Shardlow Conservation Area Character Statement

Shardlow

Conservation Area

Character Statement

2014

SOUTH DERBYSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL LullingtonShardlow Conservation Conservation Area Area Character Character Statement Statement

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Contents

Phases of Designation of Phases

Conservation Area Building Materials and Details and Materials Building Approaches Views Spaces Historic Development Historic

details architectural Distinctive 1 Appendix Area: Conservation Shardlow 2 Appendix Map Area Conservation  Description Area Conservation Damage and Loss    Area of Archaeological Potential Archaeological of Area Analysis Area Conservation  Introduction Summary Shardlow LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement t h tw o Stourport of town the at being other the country, the in ports canal inland recognisable two only of one is Shardlow and road the between opposite meadow the otherwise the built visual spacesrelief from open thatprovide important canal, and Hall, Shardlow to setting is parkland this to the exception only The result. the is Road London along development straggling the and time, over infilled was village the westof parts east and separate the between space The are river the of conservation area. the edge the along of views bank Canal and only Road London alongside The runs it where it. east, the from of Shardlow approaching unaware wholly remain could Shardlow to visitor casual A settlement. medieval the of development the on bearing little had it have to and appears Trent River the of presence the of sense the little is in there port, navigation canal a river of the development with associated industries early the of importance the Despite the being canal and river road, of intersection its growth. behind reason the Trent; River the road to this on proximity location its its and to related closely was development historic its but quiet fairly is village the Now county. the in roads busiest the of one was Shardlow, through runs which by Derby southern A50 the of construction the Until these of Most community. the support as a port. its story of the importance canal and are toilluminate survive able buildings to comprised needed Buildings inns and canal. merchants houses brew cottages, the the workers and of as housing well boats as buildings, narrow wharf the ancillary and and offices Trent warehouses, the of barges river between place took the transhipment Here, settlement. old the of east the to canal, new the of borders the along created was focus new a 1760s, the in Canal Mersey and Trent the of 18 early port terminal the became the Shardlow When perimeter. eastern its at Hall) (Shardlow grounds in hamlet a only was Shardlow Summary District the by extended and 1975 August 8th 2). 1992 (see Appendix July 9th on Council on Council District Derbyshire future South for and Council County Derbyshire by jointly professional opportunities designated was Area Conservation Shardlow The making thus when and Council the interest by special used be that applications. development of merits the on judgements will to document This damage enhancement. of degree the assesses also It protection. of worthy Shardlow of appearance and character the makes that interest architectural and historic special the out sets It Council. District Derbyshire South with, association in and for, Conservation Morris Mel by produced been has statement This Introduction Shardlow Conservation Area Conservation

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pass, the former (London Road) A6, A6, Road) (London former the pass, - up frontage. up

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Loughborough road and the

building and chandlery, which have -

century port canal

Stevens No. 2 Store of c1820 of Store 2 No. Stevens th

preserved examples of canal architecture in Britain. It now enjoys a -

contained distinct 18 contained distinct - “lunette” windows a number of public houses, some converted and in views. providing points within the settlement focal to residential use, strategically placed a small country house set in landscaped a set parkland country small house houses withand managers’ mingled merchants’ workers cottages wide red brick canal warehouses with shallow pitched slate roofs and cast a principally linear settlement following the of the canalbanks Derby long stretches of canal and river that wind their way around the eastern side of settlement the a living canal wharf environment. There is continuity between past and present uses of the canal, particularly the local trades of boat sincecontinued on the site the 1770s a self

