Catherington Conservation Area Study and Character Appraisal East Hampshire District Council Published: November 2006 Status of Catherington Conservation Area Character Appraisal Purpose and Objectives of a Conservation Area Character Appraisal The purpose of a Conservation Area Character Appraisal is to ‘clearly identify what it is about the character or appearance of the area which should be preserved or enhanced, and set out the means by which that objective is to be Status Ordnance Survey Statement pursued’, and it is hoped that ‘clear assessment and definition of an East Hampshire District Council has The Ordnance Survey map data included within this publication is areas special interest and the action formally designated the needed to protect it will help to Catherington Conservation Area provided by East Hampshire District Council under licence from the generate awareness and encourage Boundary. The Character Appraisal is local property owners to take the non statutory planning guidance, Ordnance Survey in order to fulfill its public function to act as a right sort of action for themselves’. which acts as an additional guide to (PPG15.4.9) the policies in the adopted East planning authority. Persons viewing Hampshire District Council Local the mapping should contact The aim of this Conservation Area Plan: Second Review March 2006. In Ordnance Survey copyright for Character Appraisal is to: advice where they wish to licence this respect the Appraisal can aid in • Improve the understanding of the determination of planning Ordnance Survey map data for their own use. the history and the historical applications by this Authority and in context, of this area of East its defence of its decisions at appeal. Area Character Appraisals Hampshire; A Conservation Area is defined as • Generate awareness of exactly Conservation Area an ‘area of special architectural or what it is about the historic interest the character of Conservation Area that makes ‘it Boundary & Controls which it is desirable to preserve or of special interest’; Applying enhance’. Designation ‘provides the • Provide residents with a clear basis for policies designed to idea of what it is about the The adopted Guidance contains a preserve or enhance all the aspects Conservation Area that should number of recommendations. of character and appearance that be cared for and preserved; Conservation Area Boundary define an areas special interest’ (Section 69(1)(a)) • Provide residents with a clear Catherington Conservation Area idea of what enhancements boundary was designated by East East Hampshire District Council is could be made to the Hampshire District Council on 11th therefore required by law to Conservation Area; February 2003. protect designated areas from any alterations or development that • Provide East Hampshire Planning Dates and Statistics would adversely affect their Department with a valuable tool All dates and statistics are correct character and appearance. with which to inform its on date of publication. Future planning practice and policies The Civic Amenities Act of 1967 for the area. amendments to text will be made introduced Conservation Areas in in an appendix. the United Kingdom. Catherington Front cover photograph 2 Conservation Area View north towards All Saints Church across the fields Catherington Conservation Area 1 Contents Page 1 Introduction 4 2 Historical development 5 3 Character Appraisal 8 - Topography, views and vistas - Use and activity - Overview of roads, buildings and architecture - Materials and detailing 4 Pressures, issues and threats 10 5 Enhancements and improvements 11 6 Summary 12 - Local character 7 Design Palette 13 Appendices 14 Acknowledgements Horndean Parish Council and the ‘Village Design Statement’ Local Residents 2 1 - Traditional flint barns Catherington 2 - Flint wall to Kings Court School Conservation Area 3 1 Introduction 3 The Catherington Listed Buildings Conservation Area Catherington has nine Catherington Conservation Area listed buildings within its was designated on 11th February Conservation Area: 2003. There are no current plans to • All Saints Church, grade II* alter the existing boundaries which • Kean Tomb, grade II are set out in the map referred to in appendix 3. • Napier Tomb, grade II • Cross Tomb, grade II • The Farmhouse (240 Catherington Lane), grade II • Kings Court School (182 Five Heads Road), grade II • Catherington Cottage (292 Catherington Lane), grade II 4 • Tudor Cottages (307-309/311 Catherington Lane), grade II and one on the west boundary of the Conservation Area: • The Granary, (Catherington Lane), grade II These buildings are considered to be of special architectural or historic interest on a national scale. It is the policy of the Council to identify those buildings that are important to the character of Catherington for statutory listing, therefore candidates for inclusion may arise as a result of the character assessment. 