St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal

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Endorsed June 2008

Contents

1 Introduction 1

The purpose of a Conservation Area Appraisal 1

Scope and structure 1

General identity and character 1

Date of designation 1

The Conservation Area within the wider settlement 1

2 Planning Context 3

National 3

Regional 3

Local 3

3 Location and setting 5

4 Designations 7

5 Historic and topographic development 9

Prehistory 9

Medieval 9

Sixteenth and Seventeenth century 9

Eighteenth century 10

Early Nineteenth century 11

Later Nineteenth century 13

Early Twentieth century 14

Later Twentieth century and current 14

6 Archaeological potential 17

7 Present settlement character 19

Topography and settlement form 19

Standing historic fabric 19

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Key Buildings 22

Local details 26

Local and traditional building materials 29

Activity and use 33

Spatial analysis 33

Streetscape and views 34

Public realm 37

Greenery and green space 42

Loss, intrusion and damage 43

General condition 44

8 Problems and pressures 45

Historic Buildings 45

Public Realm 45

New Building 46

9 Recommendations 47

Historic Buildings 47

Public Realm 47

Designation 49

10 Opportunities 51

1 Sources 53

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 1 Introduction

community supporting both Anglican and The purpose of a Conservation Methodist churches, a primary school, Area Appraisal several shops, a community centre, church hall and public house. There are bus The purpose of this conservation area services to local towns and Plymouth. appraisal is to clearly define the special interest, character and appearance of the Date of designation conservation area. The appraisal should then inform development control decisions A conservation area was designated in and policies and act as a foundation for 1997 and, at the same time, a conservation further work on design guidance and area statement was adopted by the Council enhancement schemes. as supplementary planning guidance.

Scope and structure The Conservation Area within the wider settlement This appraisal describes and analyses the character of the St Teath conservation area The present conservation area boundary and the immediately surrounding historic was drawn to encompass the historic core environment. The appraisal will look at the of the village around the church and the historic and topographical development of nineteenth century development radiating the settlement and analyse its present out from it. character in order to identify problems and pressures and make recommendations for its future management. More detailed advice on the management of the conservation area can be found in the St Teath Conservation Area Management Plan which is designed to stand alongside this appraisal.

General identity and character

Originally an historic church town the village expanded greatly during the nineteenth century to accommodate workers in the local industries. Much of St Teath’s historic character is still evident in the core of the settlement where there is a good survival of historic buildings. Over the years the village has expanded steadily, with recent development to the south and east, providing accommodation for an increasing number of people - many of whom are commuters. There is an active village

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 2 Planning Context

Local National The adopted North Cornwall District Local In 1967 the concept of protecting areas of Plan (1999) contains detailed polices special merit, rather than individual relating to listed buildings and conservation buildings was first brought under legislative areas. For this reason, anyone considering control with the passing of the Civil making an application for consent for Amenities Act. Whilst listed buildings are development or demolition within a assessed nationally with lists drawn up by conservation area or which would affect a the government on advice from English listed building should consult the Local Heritage conservation areas are designated Plan. The document is available for by local authorities. The current Act inspection at the Council’s offices and governing the designation of ‘areas of online at www.ncdc.gov.uk . Pre-application special architectural or historic interest, the advice can also be sought from the character or appearance of which it is Council’s Conservation and Development desirable to preserve or enhance’ is the Control Officers. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Under this The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act local planning authorities are required Act 2004 introduced changes to the to designate conservation areas, to keep planning system that will result in the North them under review and if appropriate to Cornwall District Local Plan replacement designate further areas. Designation by a Local Development Framework. A remains the principal means by which local portfolio of Development Plan Documents authorities can apply conservation policies will set out the spatial planning strategy for to a particular area. North Cornwall and provided detailed development control policies including Regional locally distinct polices relating to listed buildings and conservation areas. All Broad polices relating to the protection and documents prepared as part of the North enhancement of the natural and built Cornwall Local Development Framework, environment is currently contained in the including the Local Development Scheme Cornwall Structure Plan (2004). The policy which sets the timescale for Development emphasis is that development should Plan Document preparation and adoption respect and consolidate local character. In can be viewed at www.ncdc.gov.uk . 2008 the Structure Plan will be replaced as part of the statutory Development Plan by The saved polices of the North Cornwall the South West Regional Spatial Strategy. District Local Plan will remain part of the The contained policy approach in respect statutory development plan until replaced of the built and natural environment will be by adopted Development Plan Documents. maintained in accordance with national guidance.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 3 Location and setting

St Teath is situated approximately 5km (3 miles) to the south-west of Camelford and 11km (7 miles) to the north-west of Wadebridge. It lies on the B 3267 Delabole Road which links the A39, about ½ km to the west of the village with the B 3314, about 2km to the north-west. The village gives the parish its name, and is within the area of North Cornwall District Council.

The village lies on a plateau of land approximately 130 m above sea level between two river valleys. To the east lies the valley of the River Allen and the to the west the river valley of one of its tributaries. Further to the east the land rises first to the ancient site of Helsbury Castle and then to the high ground of Bodmin Moor. Directly to the east of the village the land falls sharply to Knightsmill Bridge and the wooded slopes of the Allen Valley. To the north and south the land drops at a very gradual gradient, whilst to the east it falls sharply to the tributary below.

The village itself is situated on a relatively flat site - the only enclosure coming from the trees in the churchyard and cemetery, and the buildings themselves.

Under the historic landscape characterisation survey carried out by Cornwall County Council Historic Environment Service the land around most of the village was identified as medieval farmland and the land directly to the north as post medieval farmland.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 4 Designations

Scheduled Monuments

There is one scheduled monument a medieval wheelheaded cross which stands in the cemetery - it is also listed grade II.

Historic Buildings

There are 22 listed buildings in St Teath including the grade I church and grade II* Community Centre. In addition there are 27 listed headstones and tombchests in the churchyard and the churchyard entrance walls are listed.

There is no local list.

Historic Area Designations

The majority of the historic settlement lies within a conservation area.

Other Designations

(All policy numbers refer to North Cornwall Local Plan adopted April 1999).