       of Shardlow as follows: summarised characteristics candistinctive The be  James James Brindley. Therefore, whilst the inland port of Shardlow was not unique, it contains some of the best a is place. bustling the canal waterfront boating reputation forregionaland pleasure LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement there is a sharp U sharp a is there Here, settlement. the of end eastern the at Road London to close passes Trent River The north furrow. and ridgenorth, havesurviving area, which conservation the south east,outside east and the to fields arable the in seen be can practices agricultural early of Vestiges main the on location agriculture its from upon trade dependent passing to Derby. London from route some largely and trade was river some economy had it early although Shardlow’s Wharf. Shardlow quarter a a about with association Bridge, present the of in Cavendish vicinity the developed in was have which Ferry, Wilne to at Trent likely River the is of point It crossing period. medieval the in settlement the about known is little (1086), Book Domesday the in to referred is Shardlow Although Romano the to Neolithic area. theseconservation outsidethe although fall occupation, the from Shardlow early of remains visible only the are Shardlow surrounding fields surrounding the in Cropmarks periods. area the in activity the of area and occupation was this there that know we investigation, of detailed of result a assessment As Valley. Trent archaeological extensive involved have Shardlow, of mile a within A50, the of construction the and Valley Trent the in pits gravel of excavation The Development Historic Analysis Area Conservation area. conservation the of boundary the with coincide necessarily not need potential archaeological of area an Consequently, shift. may focus their develop, and grow settlements as centuries, the Over that expectation reasonable ground. below be survive may may periods medieval post and/or there medieval the to relating potential evidence archaeological archaeological of area the Within post and/or medieval the during activity industrial periods. medieval and settlement of extent probable the shows It Record. Monuments and Sites Derbyshire the from information site statutory non other and Gardens) and Parks Historic Registered and Monuments Ancient Scheduled (including designations statutory both encompass may potential archaeological of area An Monuments and County the Sites with the consultation and in Council. Derbyshire at County Officer Record Archaeologist area Control conservation Development each of the review Archaeologist, the of part as out plan and documentary archaeological, known the of assessment an through defined been has potential archaeological of area An Potential Archaeological of Area 17 trade. strategic and communication a role for therefore, had, and Shardlow Navigation, the of half second the

shaped bend in the river, which falls outside the conservation area. By area. conservation the outside falls which river, the in bend shaped th

century Wilne Ferry had become the head of the Trent Trent the of head the become had Ferry Wilne century - of

- form evidence of the settlement. It has been carried been has It settlement. the of evidence form - a - ie ute aog h mi A t te at of east the to A6 main the along further mile 3

- British British

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framing. framing. It was - The The Shakespeare

conservation conservation area around the Dog and Duck junction pub, of London at Road and the Aston Lane. The Duck appears to be the oldest Dog and building in Shardlow, although this isapparent, with a dated not cruck frame of 1482 and evidence of immediatelyfurther timber situated on an area of land that remained floods. during dry The The oldest area (Area 1) was the original western hamlet, at the side of the Located on the main highway from London to Derby, it is edition OS map, both on Londonedition OS map, both

