 although there is a structure on this plot as early as 1865-1884 it does not appear to be the same.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

16-26 Cotswold 6 Sutton This is a run of six late Victorian or Edwardian dwellings (shown on OS of 1913 (ii) & (vi) Road, Sutton South, but not on 1897 OS) built in a similar uniform style and which still retain many Cheam and original decorative features. Red brick at the front – side yellow with red Belmont strings. Roof cresting is still in place. 16 has cement tiles – the rest slate or imitation slate. Windows have semi classical capitals with an unusual pointed cut into the head. A couple of porches have been glazed over. Little in the way of replacement windows. In good condition and well preserved.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area 241-243 Brighton 2 Sutton 241-243 are a pair of houses from the Victorian era. Built in 1870 and owned (i) Road, Sutton. South, for decades by the Gibbons family (prominent family in the Belmont area for a Cheam and long time). Flint built with brick dressings. Whilst 241 has retained the unusual Belmont flint and brick frontage, the door is not original and a cement tile roof has replaced the slate and crestings. 243 has been rendered/pebbledashed, has got replacement windows and doors. However, the roof is still slate and tile cresting has survived. Whilst flint buildings have rarity value in the borough the pair has been significantly devalued by the work to 243. The listing is therefore based on the historic significance of the owners.

Sutton Hospital 6 Sutton These buildings started their life as the girls’ part of the South Metropolitan (i), (ii), (iii) and Site, Cotswold South, District School which was operated by an inner London Poor Law union. The (vi) Road, Belmont. Cheam and South Met Schools were the largest institution in Victorian Sutton and is of (See Plan 2a to Belmont significant historical value to the Borough. The girls school complex was built in identify the 1882-3, cost £92,306 and was intended to accommodate 400 girls (however by properties) 1898 it housed up to 649 girls). The main children’s accommodation comprised 6 two-storey H-shaped blocks. This is the last surviving collection of Victorian institutional buildings in the Borough and therefore has rarity value. For more information see Peter Higginbotham’s report on ‘Workhouses’ (www.workhouses.org.uk) 4 of the two-storey H-shaped blocks, the L-shaped block at the north-west of the site, which was originally intended as a probationary ward for new arrivals 14

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area but by the 1890s had been converted for use as the school’s infirmary, and the Central Hall are considered to meet the requirements for Local Listing as they have retained their architectural integrity and have rarity value. A Map of the buildings Locally Listed is attached as Appendix 2a. The foundation stone has also been Locally Listed.

Cotswold Road, 1 Sutton Victorian Wall Letter Box with initials VR and a crown at the top. (i) Belmont. South, Included in the front wall of the former South Metropolitan District School for Victorian Wall Letter Cheam and Girls built in 1882/3 (see above). Box Belmont The Letter Box Study Group advises that this is the smallest of the three types of Victorian Wall Boxes, only manufactured between 1886 and 1901 and usually located in rural areas or where the quantity of post was limited. There are only about 2000 surviving examples in the UK and Irish Republic and there are no others locally.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

No 35 Chiltern 1 Sutton Large late 1930s detached house which is different from the rest of the road (ii) Road, Sutton. South, and clearly individually designed. Has a green tile roof which is unusual in the Cheam and local area but which is typical of the ‘Hollywood Moderne’ style. No alterations Belmont (crittall windows and shutters still present and in good condition).