All the settlement lies within an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV) – (ENV1).

The development boundary is tightly drawn around the present village limit to protect the surrounding countryside from encroaching development.

The area identified as Housing Allocation (HSG1) has now been developed with the new Meadows estate and play area.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 5 Historic and topographic development

See also the surviving historic components village referring to it as ‘Egglostetha’. This map. name is Cornish and derives from eglos for church and the saint’s name. Prehistory The church continued to operate under a Although there is no evidence of prehistoric collegiate system in the thirteenth century remains within the settlement itself the with two prebendaries and a vicar who were surrounding area is rich in early sites. To funded by the Bishop of Exeter and from the east on Bodmin Moor are a number of large local tithes. During the fifteenth Neolithic and Bronze Age sites and nearby century in common with many churches in there are Iron Age sites at Tregeare Cornwall it was substantially extended and Rounds to the south-west, Helsbury Castle rebuilt. A preaching cross which dates from to the south-east and Newbury Settlement. this period was subsequently re-sited in the cemetery during the Victorian period. Medieval Hitchens quotes in his book The History of St Teath’s raised circular churchyard is Cornwall, in 1824 the writer Whitaker on St typical of those found in settlements with Teath ‘It is thus shared the common fate of Celtic religious origins. It has been almost all collegiate churches, their suggested that the village could have been opulence marking them out for plunder, and on a Celtic trading route between Wales their reduction now being in proportion to and Brittany. The village’s patron saint St their greatness before’. Whitaker was Tetha was one of the daughters of King referring to the loss of collegiate status in Brychan of Brecknockshire, Wales (now 1545 following the Dissolution. Powys). The neighbouring villages of St Mabyn and St Endellion are named after Unlike other early settlements in the area her sisters. St Teath was not simply a religious centre, albeit an important one. Early industrial Following the early Celtic wooden structure activity in the Medieval period is known to a sizeable Norman church was built on the have taken place at the nearby silver mine site which included aisles suggesting it was at Treburgett to the south-west of the a collegiate church. Parts of the Norman village and slate was being extracted from church still remain in the lower section of Delabole 4km to the north as early as the tower and in his Norman Architecture in thirteenth century. Given the proximity of Cornwall of 1909 Sedding records Norman these industrial sites to the village it is not capitals in the vestry and noted similar unreasonable to assume some of the stonework in the gardens of the village. workers were housed at St Teath. Similarly Polsue in Lake’s Parochial History of the County of Cornwall written in 1867 Sixteenth and Seventeenth century recalls how a hundred years previously ancient tombstones were found in the During the sixteenth century the church gardens close to the church. In c1190 the house was built to the west of the church first record reference was made to the adjoining the churchyard. Church houses brewed ale that was sold to provide funds

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT for the church and provided many villages The church, although no longer collegiate, with their first inns. The other surviving was still an important centre for local sixteenth century building connected with religious observances and in 1630 the St Teath was the vicarage, but this was tower was remodelled. built outside the settlement itself 3km to the north. There are no other buildings Eighteenth century surviving from the sixteenth century and only one other building, Greystones, During this period the mine and the quarry surviving from the seventeenth century. at Delabole continued to flourish. William Despite this lack of early survivals it seems Borlase writing in the 1760s described ‘The likely (due to the presence of the best covering slate which we have in surrounding industry) that the village would Cornwall, and indeed in all England, have continued to develop. These early perhaps the finest in the world is at buildings would have been lost due to their Denyball’. As a consequence increasing poor construction or because they were numbers were employed in the workings demolished for or incorporated into later and housed locally. In St Teath structures. Honeysuckle Cottage in the village centre built in the mid eighteenth century and the late eighteenth century cottages Church View, Treveans and the two cottages to the west of the present day White Hart were probably all built for either artisans or mine or slate workers. No doubt there were further small industrial cottages that have not survived.

Picture 5.1 The massive granite quoins at the northern end of the Church House are surviving parts of its early construction.

At this time the road entered the village from Knightsmill to the east curved around the churchyard before heading south to Trewethen and Trelil. It was part of the main route from Launceston to Truro Picture 5.2 The sparse window arrangement on the described in 1577 as ‘the most common southern elevation of Honeysuckle Cottage reveals traveled way in Cornwall’. its early origins.

In 1626 Anne Jefferies was born in St Teath - a faith healer who became locally famous for her powers.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 5.4 Bakers Park now known as Church House features many elements of the local vernacular including – rubblestone walls, slate cills and a slate canopy over the door.

St Teath was an important centre for communication; Wallis recalled in his Cornwall Register of 1847 how ‘The turnpike road leading from Launceston to Truro nearly surrounds the church. It was Picture 5.3 The massive central stone chimney stack the great line of communication to the west between these two cottages indicate their early date. of Cornwall, before 1769, when the new Other development in the village included road was made through Bodmin, over the a number of more substantial cottages and Temple and Tregoss Moors’. It is possible houses. The Poplars, which dates from the there were commercial stables in the village early eighteenth century, and the slightly to care for travellers’ horses. In the same later Bakers Park both situated to the south book Wallis recalls that ‘Captain William of the settlement could originally have been Bligh, the well-known Commander of the small holdings. Bounty, in 1789, and afterwards Governor of New Holland, was a native of St Teath’. William Bligh is believed to have been born in the area – the village of St Tudy also however claims to be the place of his birth.

In 1781 the first recorded cricket match in Cornwall took place between gentlemen farmers on a field behind the present day White Hart Inn.