4 Stroud, 2001) by comparing a several map of 1766 maps;

- rear wing with cruck frame cruck with rear wing

- century century (Stroud, 2001). Salt was also unloaded here. Salt was

th DRO), DRO), the 1816 map of the Trent and Mersey Canal (British

The Dog and Duck, Aston Lane Lane Aston Duck, and Dog The Inn (c1780), at the eastern end. The latter appeared following the construction of the Trent and Mersey Canal. publicIn practice both houses probably although there provided stabling, is no longer surviving evidence for this. Stabling was an important provision in the port as back of the Shakespeare Inn is now part of the pub accommodation and disguised by later There were smithies indicated extensions. two 2 on the Road; one opposite the demolished). Shakespeare Inn and one near the The Dog and Duck at the western end of the village Salt was complemented by The Navigation Warehouse (both almost almost inevitable that a number of inns should be established along this route. Within the centre of Shardlow there were two inns, almost alongside each other Inn and The Rose extensive and stabling between them Crown (1880 OS). The (demolished). stableblock wing which projected at the Map evidence suggests that these had The The village developed in three areas, closely linked appraisal. to the The three growth areas and described development in of this UrbanCouncil (Extensive Survey the village has been plotted by the (John County Whyman map (c1880). Ordnance Survey andmap Waterways), a the first edition map of 1852 an important commodity and drovers’ ways, sometimes called Saltways, were created from medieval times to transport salt long distances across country. It is was possible one such that “Saltway”. the An early A6 warehouse (possibly a salt warehouse) serving the river Lock. upstream of Shardlow slightly appears on aof 1766, plan 1761. The present bridge is a 1957 reconstruction slightly further adownstream. is 1957 present1761. The bridge reconstruction Shardlow had been a cheeses, small river which port were trading cheesemongers exported in were active in purchasing cheese from local the as Midland Counties via the goods, Trent far particularly at the as Derbyshire beginning of the 18 London. In fact, as many as 58 London Although Although at certain times sometimes the Trent known was as fordable Eventually, it was replaced “Wilden with a bridge, now known as near Cavendish Bridge, which opened in Shardlow, Ferry”) Wilne was Ferry in (also continual use for many generations. LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement The relationship of River and canal is best seen on an aerial photograph in the Heritage Heritage the in photograph aerial man narrow a by separated an only are two the that shows which 1956, in on taken Centre seen best is canal and River of relationship was The canal the of stretch Shardlow The Canal. Mersey 1777. in itopened and and fully was 1770 in completed Trent the of far the end at is Shardlow eastern Canal. Mersey and Trent the later route and Canal trade Trunk Grand navigable The as a provide to canal This atfirstknown was rivers. Mersey and a Trent the using coast west east and the between construct to manufacturers landowners, and various by tradesmen Parliament to put was petition a 1766, in enclosure, after Shortly Hall. to Shardlow close passing Wilne, Great and village old the between road another been have may there 1758 1757 in Shardlow of enclosure the Before 1738. in turnpiked was Road London main The there into before area canalbeing. came merchant the in that class wealthy living was a suggests which farms to unconnected village, be to seem original they that fact the the and houses in these Road London on canal the properties predate dated other two are There competition stifling Hall, the river. commercial along further activity and Melbourne of navigationfamily Coke the the controlled of behalf and on rights Ferry, river Wilden above his defended vigorously He his used. if wharf were his to boats access allow only would he and Ferry Wilne at wharf a had Fosbrooke west north The increased. time. same at the widened wealth family’s re the was as elevation times several altered and enlarged small quite was building This (datestone). Fosbrooke Leonard for 1684 in built was Hall Shardlow Stroud to according although, easily Road, first be London can along were 100 horses. more than for was stabling that10) there (2001, or stabling canals area surviving port the no the is either when There in although identified men. horses, by by pulled were pulled they were established boats narrow canal the choice for the connection between the canal and river, but eventually a site further further site a The Trent. eventually the meets but Derwent and central which had a pier, Bridge, Cavendish made toavoid was probably change river, the where and Derwentmouth, canal at chosen, the was downstream between connection the original for the been had choice point this at Lock Shardlow Bank. Canal called lane the now “spit”, ShardlowHall -

the central stone part of the house that looks towards the A6. Shardlow Hall was Hall Shardlow A6. the towards looks that house the of part stone central the re - fronted1720 in - - rne c70 n ahoal bik n te ot es eeain was elevation east south the and brick fashionable in c1720 fronted

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hrlw os (76 ad hrlw ao (76. h qaiy of quality The (1746). Manor Shardlow and (1726) House Shardlow

ShardlowHall

thestone front of 1684

- made

- LullingtonShardlow Conservation Conservation Area Area Character Character Statement Statement loaded loaded - London

23 Mill Green (also 23 Mill (also Green - , on the north west side of

The Clock Warehouse Clock The west west bank of the canal, now in -

, on the far north

, , to the north of The Great Wharf, now dominated by housing but

Old Salt Warehouse Old Salt . These comprised the Old Salt Warehouse of the 1770s, built in English Garden warehouse as 14 use which now in is residential the warehouse of 1792 or “E”3 Mill)known as No. Warehouse and Consilliain Ltd occupied2011 by Donfabs the late C18 Iron Warehouse, the warehouse of 1816 in use as offices in 2011 (known as “D” Warehouse or No. 1 CornTrent Mill) the warehouse known as “C” Warehouse, No. 3 Store and Dobson’s Chandlery