Nos. 84 & 86 2 Sutton The upper floors of this building are very ornate. Red brick with stone string (ii) (Millets & Game) courses and stone bays at first and second floors. Unfortunately the stone NB relates to High Street, Sutton dressings of Millets have been painted white reducing the overall cohesiveness upper floors of the property. There are 4 arched windows in each of the bays instead of the only sashes prevalent elsewhere on Sutton’s Victorian High Street.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

The building 1 Sutton Built in the Bauhaus style - rarity value. Originally built in 1937 as a branch of (ii), 9iv) and (v) currently occupied the National Provincial Bank and banking emblems still visible. The bank by Coral architect at that time was WFC Holden. Bookmakers, (on corner of Sutton High Street and Grove Road)

The building known 1 Cheam This building 'wraps' round Cheam Common Road and London Road and (i), (ii) and (v) as 'Lavender North and presents a powerful feature at a major road junction. Best local example of Corner', North Worcester commercial Art Deco development in the area with a brick and stone-concrete Cheam Crossroads Park style. Initials WJL appear along with the date, 1934, above the tall windows. WJL refers to W.J.Lavender (who also built the residential properties in the surrounding roads - the Lavender Estate) was part of an important local family 17

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area (his father farmed Lower Farm nearby since 1896). The farm was bought by WJL in 1925 from General Sir Edward Northey (significant landowner in the Cheam area). WJL used farm land to accommodate his haulage business.

Nos. 30,32,34,36, 7 Carshalton These are fairly routine late Victorian or Edwardian semi-detached houses (vi) 38, 40 and 42 and which were part of the Carshalton Park Estate. However, they are Carshalton Park Clockhouse exceptionally well preserved with almost all their original windows and external Road, Carshalton detail and therefore represent a a good example of suburban development of this era in Sutton. Most of the houses of the estate have been altered in one way or another and these stand out for their state of preservation.

Nos. 16-22 Park Hill, 4 Carshalton These two pairs of semi-detached houses are distinctive and very unusual. (ii) and (vi) Carshalton and They are in of yellow stock brick with red dressings above and below most A group of early 20th Clockhouse windows. They have Dutch style gables and stone door openings decorated in 18

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Century Dutch Gable French of Burgundian late gothic style. Appear ‘architect’ designed. 16 and 18 Fronted buildings. have got their original windows, 20 and 22 have modern replacements. Two of the roofs covered with inappropriate cement tiles.

Nos 24-42 Park Hill, 10 Carshalton These are large late Victorian or Edwardian semi-detached houses all (ii) & (vi) Carshalton and individual pairs but following a common theme. Generally well preserved and An interesting run of Clockhouse with a strong Edwardian character. Some cement roof tiles and replacement early 20th Century windows. houses of different design.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area 11 and 13 Cotswold 2 Sutton Old weatherboard cottages in relatively original state (although original sashes (i) & (ii) Rd South, have been replaced with inappropriate materials). Rarity value of local Cheam and architectural style, particularly in South Sutton. Belmont It is thought that these were built in about 1860 by John Overton of Sutton Lodge (a prominent individual in South Sutton) to house his farm workers. The 1865-1884 OS Map shows a pair of cottages in this location and it is very likely to be these.

99-101 Downs Rd 2 Sutton A pair of semi-detached cottages built in 1832/33. Earliest surviving Belmont (i) South, structures. Built by Charles Ware a local Sutton builder. However there have Cheam and been some inappropriate alterations to the properties including the addition of Belmont a timber/clay tiles roof porch to No 101 and replacement of windows in uPVC. The rear of the properties has been painted which obscures what may be a flint structure (local but now quite rare building material). In 1853 these and two adjacent cottages were bought by John Overton for £250. John Overton was a prominent member of the Sutton community in the Victorian era who owned over 350 acres of land in the Sutton area, including most of the land east of Brighton Road from Egmont Road to Downs Road.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

Caldbeck Parade, 12 Cheam This is one of the earliest 30’s Parades in Worcester Park; the date on the (v) & (vi) 98-112 and 114-120 North and parapet is 1932 and the units appear in the Kelly’s 1932 and Pile’s 1935 Central Road, Worcester Directories. They have a strong architectural style reinforced by the uniformity Worcester Park Park of the block. It is considered that this is the best and earliest architectural example of 1930s architecture in Worcester Park. The two blocks surround and invite one into Caldbeck Road with the champhered corners and distinctive vertical stone pillars making quite imposing entrance features.