Early Nineteenth century

In 1801 the population of the parish stood at 911 persons living in 150 houses. The 1809 Ordnance Survey map shows a ring of dense development around the church

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT on an intricate network of interconnecting Despite the creation of the new road over lanes. There was further scattered Bodmin Moor the mail coach from Exeter development to the north-west which to Falmouth still passed by night through probably took the form of farms or small St Teath. Industry continued to play an holdings. Early nineteenth century important part with Wallis recording in 1847 development within the village included ‘Dinnabole quarries produce the finest and three terraced houses to the south of the most durable roofing slate in England: they church house known as 1-3 Teague are very extensive and lucrative’. Terrace, and the conversion of Greystones into a public house known as The White By 1841 the parish population stood at Hart. 1,719 persons living in 339 houses. The 1843 tithe map shows the centre of the village similar in size, shape and street pattern to its present day form. There were a number of rows of cottages the most significant of which were along Treroosal Road, North Road adjacent to the Bible Christian Chapel, and on the eastern side of Trevilley Lane, south of the Methodist Chapel. The proximity of these developments to the chapels and the roads leading to Delabole suggest they probably housed workers from the quarry. Another row of cottages on the lane leading south Picture 5.5 Teague Terrace – part of the early from the church could have housed nineteenth century development of the village. industrial workers or artisans. By the mid nineteenth century there were two During this period Nonconformity came to blacksmiths and a further row of cottages, the village, as it did to many settlements in Tower Terrace to the east of the church. At Cornwall, especially those with a high around this time the vicarage was proportion of industrial workers. In 1815 the extended, as was Bakers Park. United Methodists were granted an area of land on the northern edge of the village where they built a chapel and in 1835 a Bible Christian Chapel was built on North Road. It was at this point that the incumbent 1821-30 Joseph Fayrer, formerly Master of Bodmin Grammar School, decided to build a new vicarage within the village, perhaps in order to keep a closer eye on his parishioners and to prevent further defections to Nonconformism. The new house was built to the south of the church in c1821 and the substantial stable block in 1825.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT silver and copper, Maclean reported that it ‘has not been worked with great advantage, and is still in operation’.

As Maclean recalled agriculture was still the main stay of the parish as a whole and Polsue described the land as ‘arable, meadow, pasture, woodland, orchard, nursery ground and common land’. Fairs were held in St Teath in February and July when the livestock was brought into the village to be sold.

Picture 5.6 The mid nineteenth century Tower Despite the beginnings of a decline in the Terrace constructed from local slatestone with brick window arches. local industry in 1871 the population had risen to 2,245 persons living in 468 houses. It is possible that during this period there The 1880 Ordnance Survey map shows was a small quarry operating to the east of the village very similar in size to its 1840s the village, possibly to provide building incarnation but with a few significant materials. On the 1880 Ordnance Survey changes. In 1869 half an acre of land to the map the site of the quarry is indicated but west of the church was bought to provide not named – suggesting by this time it had a new cemetery. Polsue noted ‘on the closed. opposite side of the road, westward of the church, a new cemetery was consecrated Later Nineteenth century March 18, 1869, by Bishop Trower’. In 1871 a new Methodist Chapel was built on The first part of this period was a boom time Trevilley Lane closer to the village centre for the local industries. Polsue described and the former chapel was converted into how several loads of silver were discovered a Sunday School. At around this time the and partially worked at Treburgett whilst at old church house was converted into a Delabole ‘Immense quantities (of slate) are Sunday School for the Anglican children. not only used at home as roofing slate, In 1878 Sylvanus Trevail built a school for cisterns, tombs, headstones, chimney 165 children on North Road -previously the pieces etc., but also exported to almost children of the parish had been taught in every part of Europe’. However by 1873 dame schools and the former workhouse. Maclean recorded ‘Besides the cultivation The map shows Greystones as The Old of the soil, in which the inhabitants are White Hart and a new inn The White Hart chiefly occupied, about 300 men are in the village centre. A further sign of the employed in the famous Delabole slate village’s prosperity was the restoration of quarry, and nearly 200 persons, the church which took place between men,women, and children, in Treburget 1877-9. Mine; though neither of these is worked to the same extent as formerly’. By this stage Treburget Mine was being worked for lead,

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Greystones was converted back into a private house, but the new White Hart, the Methodist Chapel, the church and several small shops continued in operation. In 1945 the cemetery opposite the church was extended.

Picture 5.7 By the late nineteenth century The White Hart had become the main inn in the village.

Early Twentieth century

The 1907 Ordnance Survey map shows few changes since the 1880s other than four semi-detached houses along the main Picture 5.8 Slate commemorating the extension of road leading east , a new farm, Rose Vale, the churchyard. on the Treroosal Road, a house adjacent to the school (possibly the headmaster’s) Later Twentieth century and and a post office. current

The main road through the village By 1971 the population of the village had described by Wallis and later Polsue ‘the fallen to 535. However during the 1970s churchyard is nearly surrounded by the the village expanded rapidly to the south highway’ had over the years been with the extensive estate development of superceded by other routes (specifically Valley View. This was extended further in the A39 through the Allen valley). By the the 1980s with Trehannick Close and early twentieth century the main route additional local housing at Tethadene. By through the village was the B3267 1991 the population had risen to 785. In connecting the A39 with the B3314. As a recent years further private housing result it was decided in c 1920 to place a developments at Eglos Court and the clock tower as a First World War Memorial Meadows to the east of the village has seen at the head of the old road as it was now the population rise again. The Bible much quieter. Christian Chapel and Sunday School have been converted into a house, but the The mine at Treburgett was no longer school, Methodist Chapel, church and operating by this point and due to increased White Hart Inn continue in operation. The mechanisation the numbers employed at church house is now a community centre Delabole had fallen, but the village and there is a further village hall to the east continued to be an important service of the churchyard. The village has a post provider for the surrounding area. At some point in the mid twentieth century

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT office, two general stores and a butchers. A children’s playground has been built on land to the west of North Road.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 6 Archaeological potential

There is one nationally recognised archaeological site of importance in St Teath, the medieval wheelheaded cross in the churchyard. However the long and many layered evolution of the settlement gives the whole area developed up to the early twentieth century potential for standing or buried archaeological features. The earliest centre of development – the area around the church – is of particular archaeological interest and sensitivity. Here the deposits are likely to provide valuable information on the settlement’s early form and development. The urban archaeological remains are likely to be more complex in these areas. The nineteenth century accounts of Sedding and Polsue suggest remains of the Norman collegiate church might still exist, perhaps in a buried form, in some of the gardens surrounding the church. Picture 6.1 The medieval wheelheaded cross.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 7 Present settlement character