Soresby’s Soresby’s Wharf Millformerly Ivy serving Soresby’s Warehouse and Dockyard remains intact. canal 52 andbasin 52aresidentialas nos. The use The Wharf.   buildings were:buildings   Other areas developed around the historic wharves (marked on the map) include: (marked wharves map) on the historic the around Other areas developed The Great Wharf (also known as the Canal Company Wharf) the canal above the London Road canal bridge, which combined the greatest number largest and of the canal basins or “cuts”, where goods could be unloaded. Here the main Wall bond brickwork (now the Heritage Centre and also known as “A” Warehouse), and the Clock Warehouse of 1780 (also known as “B” Warehouse or Trent Corn Mills No. 2) as well as a couple of buildings on the east bank of the canal, once used as salt warehouses. have Road been facingOther buildings demolished. London The The development of the canal and its buildings at the eastern end of the settlement started in 1766. afterwas the canal begun earliestThe group be the south erected London of buildings to of to were Road on Wharf Whilst Whilst some river barges could use the canal, the width above of Burton to make the the whole canaljourney from coast was to coast in too one operation. restrictive Shardlow was chosen as the obvious place for transhipment. Goods were onto unloaded and smaller re barges, although this was not provideneeded to storage. temporary always one operation and warehouses were because of the lack of a reliable water in level. fluctuations supply, as the Trent was then prone to massive LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement 4 19 nos. Lane, Wilne on row The map. 1816 the the 18 late the in built on were and refined more are appear stacks,9 earliest. the chimney not were these However, squat 1835. of map and County Sanderson doors their and with houses, windows brick arched These Cowlishaws. segmental the simple family, local a by 1830s the in built was Row, Long these, of longest The out. stand that cottages workers of rows five are There workers’ for cottages. need the labour and local rose for so demand the port, of the growth the with but canals the from wealth their up built had who families the for location 19 the in built were cottages workers surviving the of Many workers. canal the of some accommodated village the of part old the 18 late workers twelve to only mid are that therefore, likely, is It There 1800. before from thedating identified positively be can cottages. that cottages workers during few built were there were stage houses this at merchants’ century, large the of most Although rope “sledge”. ofthe the and movement yarn controlling the path along the walked the and shrink to began yarns the twisted, was rope rope the Whilst the “sledge”. of the end opposite the at and, machine” “twisting the to both into fixed position then into twisted and raked and were fed were which These hemp. yarn, or coir of flax, cotton, lengths using strands the multiple accommodate to needed was length This rope the Shardlow, of case the In rope. of lengths suitable Rope map. 1816 the on appear not does rope Shardlow The manufacture. of The area. conservation rope adjacent the the and to building) brick (the tentacle Ropery linear a forming Lane, Wilne off settlement, the rope own its has Shardlow spin by a was a trade, Shardlow as another industry local a became building Boat   canal important two are there Here in. filled been warehouses: has arm basin original The bridge. Wharf Sutton’s basin. separate Wharf Soresby’s (The Maltings). development housing a with replaced & demolished been all have buildings Brewery Trent later the and Warehouse) Corn (a development of phase first the with associated buildings Wharf Coal The the is uses industrial the from building use residential warehouse, in granary/corn now former surviving only the but mill, the serving basin long Wharf Flack’s and Soresby The church of St. James was built in 1838, to accompany the creation of the separate parish separate the of creation the accompany to 1838, in built James was St. of church The an in old Wharf the

- 18 The Wharf and 2 and Wharf The 18 The warehouse of c1820 (also known as Stevens No. 2 Store) 2 No. as Stevens of c1820(also known warehouse The Store) 1 as No. of the (also 1780s known warehouse long The

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below the Coal Wharf. This ran alongside the canal and did not have a have not did and canal the alongside ran This Wharf. Coal the below on the east canal bank south of Wilne Bridge, is no longer evident. The evident. longer no is Bridge, Wilne of south bank canal east the on the buildings on the east canal bank just north of the London Road canal Road London the of north just bank canal east the on buildings the - fashioned style for the time incorporating wedge lintels.wedge incorporating time the style for fashioned - 8 Millfield were built at the end of the 19 the of theend at built were Millfield 8 , to the east of Wilne Bridge. This contained a Flour Mill and a and Mill Flour a contained This Bridge. Wilne of east the to , - walk, a well a walk, - product of boat building and other canal other and building boat of product th - ak a etbihd y 85 Sru) lhuh it although (Stroud) 1815 by established was walk