Iron railings 1 Sutton A distinctive and imposing boundary feature which is historically significant as (i), (iii), (iv) and alongside Belmont South, it marks one of the boundaries of the South Metropolitan District Schools site (v) Park and Shanklin Cheam and and it may be the original boundary feature (although this has still to be Estate, Brighton Belmont confirmed). The ‘District’ was formed in 1849 to serve the Unions of 21

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Road Bermondsey, Camberwell, St Olave’s and Woolwich. The school and land is identified on the 1865 OS Map. The original building work started in 1853. It was one of 40 institutions eventually managed by the Metropolitan Asylums Board (established by the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 to deal with London’s sick and poor). The building was designed by Edwin Nash and was supposed to accommodate 890 children. The school had many different lives including a workhouse for unemployed men, an emergency hospital during WWII and a psychiatric hospital. The building was finally demolished in the 1980s.

Stable Block, 1 Sutton The Stable Block to Cheam Park House which originally dates back to the (i), (ii) & (iv) Cheam Park South, beginning of the 19th Century. The house was bought by the council in 1937 Cheam and and was used between 1939-40 for assembling gas masks, as a First Aid Belmont Station and as a Warden’s Post. The house was damaged by a flying bomb in 1944 and was subsequently demolished. The only other surviving structure is the Lodge House which is Grade II Listed and the former walled kitchen garden (see below). Historic association and rarity example of a previously common feature of large houses.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

The Walled Garden, 1 South This allotment site was originally the walled kitchen garden to Cheam Park (i) & (iii) Cheam Park House, Sutton, House which originally dates back to the beginning of the 19th Century. Along Cheam Park Cheam, with the Stable Block (see above) and the Lodge (nationally listed) these are Belmont the only surviving structures. Historic association and rarity value as an example of a previously common feature of large houses.

The Coach House, 1 Beddington 78 Bute Rd was known as The Limes. It appears in the 1888 Piles directory as (i) & (ii) at rear of 78 Bute and being occupied by Mr A Lambert. Evidence indicates that the stables were built Rd, Wallington Wallington by Alexander Lambert between 1891 and 1899. Alexander Lambert was a snuff manufacturer with mills on the Wandle and he was born and bred in Beddington. His snuff company was later and better known as Lambert and Butler.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area As well as the historical associations the stables are now a rare example of a previously common feature.

Well preserved. No current photo.

31-43 Clifton Road, 7 Beddington A well preserved group of Victorian houses. Whilst all are slightly different in (v) & (vi) Wallington and style many of the original features have been retained and they are in Wallington remarkably good state of preservation. Furthermore the front boundary treatments are largely intact giving a strong overarching feeling to the group value.

Seymour House, , 4 Sutton Three of four cohesive blocks of 1930’s architecture based around a courtyard (i), (ii), (v) & (vi) Charter House and garden. Bridge House was the first to be built and is shown on the Electoral Bridge House, Register for 1935 (the qualifying date would have been 1934). All the Mulgrave Road and properties were complete and occupied by October 1935 as they appear on Bridge Road the Electoral Register for 1936. The best of the four is Charter House which (Also see No.60 on has retained its Art Deco porch, stained glass windows and original sweeping Schedule of staircase. Rare example of decorative lead work on the bays. Unfortunately the Potential Additions owners of the fourth block, Cyrillian House, were not consulted and therefore to the Local List re. this block has been added to the List of Potential Properties to be reviewed at Cyrillian House) a later stage although it is clear it exhibits the same architectural value and is an important part of the quadrant.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

Warrenders and 4 Sutton To be included in the Proposed Sutton Crossroads Conservation Area. (ii) Ouvery Goodman Only No.8 still retains the original 1930’s shopfront and front detailing. Block, 8 Cheam Excellent example and has rarity value. Road

Carshalton War 1 Carshalton The architects were Troup and Hooper but there is little evidence that they (i) & (iii) Memorial Hospital and were significant either locally or nationally. A 1930s institutional building, the Clockhouse architectural value of which has been diminished over time by later additions, including an inappropriate porch area. However, the original architectural design was based on a ‘radial layout’ in order to provide maximum light and air to each area which at the time was a new principle reflecting utopian ideals. However the significance of this structure is the local community interest – its original construction being paid for by local subscription. No current photo as 25

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area access to the site difficult.