5 Catherington 3 - Randells Cottage, 240 Catherington Lane 4 Conservation Area 4 - View across land to the west of the village 5 - View South down Catherington Lane 2 Historical development 6 In 1838 there were three working farms in the centre of the village, many of these farm buildings still survive today. Parsonage Farm which was owned and operated by Sir Francis Curtis, consisted of the existing mid 18th century farmhouse at No. 240 Catherington The later development in the Lane, as well as the foundations village has had little impact on the where a complex of farm buildings overall historic character and on the opposite side of the Lane layout. A few of the original pre- once stood, with the farmland 1830 buildings have been stretching as far west as Ham Lane. remodelled and/or replaced on the All that remains of this complex same sites, such as ‘Church House’ - now is the Granary erected in 1820 the former vicarage - which on the west side of Catherington replaced an earlier vicarage in the Lane. The second working farm was 1880's, the 18th century ‘St ‘Randells’ (No. 214 Catherington Catherines’ (285-287 Catherington Lane) which was owned and Lane) which was remodelled in the operated by Francis Morgan who late 19th century, the ‘Farmer Inn lived at ‘Catherington House’ - now Public House’ which was rebuilt Kings Court School. Here a after a fire in the 1920's, and farmhouse and fine complex of ‘Kinches Farmhouse’ (previously 18th and 19th century farm known as Kinch’s) also rebuilt after buildings survive. The third working a fire in 1945. The majority of the farm was ‘Kinches Farm’ which was later infill development, is dispersed owned by Sir Samuel Clark Jervoise Extract from 1897 Ordnance Survey. © and amongst the early buildings, and occupied by William Prescott database right Crown copyright and Landmark whilst the 1920's development is Information Group Ltd (All rights reserved 2006) (previously known as Pescott). This located outside the historic core of farm consisted of arable and the village, grouped at the pasture land at the north-west end Catherington Village is situated on northern and southern ends of of the village as well as land on top of a hill, which developed over Catherington Lane. time into a linear development both sides of Roads Hill. All that which runs parallel to the A3. remains is the 17th century barn on the north side of Roads Hill. Many In 1838 the village of Catherington of the historic houses in the village was surveyed by J W Blackman as had wells, some over 200 feet deep. part of the proceedings for settling A well-house existed close to the Tithe Award. At this time the Kinches Farm, but now all that pattern of development and layout remains is the treadwheel which is of the village had been established at the Weald and Downland and essentially remains the same Museum. It was this treadwheel today. The principal character and which inspired the design for the layout of the village developed with village sign located by the pond buildings widely dispersed on both and erected in 1989. sides of Catherington Lane, separated by pasture and arable land. 7 6 - Brick Granary Catherington 7 - Randells Farmhouse and flint barns Conservation Area 5 8910 11 There are also the remains of By 1838 the two Georgian mansions Other buildings in the village another farm that had been earlier in the village St Catherines and included; ‘Butts Cottage’ (No. 344 subdivided: the 17th century Catherington House, with their Catherington Lane) which was farmhouse – ‘Tudor Cottages’ (Nos. gardens and plantations, were well owned and occupied by Robert 307, 309, 311 Catherington Lane), established. The centre of the Lucken, the original ‘Farmer Inn’ converted into three cottages and village clusters around the St public house’ which was owned and now used as two dwellings. The old Catherines Estate which is occupied by James Lucken, the early farm was owned by George Crocker predominantly located on the west 19th century ‘Catherington who farmed land at the north-east of Catherington Lane, but also Cottage’ (No. 292 Catherington end of the village near ‘Butts includes a number of buildings to Lane) which was owned by John Cottage’ (formerly Butts Farm) but the east. St Catherines is an 18th Corderoy but occupied by John the farmhouse was rented out and century mansion, which has had Ockerby, and the original vicarage - occupied by Peter Whale. later 19th century extensions and on the site of the present ‘Church alterations. House’ (No. 329 Catherington Lane) which was occupied by Reverend The Estate buildings include the Charles Edward