Topography and settlement form

The village is sited on a spur between two river valleys. This level site surrounded by a landscape of hills and valleys would have been attractive to early settlers. The settlement is positioned close to two water sources, but high enough to be well drained and at no risk from flooding. The valley of the River Allen remains thickly wooded and this nearby source of timber would also have been an attraction. Picture 7.1 The height of Church View has been raised by the addition of an upper half storey in cob. The same dry level conditions in later years encouraged the routing of the main Early survivals include the church, the Launceston to Truro road through the community centre and Greystones. The village which in turn stimulated the eighteenth century is represented by a settlement’s development. St Teath’s number of cottages and houses, along with proximity to important mineral sources also a large number of tombchests and encouraged the village’s growth. The village headstones in the graveyard. The provided accommodation for workers built eighteenth century buildings are in the main from the materials they were extracting - quite small in scale, built in the vernacular granite, slate and slatestone. style with plain unembellished facades. The exceptions being Greystones ( which could The lack of physical obstacles in the village date from the seventeenth century) which such as steep inclines or rivers has resulted has a complicated arrangement of in the village developing fairly evenly – slatehanging on its façade and an entrance radiating out from the church at the centre. porch with tapering granite columns on The roads have been the main stimulus for moulded bases and Ballacrain built just development, but historic land ownership before the Victorian period as the Bible may have influenced some of the Christian Chapel. This building is sited at development pattern. an angle to the road and, although only two storeys high, its double fronted façade Standing historic fabric beneath a hipped slate roof with very large window openings make it one of the key In common with many villages that have buildings on the western side of the village. developed over a long period the buildings of St Teath display a variety of different Other building types in the village include forms and architectural styles. The use of nineteenth century industrial local materials such as granite, slate, cob workers/artisans cottages such as those and slatestone, however give the village a along Treroosal Road, Teague Terrace, visual harmony. Tower Terrace and the Square.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.2 Typical workers’ cottages on the eastern Picture 7.4 The decorative late Victorian Virginia side of The Square. House.

A later version of these simple two storey adjoined cottages built in the local verncular style is Heatherleigh Terrace – a row of cottages built from local stone, but with brick surrounds to windows and doors, porches and bay windows flanking a projecting element with a gable end.

Picture 7.5 Central House – a typical late Victorian structure built from the local slatestone with brick dressings.

The Victorian and early twentieth century public buildings – the school, Methodist Chapel, Sunday School and clock tower were all built in the Gothic style – a typical choice for municipal and religious buildings Picture 7.3 Heatherleigh Terrace built from local slatestone with brick dressings. The house on the during this period. right still retains some examples of the margin glass which used to feature throughout the village. The commercial buildings at the core of the settlement were all built at around the same Other detached houses in the same style time. However alterations over the years include Virginia House and Central House has resulted in an eclectic mix of styles. built to standard Victorian pattern book The façade of Churchtown has a 1930s styles. cornice surmounted by ball finials on plinths and an early twentieth century shopfront. The post office, due to its height and the

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT survival of is large early twentieth century Another feature of the village is the shopfront, is a particularly dominant surviving outbuildings and stables. Some building. The newsagents opposite, by have been converted to domestic use, such contrast has all the appearances of a as the vicarage stables (as mentioned domestic cottage apart from its modern above) and Tower Barn, whilst others are shop windows. still in their original form.

Several buildings have undergone changes of use over the years such as the vicarage stables – now a private house, the community centre – formerly the church house, Greystones – at one time a public house and the two blacksmiths – now a stores and a domestic house, but much of the original character of the buildings still remain.

Picture 7.8 Outbuilding to the south-east of Virginia House.

The single storey old smithy still has its original nineteenth century shuttered window and plank door, there is an unconverted barn to the north of the triangular green, a number of old stores along Trevilley Lane and outbuildings and workshops in front of the cottage row along Picture 7.6 The former vicarage stables have been Treroosal Road. converted into a private house.

Picture 7.9 Wooden window shutter on the Old Picture 7.7 The working character of the Old Smithy Smithy. has been preserved.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.10 Unconverted farm buildings within the Picture 7.13 This high garden wall once formed part village add to its pastoral character. of an outbuilding or workshop.

Key Buildings

Church of St Tetha– grade I. The church incorporates parts of the original Norman building including the first stage of the tower. The north and south aisles and probably the south porch were added in the fifteenth century. The tower was remodelled in 1630. The windows are mainly Perpendicular and internally the fifteenth century wagon roofs still Picture 7.11 This large outbuilding along Treroosal survive. The Norman font bowl was Road has now been converted into domestic recovered from Vicarage Farm. accommodation. Standing on its raised island of green, the church is the focal point of the village.

Picture 7.12 Many of the outbuildings on Treroosal Road are still used as stores.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT historically. As the village’s former inn it would have played a key role in the community and the imposing central porch with its tapered granite columns above moulded bases bear witness to its former commercial role. The robust slate hung façade with its distinctive system of cover strips protecting the vertical joints is an important feature of the village. The twentieth century sash windows with margin lights are typical of many windows throughout Picture 7.14 The church of St Tetha – the surviving the village. Norman lower parts give the tower its imposing proportions.

The Old Vicarage – grade II. Built in c. 1821 and extended in the mid nineteenth century the vicarage has an ashlar stone front elevation with a symmetrical two window arrangement and roughly course stone rubble to the rear. Set within its own plot, neither elevation is particularly visible to the rest of the village, but its surrounding walls and trees contribute greatly to the character of the south western side Picture 7.16 Greystones is one of the key buildings of the village. in the village – both for its historic interest and for its striking slate hung façade.

Post Office – One of the few three storey buildings in the village, by its height alone the post office makes a strong visual impact. The survival of the early twentieth century shopfront, which incorporates its original blind box, enhances the streetscape, and its continuing role as the post office ensures this part of the village retains its character as the commercial core. Unfortunately in recent years its Picture 7.15 The rear elevation of the Old Vicarage nineteenth century sliding sash seen from the churchyard. windows with margin lights on the first and second floors have been replaced. Greystones –.grade II. This building is of great importance both visually and

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.17 The imposing three storey façade of Picture 7.19 The distinctive Art Deco façade of the Post Office Churchtown.