Methodist Church, 2 Carshalton Two very different architectural buildings. The Church was built in 1925 and (ii) & (iii) Ruskin Rd and and has a distinctive and striking architecture. White render with red brick detailing Ruskin Hall Clockhouse around the large arched multi-paned windows at the front and the side and red brick detail on the two front columns which invoke images of the cross. Unusually the front gable is in the classical style of an open pediment which is intersected by the large brick edged front arched window. Other decorative features in this otherwise simple building include a pair of wing carvings on the corners of the front porch and the curved iron railings at the front of the Church leading up steps. The Church architect was Andrew Mather (1891-1938) who was remembered for his later work on 1930’s Odeon Cinemas. However the Hall contrasts with the Church’s simple style by being very ornate, dominated by red brick work with stone detailing and has a comparatively gothic feel. The details include stone tracery and the parapet of the bays is characterised by stone crenellation. It was built in 1910 as a Church and the interior has been much altered.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

The Masonic Lodge, 1 Sutton The Masonic Lodge in Grove Road is a classical building of red brick and (ii) & (v) Grove Road oolithic limestone. The ground floor of the main part of the front is of decorated with alternating bands of red brick and limestone. The second floor has pilasters with a pediment above. The exterior is well preserved and in good condition (apart from an artificial vent which has been inserted insensitively above the front door). The Lodge was opened in 1897. The architect was Richard Creed (responsible for 2 nationally listed buildings elsewhere in the southeast) and the builder was Duncan Stewart and Sons of Wallington. Therefore the architect is of some significance and the builder was a local notable builder in the area.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Plough Public 1 Beddington It is likely that there has been a hostelry on this site since at least mediaeval Yes House, Croydon Rd, and times because of its position close to the church and manor house and at the (i) Beddington Wallington junction of the roads leading to the south, the mill to the north and the large estates which lay to the east and west. However the first written reference is dated 1743. However the current building was designed by JT Barker in 1897 and was built by Edwards and Medway in 1898.

1-5 the Green 3 Sutton The Green is a significant part of the north end of Sutton. Historically the (v) & (vi) for all Green represented the end of the Common and had been gifted to the village (ii) for No 1 as part of the Enclosure Act. There have been properties on the west side of the Green since the first OS of 1865, although looking at the footprints of the buildings shown and the style of Victorian architecture it is not certain that the existing buildings are these. No 1 is a typical Italianate style Victorian property with Italianate eaves, stuccoed quoins and classically inspired pilasters.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

The Grapes public 1 Sutton A Victorian pub which has been reasonably well preserved. Certainly much of (ii) & (v) house, High Street the upper stories retain their original features and detailing as does the roof top balustrade. Unfortunately there have been some unsympathetic alterations to windows at the entrance to the pub but as a whole it retains its architectural merit and is an important entrance feature when looking south along the pedestrianised High Street.

161 High Street 1 Sutton Once part of a pair but now stands alone. Yellow stock with red brick string (ii) & (v) (currently Foot courses. Stands out as being exceptional locally because of the detailing of the Locker) patterns of the brick work, stone lintels and the stepped gable.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

Manor Park Lodge 1 Sutton Historically this building was part of a school and the store was the assembly (i) & (iv) and Store in Manor room. Park Road

Grand Parade, 152- 6 Sutton Interesting Victorian architecture and group value because of the rows (v) and (vi) 164 High Street important relationship with 161 High Street (currently Foot Locker).