- century. The area appears to have been a desirable a been have to appears area The century. defined straight stretch of path, on the outskirts of of outskirts the on path, of stretch straight defined - walks could be up to 300 metres long to provide provide to long metres 300 to up be could walks 7

- century by the canal company, appearing on appearing company, canal the by century 25, were in existence by 1816. Lastly, Nos. Nos. Lastly, 1816. by existence in were 25, - - off from the canal port. Rope making, making, Rope port. canal the from off walk were used together in one process one in together used were walk -

3 - - 5 Millfield. 5 walk is exactly 300 metres long. metres 300 exactly is walk th

century, ca.1890, those at thoseat ca.1890, century,

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17 The Wharf, The 17 related trades. related

- maker maker - walk, walk, th

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century century houses, e.g.

18 The Wharf. However,

1992), characterise1992), of the latermost - 22 The Wharf, Trent Villa 45 The - demolished) demolished) and a steam Flour Mill at

of Shardlow and Great Wilne out of the on Trent. parish Aston of Trade began to decline in the 1840s with the competition from the railways and in 1847 the canal was North purchased Staffordshire by Railway the Most of the Company. canal carriers ceased trading in the late 1850s. Although the traditional trades associated with the canal port declined, several of the warehouses were Messrs F.E. taken Stevens Corn Merchants, over an by Millfield (also demolished). also a few There later 19 are 20 adjunct to the corn milling business and “D” Warehouse was steam corn adapted mill (only into chimney, survives). however, the a base of the There was little village after the 1840s. Within the development Wharf in area were built the Trent the Brewery (1860 - Wharf and 4 the western end of the village did not

century, when Shardlow became a commuter village

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Church of St James St Church of The Dower House, London Road Road London House, Dower The Surviving base of corn mill chimney mill corn of base Surviving century century development. Some discreet, detached houses have been built in recent years,

th distinct. distinct. Development along continues both of sides the A6 for a mile or so before reaching the Dog and Duck. The hedge line of marks the entrance the into the conservation area and, on the opposite side of the road, field a long to the north west of the at the Dog wall expanse of rendered and Duck. Dower House area, before reaching The Navigation Inn, the first boundary. This is building a prominent landmark visible within from afar, across the the valley, and it conservation faces the area of the road, area. the conservation the south which outside River to is running Trent approachingFrom the west, Shardlowstart of the from Derby, the conservation area less is Approaches From the east, approaching Shardlow(the Road former along A6), the canalLondon area of the settlement is reached after crossing Cavendish Bridge, spanning the River Trent. To the north is Shardlow Marina and one passes a former petrol station, in use as a caravan sales Housing Housing estate developments, such as Wakelyn Close on London Road (1963), Cavendish Close (approved 1958) off The Wharf and off (1975) Wilne Lane, Mill Green at The Wharf (1990 outside the conservation area, The Maltings 20 of the village. the character add which as infill generallyto plots, develop further until late into the 20 of infilling. amount for a and Derbyconsiderable there was LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement the flat expanses of water. water. of expanses flat the in reflections vivid present buildings orange bright the and bulwarks the of strips concrete and stone long the colour, bright of bands horizontal of juxtaposition the Here “cuts”. the the multi in views instances many In   vistas: key Along introductions, recent Although Millfield. many views. enhance and stillthese14 soften of garden the in and Store 2 No. Stevens of planted were which willows, grounds the in Warehouse, Clock weeping The of grounds the in years recent large in canal the alongside three are There Hall. Shardlow and of parkland trees veteran specimens, the of perimeter the of part defined once and Single imposing are park car Warehouse Clock The views. 19 two many the example, For of important. all are element plantations dramatic a forming and lush quite brickwork orange strong the of impact was the softening to, added been years planting the over has and the area, industrial predominantly a was settlement the Although the of significance the of area. conservation part important footpaths an and are roads which the views, to defining this many of has relationship Shardlow the and network canal the of result a As individual or trees of clumps small to and Warehouse) trees. specimen the Clock as The (such landmarks and to tower bridges, from church buildings, between views intimate more the or Trent, the towards Hall Shardlow from looking meadow the acrossaspect open the as such this in included low the Along map area conservation the in included document. are to the referred of Some area. viewpoints conservation the of experience visitor’s a in This strongly scope. most impress to themselves likely this are that of views specific more document and general a of selection in a describes section comprehensively cover close to both numerous views, changing too of expansive, multitude a has area conservation Every Views AstonLane. with junction atthe pinchpoint forms a which well a with area, conservation the of start the frame and view tapering a form pub the of elevation roadside the and House Dower The of walls boundary brick The oe f h ms mmrbe iw o Sado. o h nrh bas ote o space for F.E. former jostle the by boats dominated is north, bank canal east the the on To foreground The Shardlow. basins. the of within views memorable most the of some are wharves the towards south and north looking Road) London (at bridge canal the From