Picture 7.18 Much of the early twentieth century Picture 7.20 Ball finials surmounting the Art Deco shopfront still survives. cornice.

Churchtown – The only surviving Methodist Chapel – grade II. Built in building in the village to be remodelled 1871 from rubblestone with granite during the 1930s. Churchtown’s Art dressings the chapel was designed to Deco façade, quirky ball finials and holder a greater number of distinctive plan with its canted eastern worshippers than the original building elevation stands out amongst its more at the northern end of Trevilley Lane. traditional and conservative As a result this is on of the larger neighbours. The survival of its early buildings in the village and its western twentieth century shopfront adds to its façade, articulated by three round character, but unfortunately the other headed windows and two canopied windows have been replaced. ground floor entrances (one of which is now a window), is an important feature of the village centre. It is also highly visible from the Square.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT south-west and northeast faces have rectangular windows with hexagonal patterned glazing bars.

Picture 7.21 The decorative façade of the Methodist Chapel incorporates roundels into the design of its windows and dressings.

Picture 7.23 The early twentieth century Clock Tower is of great historic and streetscape interest.

Ballacrain – Built in 1835 as the Bible Christian Chapel from local stone with a slate hipped roof. The building is now converted into a private house, but the unusually large size of its windows gives some clue to its former incarnation. Its prominent siting, at an angle to North Road, increases the impact of its façade, adding to its Picture 7.22 The chapel has retained one of its distinction and making it one of the original panelled doors. most significant buildings at the western end of the village. Clock Tower – grade II. Built as a First World War memorial c 1920 the clock tower is built from roughly course local snecked stone with a slate pyramidal roof. The tower is two stages high with a clock face on all four elevations. The

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT sixteenth century this building was probably originally a church house. The building nestles comfortably into the side of the churchyard leaving it with one and a half storeys on the rear elevation and two storeys at the front. Its simple stone rubble walls and slate roof relate to the church behind and the neighbouring row of stone cottages, Teague Terrace, giving this area of the village a great sense of visual harmony. The interior is of Picture 7.24 The large window openings of architectural interest and includes five Ballacrain give a clue to its non-domestic origins. sixteenth century raised cruck trusses.

St Teath Primary School – grade II. This is one of many schools in Cornwall designed by Silvanus Trevial, and built in 1878. Its construction of local stone rubble walls, brick dressings and slate roofs is similar to other buildings in the village of the same period, forming a visual link. Situated at the north-western end of the village it is an important gateway building and gives the visitor a good first impression of St Teath. Picture 7.26 The grade II* community centre was probably formerly a church house.

Other listed buildings in the village :-

18th Century – Stout Cottage, Church View, Treveans, The Poplars, Church House, Honeysuckle Cottage – all grade II. 19th Century – The old forge, Tower Terrace, Forge Cottage, Primrose Cottage, The Stables, Teague Terrace.

Local details Picture 7.25 Silvanus Trevail’s Primary School on North Road Both hipped and gabled roofs can be found St Teath Community Centre – grade throughout the village, with some extended II*. The oldest secular building in the buildings having multiple pitched roofs such village believed to date from the as the White Hart. A number of cottages -

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Forge Cottage, Crantock, Poplars, Ivy Cottage, have gabled half dormer windows. The Cottage has particularly large half dormers suggesting the building could have been used for some sort of cottage industry.

Picture 7.29 Crested terracotta ridge tiles are a feature throughout the village.

Picture 7.27 Slate hung gabled half dormers - The Poplars.

Picture 7.28 Large half dormer windows pierce the rag slate roof of The Cottage.

Many of the roofs are enlivened by Picture 7.30 A decorative finial and plaque on the gable of Sherwell. decorative terracotta ridge tiles and finials - Forge Cottage, the White Hart, Virginia House, and decorative bargeboards - Forge Cottage.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.31 Decorative bargeboards and terracotta Picture 7.33 Arched window openings on the old roof finials on the Old Forge. Sunday School give an intimation of its former use.

A good number of historic windows still survive in the village both casement and vertical sash. Many of the sash windows have margin glass - Greystones, Church View, some of the Cottages in the Square, Rose Vale. Whilst the windows of the Clock Tower have hexagonal patterned glazing bars.

Picture 7.34 This façade has been enlivened by recessed window openings, key stones and a round headed window.

Picture 7.32 Sash windows with margin glass on the façade of Church View.

Window openings come in a variety of forms including arched – The Old Stables, the old Sunday School, the Primary School and round headed – the Methodist Chapel, the house next to the former smithy and Picture 7.35 Slate hanging on the façade of Myrtle the cottage adjacent to Myrtle Cottage. Cottage.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Local and traditional building materials

Many of the building walls in the village are rubblestone and granite. Many of these walls are unfinished but a number are painted or rendered.

Picture 7.38 The rubblestone walls of the White Cottage have been painted.

Some of the more high status buildings such as the church and the vicarage have ashlar stone elements.

Picture 7.36 Cottage with slatestone walls and moulded granite window surrounds.

Picture 7.37 Massive granite slabs used for door and window lintels.

Picture 7.39 Moulded seventeenth century granite doorway at the foot of the church tower.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Others– Church House (Bakers Park), Church View, Treveans, Stout Cottage and Teague Terrace are constructed from stone rubble and cob.

Picture 7.42 Stone chimney stack with slate drip moulds – Church House.

Picture 7.40 Treveans has rubblestone walls at its base and a slightly jettied cob first floor.

The majority of historic roofs in the village are constructed from Delabole slate in both scantle and rag formations.

Picture 7.43 Stone chimney stack with slate drip moulds – The Poplars.

Due to its proximity to Delabole, slate can be found throughout the village for a variety of uses other than roofing.

Picture 7.41 Rag slate roof on the lean-to adjoining Treveans.

The early surviving chimneys are in the form of large stone stacks with drip slates - 1 Teague Terrace, Tower Terrace, Church House, The Poplars. Later and replacement chimneys are brick.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.44 Slate doorstep outside Tower Terrace.