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

Iron railings outside 1 Sutton Historically significant as marked the boundary of the Original Water Treatment (i), (iii), (iv) and old water treatment Works (v) works, Carshalton The Letter Box Study Group has indicated that this is the largest of the three Rd, the gate pillars sizes of wall boxes that were made and these are now nationally rare with only and the Victorian about 55 surviving examples in the UK. They were produced between 1886 wall post box and 1893. It is the only one of this size in Sutton.

Original shopfront, 1 Sutton Excellent example of a traditional shopfront and has rarity value. Unfortunately (ii) 120 Carshalton Rd the tiles on the stallriser have recently been painted grey which obscures the details somewhat. The property was originally numbered 1 Gladstone Terrace and was occupied by Mr Hogg, a butcher (he was in occupation as early as 1890).

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

2-8 High St 27 Sutton Nos 2-8 (inclusive) make a significant contribution towards the townscape view (v) & (vi) and are the most interesting group architecturally. These and other properties in the wider area are now included in the Sutton Cross Roads Conservation Area.

Hillview, 20 Aultone 1 Sutton Identified as an Unlisted Building of Merit in the Sutton Garden Suburb CA (ii) & (v) Way Character Appraisal. It is not protected by the Article 4 (2) Direction. Arts and Crafts building typical of the Garden Suburb movement. Two wings built at 90 degrees to each other with a porch and 5 windowed bay above constructed within the angle.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area

1-26 Highland 26 Beddington Highland Cottages – Continuous terrace of workers cottages built circa 1879 (i) Cottages, Bute and by local builder Duncan Stewart &Sons. (Duncan Stewart also built the nearby Road, Wallington Wallington Bute Road School, Holy Trinity Church, Carshalton Girls School, and the majority of the Victorian detached houses around Wallington). Duncan Stewart was one of the key figures in the development of Victorian Wallington. He was the first Chairman of the Wallington Parish Council in 1894 and obituaries of his death in 1905 highlight the high regard he was held in. The cottages are of yellow stock brick with red brick dressing but many have been painted or rendered and most of the windows are uPVC.

The Winning Post 1 Sutton This is an old site. Alan Crow’s Inns taverns and pubs says it is mentioned in (i) & (ii) PH the parish register in 1799. The inscription on the gable says it was rebuilt in

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area 265 High Street 1907 which looks right given the style of architecture. It is a good Edwardian building with stucco decoration on the gable and original windows. Until recently was called The Red Lion.

The Lodge, 1 Beddington This Lodge dates from 1863. The last surviving structure from the two large (ii) & (v) Sandhills and houses with really large gardens that once lay in this area (Queenswood and Wallington Sandhills). Sandhills was the smaller of the two houses. The attractive Lodge house appears now to be subdivided into two properties and unfortunately some of the windows have been replaced and the two pairs have lost some of the uniformity. However, overall architecturally and historically interesting.

Sutton Court Estate 1 Sutton Chalk and flint wall with brick dressing including a band at mid-height. It was (i) Wall, rear of 2-16 originally part of the boundary wall around the grounds of Sutton Court. The 34

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area High Street wall is generally thought to be very old because of the use of chalk. However, it is more likely to have been built in about 1800. It is the last standing bit of the Sutton Court estate and one of the oldest structures in Central Sutton. Unfortunately it is in poor condition. This structure is now included in the Sutton Cross Roads Conservation Area.

2-8 Bourne Way 4 Sutton These appear to date from the end of the 18th century (they are shown on the (i) 1806 Enclosure Map, owned by a James Waghorn). A newspaper cutting from the Sutton & Cheam Herald (29/7/1976) reports on a campaign to save the cottages from demolition and quotes Robert Gleeson who states that the cottages are mostly 18th Century with 19th Century additions and again in the S&C Herald (12/8/1976) Norman Nail (Nonsuch Antiquarian Society) states that they are “a pleasant 18th Century terrace, with minor mid-19th Century alterations in red brick”. Farm cottages are normally in ones or twos rather than fours and given the proximity of these cottages to the 18th/19th Century brickworks it is likely that they were minor’s cottages. Piles Local Directories identifies that between 1907 and 1911 they were called Bones Cottages and their name changes to Bourne Cottages from 1912. It is not until 1928 that Bourne Way is used. Whilst the originally buildings have been added to and are not well preserved they are worth inclusion on the Local List because of 35

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area their age.

