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Download Bedworth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Bedworth Town Centre Conservation Area- Appraisal and Management Proposals 2021 5.4 Open Space ....................................................................... 28 Contents 5.5 Late Twentieth Century ...................................................... 30 1. Summary of Special Interest................................................. 8 5.6 Street Plot and Layout ....................................................... 31 2. Introduction ........................................................................ 10 5.7 Building Scale .................................................................... 32 2.1 Bedworth Town Centre Conservation Area ......................... 10 5.8 Building Materials .............................................................. 33 2.2 Planning Policy Context ...................................................... 10 5.9 Materials Palette ................................................................ 34 2.3 What is a Conservation Area? ............................................ 11 5.10 Architectural features and details ....................................... 34 2.4 Purpose of Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Windows ....................................................................................... 34 Plan ........................................................................................... 11 Shop fronts and entrances............................................................ 36 2.5 Consultation ....................................................................... 12 Decorative details and signage ..................................................... 36 3. The Conservation Area Boundary....................................... 14 Roofs and Chimneys .................................................................... 38 4. Historic Development ......................................................... 18 5.11 Boundary treatments .......................................................... 39 4.1 Religion and Development ................................................. 18 5.12 Important Views ................................................................. 42 4.2 Ribbon weaving and Textile Industry .................................. 19 View 1 .......................................................................................... 42 4.3 Coal mining ........................................................................ 20 View 3 .......................................................................................... 43 5. Character Assessment ....................................................... 23 5.13 Setting ............................................................................... 43 5.1 Location, Topography and Geology .................................... 23 6. Character Area and Zones ................................................. 45 5.2 Architectural Interest and Built Form ................................... 25 6.1 Character Area 1: Mill Street, Chapel Street and 5.3 Residential Buildings .......................................................... 28 Almshouses. ................................................................................. 46 3 Principal features .......................................................................... 46 7.3 Positive buildings ............................................................... 60 Location and Topography ............................................................. 46 7.4 Neutral and Negative Contribution ..................................... 61 Townscape and Architectural Character........................................ 46 8. Assessment of Condition ................................................... 63 Landmark Buildings....................................................................... 47 9. Conservation Area Management Plan................................ 65 Street by Street Assessment ......................................................... 49 9.1 Building Works ................................................................... 65 Mill Street ...................................................................................... 49 9.2 New Development.............................................................. 65 Chapel Street ................................................................................ 49 9.3 Residential Development ................................................... 66 6.2 Character Area 2: Cemetery and Civic Area ....................... 51 9.4 Commercial Premises Fronts ............................................. 67 Principal features .......................................................................... 51 Canopies and Non Retractable Blinds .......................................... 68 Location and Topography ............................................................. 51 Shutters ........................................................................................ 68 Townscape and Architectural Character........................................ 51 9.5 Advertisements and Signage ............................................. 68 6.3 Character Area 3 Miners Welfare Park, Rye Piece, King 9.6 Advertisements and Signage Guidance ............................. 69 Street 54 Fascia Signage ............................................................................. 69 Principal Features ......................................................................... 54 Hanging Signs .............................................................................. 70 Location and Topography ............................................................. 55 Banners ........................................................................................ 70 Townscape and Architectural Character........................................ 55 9.7 Click and Collect Facilities ................................................. 70 7. Audit of Heritage Assets ..................................................... 59 9.8 Street Furniture .................................................................. 70 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................ 59 9.9 Trees ................................................................................. 70 7.2 Listed Buildings .................................................................. 59 9.10 Bedworth Cemetery ........................................................... 70 4 10. Article 4 Directions ............................................................. 72 Proposed Article 4 Directions ........................................................ 72 11. Bibliography of Sources ...................................................... 74 5 Figure 1: All Saints Square............................................................ 14 Figure 20: Shop Corner Mill Street, 1940s .................................... 27 Figure 2: Modern Development on Leicester Road ....................... 15 Figure 21: Bakery on corner of Mill Street. 2021. .......................... 28 Figure 3: Modern Development, 44 High Street ............................ 15 Figure 22: St Francis Terrace, King Street .................................... 28 .Figure 4: 10-16 High Street .......................................................... 16 Figure 23: The gates of the Miners' Welfare Park at Bedworth. Figure 5: Boundary as defined in the Nuneaton and Bedworth 1930s ........................................................................................... 29 Borough Plan ................................................................................ 17 Figure 24: Winding Wheel, Bedworth Miners Park ........................ 29 Figure 6: Proposed Conservation Boundary .................................. 17 Figure 25: War Memorial, Bedworth Cemetery ............................. 30 Figure 7: The old church at Bedworth, built in 1606....................... 18 Figure 26: Bedworth, High Street, 1900s. ..................................... 30 Figure 8: The Old Meeting Church, of Chapel Street Bedworth ..... 19 Figure 27: Bedworth Health Centre, High Street ........................... 31 Figure 9: Three Storey Top Shop, Mill Street, ............................... 19 Figure 28: Bedworth Police Station, High Street ........................... 31 Figure 10: Three Storey Top Shop off Rye Piece Ringway............ 20 Figure 29: Building Storey Height in the Conservation Area. ........ 32 Figure 11: Newdigate Colliery from the main entrance. Taken after Figure 30: White Horse, Rendered White, Mill Street,. .................. 33 the colliery had been closed by the National Coal Board. .............. 21 Figure 31: Recent Development, Leicester Street......................... 34 Figure 12: Parish Church of All Saints ........................................... 21 Figure 32: Materials Palette .......................................................... 34 Figure 13: Bedworth Town Centre Conservation Area .................. 23 Figure 33: Window Types ............................................................. 36 Figure 14: The Nicholas Chamberlaine Almshouses – Listed Grade Figure 34: Shop Fronts, Mill Street ............................................... 36 historic buildings. A focal point of the town .................................... 24 Figure 35: Bedworth Almshouses, All Saints Square .................... 37 Figure 15: The Old Meeting Chapel, Bedworth. Built 1726, the roof Figure 36: Distinctive Brickwork, Croxhall Street .......................... 37 raised in 1808. On left is the Manse (demolished in late 1950s) Figure 37: Decorative
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