Picture 7.46 Simple slabs of slate supported by iron brackets form door canopies.

Picture 7.45 Slate verge on the roof of Church House.

Several cottages have slate slab door canopies supported on iron brackets – Church House (Bakers Park), Tower Terrace. Others have slate cills and drip moulds – the cottages south of the Old Forge, Tower Terrace.

Picture 7.47 Slate cills and dripmoulds.

One of the cottages south of the Old Forge has a porch constructed from massive slabs of slate.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.48 Porch constructed from slabs of slate. Picture 7.50 Slate hanging on the southern elevation of Trelowen. Slate hanging is also prevalent throughout the village - Greystones, Trelowen, Myrtle Although stone was in plentiful supply there Cottage, Stout Cottage, The Poplars and were also good local sources of wood. The Trelowen. house opposite Tower Terrace has wooden lintels and there are cruck beams in the Community Centre.

Picture 7.49 The robust slate hung façade of Greystones with its distinctive vertical cover strips. Picture 7.51 Wooden lintels on the house opposite Tower Terrace.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Many of the later buildings incorporate brick Today the survival of much of the village’s features (both red and cream) such as historic fabric, its proximity to a number of window arches, door surround and quoins local towns, the frequent bus services and - Heatherleigh Terrace, Central House, the survival of local businesses makes it Rose Vale, Tower Terrace. There are, an attractive base for both commuters and however, no historic brick houses. the retired. The location of the post office, pub, newsagents and butcher in the centre of the village make this a natural point of congregation, and the area is always busy with passing trade.

The chapel and the church are still centres of worship and, due to its architectural importance, the church is often visited throughout the week. There is a good sense of community with both the village halls frequently used for local activities, and there are two village web sites.

Picture 7.52 Brick chimneys, window and door Spatial analysis surrounds and quoins On Heatherleigh Terrace. Looking at historic maps of St Teath it is clear that during the nineteenth century land within the village centre was at a premium. Although there were still fields within the village, such as on the western side of Trevilley Lane and on the site of the later Virginia House, most of the land was intensively developed with buildings fringing the roads and courtyard developments crammed in behind. Remnants of this early intensive development can still be found in the village - such as the double row of houses west of Heatherleigh Terrace, the Picture 7.53 Red brick window and door surrounds patchwork of development in the plot on the façade of Central House. immediately south of the church and the outbuildings in front of the cottages on Activity and use Treroosal Road. Fragments can also be found on the eastern side of Trevilley Road, St Teath’s role has changed over the years. with a few cottages surviving at right angles Originally a religious centre with its own to the roadside development. college of priests, the village later became a stopping place on one of the main routes through the county, and a home to workers in the local industries.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.55 The new building along North Road addresses the road and adds to the sense of enclosure.

The tight grain of the village is somewhat dissipated away from the centre where new development tends to be less intensive and set back from the road.

Streetscape and views Picture 7.54 Cranbrook has been squeezed behind the cottages in front indicating a shortage of The streets in St Teath present a number available land for development. of contrasting experiences. The B3267, Throughout the village many of the roads known as Fore Street in the village centre are lined with buildings giving a sense of and North Road as it leads past the school, enclosure. This contrasts with the area to has over the years become a significant the west of the church where there is a far highway. It still however retains many more pastoral feel - The Square has a wide characteristics of a lane with few areas of roadway and open churchyard to the south, pavement, buildings giving straight on to the cemetery is an open green space and the road and a number of bends - this can the Old Vicarage is set within its own cause problems when vehicles do not grounds. observe the speed limit. The reverse is true of the road leading south-west from the Square - originally a significant route this wide, straight road is now very peaceful. The lanes to the south of the church have survived in their original layout and present a network of interconnecting routes with a very pastoral feel, frequently bordered by hedges. Neither Trevilley Lane nor Treroosal Road are heavily used and have retained some of their more rural characteristics due to the less intensive

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT nature of their development. As all the roads leave the village they are lined by hedges.

Picture 7.58 Looking northwards from Treviley Lane.

Picture 7.56 The rural lane leading south from The Poplars.

Picture 7.59 Looking west out of the village along Treroosal Road.

There are no historic pavements in the village, reflecting its rural origins, and few Picture 7.57 The B3267 as it leaves the village on modern ones– which are tarmac with slate its eastern side. kerbs. Surviving historic surface treatments include an area of cobbles and slate paving slabs in front of Church House, cobbled

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT gutters in front of Hawthorn Cottage and to Other significant walls in the village include the north of Forge Cottage, and a slate path the boundary walls to Virginia House, adjacent to the cemetery. Ballacrain and the Old Vicarage. There is a very decorative wall in front of Talisman House where the slatestone is capped by cobbles and brick. Outside Honeysuckle Cottage and The Cottage there are low boundary walls formed from slabs of slates.

Picture 7.60 Area of cobbles to the north of Forge Cottage

Many of the houses and cottages, which do not directly address the street have slatetone rubble garden walls. The Picture 7.62 Decorative wall coping of quartz churchyard is bounded by a slatestone cobbles and rubbed bricks. retaining wall, which takes the form of a Cornish hedge on it southern side with an avenue of trees. The cemetery is bordered by a combination of slatestone walls laid in traditional diagonal courses and Cornish hedge.

Picture 7.63 Low slate garden wall outside Honeysuckle Cottage.

Picture 7.61 The slatestone cemetery walls include the traditional diagonal formation know as kersey way.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.64 Boundary wall formed from slate slabs Picture 7.66 The vista looking northwards from the in front of The Cottage. old cemetery.

Due to the flat nature of St Teath and its Within the centre of the village where the relatively intensive development there are views are limited the Clock Tower and no significant vistas within the centre of the church make a key contribution. To the village. However looking north from the south of the church there are a number of B3267 on the eastern side of the village intriguing glimpses along the curving lanes. there are dramatic views over the countryside. Similarly from Trevilley Lane where the village meets the countryside there are sweeping views to the north. Views out of the village are limited along North Road and south from the Square due to the flat terrain and bends in the road.