Thornleigh, 4 Sutton Excellent example of interwar villas in a well maintained condition. Rare (ii), (v) & (vi) Brockridge, South, example in Sutton and makes a significant contribution towards the townscape Needwood and Cheam and of Cheam Conservation Area. Barton, Ewell Road Belmont

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Nonsuch Place, 4 Sutton Excellent example of early Victorian cottages in a well maintained condition. (ii), (v) & (vi) Ewell Road South, Rare example in Sutton and makes a significant contribution towards the Cheam and townscape of Cheam Conservation Area. Belmont

78 Stafford Road, 1 Beddington Excellent example of an older shopfront. Originally the building was used by a Shopfront only 37

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Wallington and seed grain seller with domestic accommodation above however it is now used (ii) Wallington as an office building. Simple green, white, brown and black tiled stall-riser. Tiled pilaster on the left hand side with central band of yellow tiles with flora motif (the pilaster to the right appears to have been removed). Inset entrance doorway. The display windows are multi paned. Old tiled shopfronts have rarity value.

12-20 Maldon Road, 5 Beddington Beautiful late Victorian villas built as part of the residential suburb in (i), (ii), (iv), (v) Wallington and conjunction with Holy Trinity Church. First appear on the 1895 OS as a & (vi) Wallington significant estate of similar detached villas, however by 1957-65 OS many had been demolished. Whilst all are yellow brickstring courses and detailing varies, some using red brick, some using black. Most have retained slate roofs (although one has an inappropriate red clay tile roof) and the majority have retained their wooden sash windows. Two of the recessed doors have had porch doors inserted in the arches. Roofs broken up with gable ends over two storey bays and have retained elaborate bargeboards. Useful historic reminder of a once common property in the local area and make a significant contribution towards the setting of the Church (which is a listed building).

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440 – 444 Gander 3 Cheam Beautiful red-brick below and red tile hung on upper floors. Appear on the (ii) Green Lane North and 1913 OS map and stand out from the surrounding 1930’s estate. Appears that Worcester they were connected to the Brocks family (owners of the Brocks Firework Park Factory originally covering much of this area. They were tied cottages for staff, were most likely originally built in 1902 and were known as Sylvian Cottages. They were built to look like one large house with the centre cottage having the front door and the other two having doors to the side.

57-59 St James Rd 2 Sutton The front of the properties is distinguished by the fine plaster decoration. (ii) Unusual architectural style for the local area. Date from late 19th century.

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The Cock Sign, 1 Sutton Victorian structure reminding people of the history of the development of (i), (iii), (iv) & High Street Sutton, the importance of this Crossroads and the significance of the Cock PH (v) and Hotel which in one form or another had stood on the junction of this turnpike road since 1755. This structure is now included in the Sutton Cross Roads Conservation Area.

Poplar Place, 119- 2 North These date from early 19th century (the date plaque indicates 1828) and are a (i) 121 Cheam Cheam and surviving part of a group to which the name Poplar Place is applied on the OS Common Road Worcester Maps of 1867/8. Park They appear to have been owned by the Pennington Family who owned the Drill Inn (a predecessor of the present HG Wells PH) and had a small farm in the immediate area. This is the last surviving pair of a group of cottages along

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area Cheam Common Road which housed farm labourers and those working in the local brick making industry. Whilst not well preserved they are worth inclusion on the Local List because of their age.