Picture 7.67 The church tower is a key component of many of the views in the village.

Public realm

Adding to the rural character of the village is the survival of a large number of outbuildings and lean-to structures (as Picture 7.65 Views out over the undulating countryside at the eastern end of the village. mentioned above). These lend the village a sense of informality and provide a visual link to its working past. One of the most interesting structures is the workshop in

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT front of Cordwainers – the name suggesting this might have once been used by a shoemaker.

There are a number of attractive gate piers in the village including those to the cemetery beyond the old Sunday School, the Old Vicarage, the churchyard, the main cemetery and in the form of piers to kissing gates along a footpath to the north of the cemetery. The Sunday School burial ground and the footpath still have their original cast iron gates. Picture 7.69 Granite gate posts flanked by ashlar granite piers at the southerly entrance to the Old Vicarage.

Picture 7.68 Wrought iron gate supported by granite piers at the entrance to the old cemetery. Picture 7.70 Granite ashlar gate piers and cat ion gates at the eastern entrance into the churchyard.

The northern entrance to the churchyard is through a lychgate with stone gate posts, cast iron gates and a granite animal grid to the side.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.71 The Lychgate on the northern side of the churchyard with stone rubble steps topped by slate treads to the side.

Picture 7.73 Slate kersey way walling is used between the granite piers of the kissing gate on the path leading to the cemetery.

There are a number of flights of stone steps in the village including those into the churchyard and leading up to the first floor entrance of the Community Centre.

Picture 7.72 Granite cattle grid leading into the churchyard.

The path adjacent to the cemetery is entered through iron kissing gates supported by granite piers and bordered by kerseyway slate walls.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.76 Slate cobble steps leading into the churchyard.

Other features of interest include slate boxes to the rear of Church House which might once have been bee-boles or hen houses, a well at the side of The Poplars, the cast iron finger post to the south of the Old Vicarage, the K6 telephone box and the medieval granite cross in the cemetery. Picture 7.74 Granite steps leading to Church House.

Picture 7.77 The well house adjoined the southern Picture 7.75 The low granite steps in front of the old façade of The Poplars. Sunday School.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.78 Cast iron sign post at the road junction Picture 7.79 The K6 telephone box opposite the opposite the Old Vicarage. Post Office.

The most significant feature of the public realm however is the Clock Tower which acts as the village clock, traffic island and eye catcher.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Picture 7.81 The churchyard and the cemetery are important green spaces in the village. The preponderance of slate headstones indicates the village’s proximity to the slate quarry at Delabole.

The large gardens of Virginia House, the Old Vicarage and Ballacrain are of importance not only as the setting of attractive buildings, but also for their contribution to the quality of the village as Picture 7.80 The clock tower still accurately records a whole. Smaller gardens also greatly the time for the village. enhance the environment including the front Greenery and green space gardens of Heatherleigh Terrace, Teague Terrace and The Square. Gardens at the The most significant areas of green space sides of buildings are often survivals of within the village are the churchyard and large cottage gardens, small holdings and cemetery, both of which contain trees which allotments such as the gardens to the south contribute greatly to the character of the of the village hall. southern end of the village.

Picture 7.82 Vegetable gardens to the south of the church.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT The informal triangle of green, which has become a commemorative garden to the north of The Poplars adds to the informal rural character on the south-eastern corner of the village.

Picture 7.84 The redevelopment of the old garage site on North Road has resulted in a raw and empty gap in the street line.

There is in the main, however, a good survival of historic structures within the village and no major structures have been Picture 7.83 The commemorative green at the southern end of the village. lost. In terms of fabric, one of the main losses has been a fairly large number of Loss, intrusion and damage historic windows and doors to modern replacements. However, there is a good Over the years some of the smaller survival of historic roofs and chimneys. cottages have been lost including a pair of cottages opposite Church House (possibly There are a large number of unsightly demolished to improve the road junction), overhead power cables, supported by poles a number of cottages between Trecot and many of which are insensitively sited next the White Cottage and a row of Cottage to historic buildings. The street lighting is between The Cottage and Heal Cap often mounted on existing posts which Cottage on Trevilley Lane. There were also limits their visual impact, but their design further small cottages between the old Bible is extremely utilitarian given the overall Christian Chapel and Cobblers. Although quality of the village. many of these sites have been redeveloped the decision not to address the road with As the B3267 forms a link between the the new structures has led to tears in the busy A39 and B3314 it has become streetscape. Similarly on previously increasingly busy. The effect of this on the undeveloped sites many new buildings are village has been to make congregation randomly placed with no thought to the around the central shops more hazardous overall streetscape. This results in an and the weight of traffic has encouraged uneasy piecemeal environment that has an the replacement of historic windows with unresolved feel. double glazed units to limit the noise. Furthermore a garden wall opposite Greystones has been damaged on several occasions due to vehicles travelling too fast.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT General condition

The majority of buildings in the conservation area are in good condition. The barn to the north of the informal triangular green appears to be disused and could in the future be at risk from decay. Some of the outbuildings in front of the cottages along Treroosal Road appear neglected. There are some slates missing from the façade of Stout Cottage. Greystones is currently undergoing extensive repair works to its façade. There is a derelict building fronting the road opposite Greystones.

Picture 7.85 Repairs to the slate hanging need to be carried out at Stout Cottage

Picture 7.86 Building opposite Greystones in a ruinous condition.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 8 Problems and pressures

St Teath still retains much of its historic integrity and is clearly valued by those who live there. However it is important to raise awareness that an increasing number of seemingly small alterations and developments can in aggregate seriously compromise this integrity.

Historic Buildings

For the size of the village there is a good number of listed and historic buildings which in the main are well maintained and in good condition. Over the years however Picture 8.1 Delabole slate roofs are an important there has been a certain amount of part of the village’s character. adaptation and alteration that is beginning to impact on the character of the Extensions and re-rendering – some settlement. houses have been modernised and extended to such an extent they no Replacement windows and doors –a longer appear to be historic buildings. number of historic buildings have windows and doors in non-traditional Public Realm materials or of inappropriate design and finish. These features not only Signage - although signage in the diminish the historic integrity and village is generally low key and not aesthetic value of the building over intrusive it is fairly utilitarian, not involved, but also have a detrimental always carefully sited and does not impact on the historic character of the take account of the quality of the village as a whole. surrounding environment. Dormers and roof lights –the majority of historic buildings in the village still have original scantle and rag slate roofs. The importance of these roofs as a characteristic of the village should be recognised and any moves to insert new dormers should be resisted. Roof lights should only be considered on rear elevations.