435 London Road 1 North Little single storey Lodge House, which, whilst it has been altered, is the only (i) Cheam and remaining structure of the group of mansions which stood close to the Queen Worcester Victoria crossroads in the 19th Century. Park

20-28 Warren 5 South Excellent group of mid 20th Century architecture. Unusual architectural style for (ii) & (vi) Avenue Sutton, the Borough. Cheam, Belmont 41

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Miles Hall, St 1 South The associated United Reform Church is Grade II Listed but this listing does (ii) Andrew’s Church, Sutton, not appear to extend over the Church Hall. Apparently the Hall was original Northey Ave, Cheam, church on the site and opened for worship in 1927. It was designed by Belmont architects Matley, Brotherton and Mills and was named after the first minister the Revd Edwin Griffiths Miles. The Hall is described by Pevsner in his ‘Buildings of England: Surrey’ as ‘red brick and terracotta with a fleche’ and little has changed architecturally.

The Old Forge, 1 South This appears to have been built in about 1860 by Moses Barnes whose family (i) & (ii) Station Road Sutton, had been iron workers for several hundred years. It was Cheam’s last smithy Cheam, and closed in 1926. Whilst architecturally the Forge has been altered (porch Belmont added and windows not original) it has historic associations and rarity value as an example of a previously common feature.

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The Railway Inn, 1 South The Railway Inn is thought to have been built some time after the railway came (i) & (ii) Station Road Sutton, to Cheam (1847). AJ Crowe’s work ‘Inns, Taverns and Pubs of LB Sutton’ Cheam, (1980) highlights that in the early 20th Century there were some alterations to Belmont the property with the northern chimney removed and small extensions added to either end.

Site Number Local Citation Criteria of units Committee Area The Highfield Lawn 1 Sutton An Edwardian tennis pavilion built in 1908 by the significant local Tennis Pavilion South architect/builder Percy Vere Windebank as part of the Highfields Estate which was developed between 1906 and 1914 on fields previously used for growing lavender. The pavilion is located on a triangle of land at the junction of Mayfield Road and the Ridgeway and the intention was to provide facilities for lawn tennis and a croquet club. The building currently needs some restoration work in order to bring it back into its original condition and its current value lies in its historic association, its importance to the overall estate design and because of its connection with a locally important person.

Appendix 3 Schedule of Potential Additions to the Local List approved for review in due course

1. Wallington Magistrates Court 2. The original arch at the back of the former Sutton Arcade 3. BedZED 4. Middleton Circle Library 5. Milestone at Rosehill 6. The drinking fountain, Wrythe Rec Ground 7. Carshalton Beeches Railway Station 8. The Old Burton’s the Tailors building, Sutton High Street 9. The remaining arch of Sutton Arcade, Throwley Way 10. Santanders to Warren James Jewelers, the High Street, Sutton 11. 29, 36 & 38 Washington Road, Worcester Park 12. Wallington Magistrates Court 13. The Administrative Block and Victorian Kitchens, Garth House, Mayfield House and Oak House, Former Orchard Hill Hospital Site, Carshalton 14. Speedex House, Londis Shop, The Old Schoolroom and the Rose and Crown PH 15. Houses in Westcroft Road (north side Nos. 13-33); houses in Caledon Road (Nos. 1-9 & 2-10); and, semi detached houses in Butter Hill (nos.1-2) 16. The Gateway & Wall at the end of Wandle Side, London Road 17. Hackbridge Station 18. Wallington Magistrates Court, Shotfield 19. John King Flower Shop, 118 Manor Road 20. Shop fronts in Carshalton Village High Street, i.e. Cancer Research 21. The Grove, North Street 22. The Ecology Centre grounds 23. Stonecourt, North Street 24. Wells Court and Fitzhalan Court, Ewell Road, Cheam 25. The Sun PH, Carshalton 26. 12-18 Station Road, Belmont 27. The Former SMD School Cottage, Cotswold Road 28. Milestone, 20 The Crescent, Belmont 29. 2-12 Downs Road 30. Stables, R/O The Creamery, 16 Station Road 31. 1 to 8b Westmead Corner 32. The former Shorts Diary, Shorts Road/Carshalton Road 33. 1-7, 9-19 & 21-29 Kings Lane, Sutton 34. Edwardian Pillar Box, Fairview Road 35. Edwardian Pillar Box, Stanley Road, Sutton