Picture 8.2 This sign is more suited to a busy town bypass than a historic village.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Lighting – the street lights in the village charm and historic integrity - every effort are a present in the form of brackets should be made to preserve these historic attached to existing poles. This is an plots. excellent idea as it reduces the visual impact of a plethora of poles. However, Materials – part of the essential the design of the lights is very character of the village is the utilitarian of a type more suited to a ubiquitous local granite, rubblestone town bypass than a historic village. and slate. Recent development in the Garden walls and hedges - at present village centre however have included the majority of the village’s historic plot artificial slate roofs. This sounds a boundaries are still in place. jarring note drawing attention to the Increasingly however, these unifying new buildings, rather than allowing and historic features are under threat them to merge into the surrounding in order to create off road parking historic landscape. spaces. Siting – traditionally buildings in the Overhead cables – there are areas in village have been sited to address the the village where the prevalence of roads and lanes. They either overhead cables has a detrimental immediately abut the highway or stand effect on the historic character. behind small front garden walls. In Traffic – because the B3267 is a recent years new buildings have been popular connecting route between the sited away from the road, often without A39 and the B3314 there is a stream front garden walls leading to gaps in of through traffic in addition to the local the streetscape. traffic. In addition to the implications The attractive nature of St Teath and this has for pedestrian safety, the its proximity to a number of towns has traffic also effects the historic resulted in its expansion since the structures - it encourages the use of 1960s. However, if the village is double glazing, causes soiling on overdeveloped it risks losing its unique rendered walls and in some cases historic value and relationship with the walls have been damaged by speeding surrounding countryside. vehicles.

New Building

In recent years there has been a certain amount of development within the historic core of the village in the form of both infill and redevelopment. Whilst there is nothing wrong with both in principle, in such a sensitive location it is essential they should be of the highest standard. Furthermore within the village centre many of the original historic plots still survive as gardens and open spaces adding greatly to the village’s

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Historic Buildings

Windows and doors in the historic core should be of traditional materials and design. Historic windows should be repaired where possible or replaced to match originals. St Teath has an admirable survival of original slate roofs which contribute greatly to the village’s character. In order to preserve this asset the insertion of dormer windows and the Picture 9.1 Poor quality signage around the base replacement of natural slate coverings of the clock tower should be discouraged. However on unobtrusive rear elevations good Lighting – the practice of using existing quality small scale rooflights could be poles to carry the street lighting should considered. continue. However, the lights Any extensions should accord with the themselves should be of a design and principles set out in the North Cornwall materials more suitable to their District Council Design Guide which sensitive surroundings. include the following – extensions Garden walls – consideration should should not swamp the original building, be given to the creation of Article 4 should complement the style, details, Directions in order to control the proportions and materials of the demolition of walls and hedges, original house, and should not be sited especially for the creation of hard on the front of buildings. External standings. historic wall coverings should be Overhead cables – consideration preserved where possible. should be given to the feasibility of under-grounding cables. Otherwise Public Realm they should be appropriately sited in order to impact less on the surrounding Signage – given the historic sensitivity historic and natural environment. of the village core more thought could be given to the placing of signs and the use of better quality materials and design.

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT recognised and protected where necessary a full survey of the existing trees, hedgerows and ornamental landscapes should be carried out.

Picture 9.2 Throughout the village the overhead cables are visually intrusive.

Traffic – in order to lessen the impact of the stream of traffic along the B3267 Picture 9.3 Mature trees in the cemetery grounds – consideration should be given to a trees make an important contribution throughout the traffic calming scheme. This should village to its character. take the form of an informal road surface rather than visually intrusive signage and speed bumps. Design guidance specific to the village should be produced based on a detailed audit of the materials, designs, details and character of the historic buildings in order that any future development (including extensions) preserves and enhances the character of the settlement. Any new buildings should be sited appropriately with reference to the surrounding historic fabric and respecting the road line. Further development should be limited to meeting the needs of those who require affordable housing and to those sites within the village development limit set by North Cornwall District Council. Further development within historic plots should be avoided. Picture 9.4 The tree lined southern border of the In order to ensure the contribution churchyard. made by existing trees to the character of St Teath (especially in the churchyard and cemetery) is

St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT Designation

Consideration should be given to extending the Conservation Area southwards to include the historic road junction, cottage and finger post opposite the entrance to the Old Vicarage. The Conservation Area could be extended to the east to include the Edwardian villas and the historic lane leading to The Poplars. To the north the Conservation Area could be extended to include the historic Heal Cap Cottage, Sunday School and burial ground.

Picture 9.5 The conservation area boundary could be extended slightly to the south in order to include this historic cottage.

Picture 9.6 Consideration should be given to including this house and the Edwardian villas to the east in the conservation area.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 10 Opportunities

In order to promote St Teath as an historic settlement information on its development and architecture could be provided by interpretation boards or by an exhibition in the Community Centre. A village trail could be produced not just for St Teath itself, but linking it with the surrounding historic settlements. A number of tourists already visit the information centre at Delabole Quarry and they could be encouraged to visit the settlements where the workers lived. This could present St Teath’s heritage to a wider audience and help attract new visitors. The commemorative green is an important area for contemplation and provides an area of open public space at the eastern end of the village. However it has a slightly haphazard character at present which could benefit from some landscaping. Now that The Square is no longer on a busy route through the village consideration could be given to forming an area of grass in the middle of the road. This would enhance the setting of the Clock Tower and provide some vegetation in an area of rather hard landscaping.

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St Teath Conservation Area Appraisal - DRAFT 1 Sources

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North Cornwall District Local Plan 1999

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