36. The post box on Lodge Place7 37. Milestone, Brighton Road (between Belmont and Sutton) 38. 113-135 Downs Road (already reviewed and officers recommended that it did not meet any criteria for Local Listing) 39. Cromer Mansions, Cheam Road 40. Bell tower of Banstead Road School 41. Bell tower of Beddington Infants School 42. SMDS Rain Hopper 43. Parish Boundary Stone Near Belmont Station 44. Council District marker, Downs Road 45. Turnpike Obelisk, Brighton Road 46. 485 London Road, North Cheam – original Sainsbury’s shop entrance 47. 23 The Broadway, Cheam - original Sainsbury’s shop entrance 48. St Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church, Dallas Road, Cheam 49. Peaches Court, Peaches Close (Coldblow), Cheam 50. 2 Oakleigh, Peaches Close, Cheam 51. The Scawen Wall, various locations 52. 36 Grove Road, Sutton 53. Outhouse behind No. 2 Station Road, Belmont 54. Beddington Village Hall, Beddington Lane 55. Sutton Heights, 73-127 Albion Road, Sutton 56. 37 Ashcombe Road, Carshalton 57. 40 Boundary Road, Carshalton 58. 4 Woodfield Ave, Wallington 59. 178a Sandy Lane, Cheam 60. Cyrillian House, Mulgrave Road 61. Cromer Mansions, Cheam Road, Sutton 62. The Railway PH, Station Way 63. ‘The Works’ and boundary Wall, Bridges Lane, Beddington Village

FUTURE POSSIBLE Area of Special Local Character: Nos. 9-69 Egmont Road, Sutton This substantial run of predominately original houses reflects the early 20th century pattern of street development in the south of Sutton. However it was considered that recognition of the significance of this run of properties would be better secured by way of an ASLC designation.

7 The Letter Box Study Group advises that this is a very rare box made by Andrew Handyside and Co of Derby between 1879 and 1883. Unusually it bears no royal cipher, crown or wording of any kind except the maker’s name. As a result these boxes are called ‘Anonymous Boxes’. There are only 13 of these boxes left in the country. Consequently, the council will explore with English Heritage if this box can be nationally listed.

Appendix 4

Extract from the Draft Good Practice Guide for Local Listing (English Heritage, 2011) Commonly applied Selection Criteria for Assessing Suitability of Assets for Local Listing

Criterion Description

Age The age of an asset may be an important criterion and can be adjusted to take into account distinctive local characteristics

Rarity Appropriate for all assets as judged against local characteristics

Aesthetic value The intrinsic design value of an asset relating to local styles, materials or any other distinctive local characteristics

Group value Groupings of assets with a clear visual, design or historic relationship

Evidential value The significance of a local historic asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant contemporary or historic written record

Historic Association The significance of a local historic asset of any kind may be enhanced by a significant historical association of local or national note, including links to important local figures

Archaeological interest This may be an appropriate reason to designate a locally significant asset

Designed landscapes Relating to the interest attached to locally important designed landscapes, parks and gardens

Landmark Status An asset with strong communal or historic associations, or because it has especially striking aesthetic value, may be singled out as a landmark within the local scene

Social and Communal Relating to places perceived as a source of local identity, Value distinctiveness, social interaction and coherence; often residing in intangible aspects of heritage contributing to the collective memory of a place.

48 Darren Richards Executive Head Planning and Transportation

Jeff Wilson Head of Strategic Planning London Borough of Sutton Environment and Leisure 24 Denmark Road Carshalton SM5 2JG

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