- coloured narrow boats, moored alongside the wharves and staggered in rows within rows in staggered and wharves the alongside moored boats, narrow coloured and House Broughton Warehouse and, Inn to thesouth Clock east, the Navigation The towards looking view distance long the Hall, Shardlow from part the and Hall Shardlow to entrance the towards looking view distance long the area, canal the from London Road London

- yn Tet aly iw ae eeal lmtd ote cainl panorama, occasional the to limited generally are views Valley Trent lying

, which has one long straight stretch near Shardlow Hall, there are two are there Hall, Shardlow near stretch straight long one has which , - rendered farm building, Home Farm Barn Home Farm building, farm rendered

aa port canal

area are enhanced by the presence of the the of presence the by enhanced are area th

century pines at the entrance to to entrance the at pines century

- defined enclosure, defined - ag ad more and range LullingtonShardlow Conservation Conservation Area Area Character Character Statement Statement -

edged environment. edged environment. -

10 ), ), on Wilne Lane, the view towards The Wharf is place hard in this 23 Mill Green) from here. In contrast, the east bank of - - of - canal bridge at London Road London at bridge canal there are a number of long views, some incorporating three

Wilne Bridge View of the Great Wharf looking north from from north looking Wharf Great of the View The WharfThe north north of London Road bridge, the principal views are those towards the

17 Wilne Lane, a yard that formerly linked Wilne Lane with the towpath, - towpath

former open space fronting the canal is now edged by a evergreen rather out block that is row of leylandii, forming a large storey storey buildings, which add to the tangled impression of activity. Sometimes, the difference between public and private space is difficult to gauge, with views of other, buildings behind suggesting each a public pathway or route connecting the canal with most the cases these back reflect lanes. historic links, blocked In up at a later date, such as the space at backthe of Nos. 9 and the yard in front of Beech Tree Cottage, which formerly led to the canalside. This is is a prominent view Mill No.3 of (14 the towpath is defined mainly viewsrestricted. are conifer and planting, the by tall brick boundary walls, some modern fencing and Within the area of From the Great Wharf and the industrial buildings that line width of the the canal means that west narrow boats are frequently bank moored alongside the of buildings, the canal. Here forming the an attractive foreground. The provides visually stimulating views of buildings deep within the depth site on the west bank. There of the moorings along the Great Wharf dominated by the broad shimmering sweep of the canal as the eye is led south around the curve of the bend in the canal. former Here Malthouse is a focal also, point of views, the looking both north from generous the towpath and curve west of the from brickwork Wilne Bridge, at and is the a major landmark. Along this length of waterfront canal, permits the width temporary of moorings the alongside the pubs, contributing to the colourful scene. Stevens Stevens Warehouse (No.2 Store), several changes in with use and fortune. To the its south, there are wide views weathered of London Wharf, and Clock The the lock looking towards Warehouse. patinated brickwork exhibiting From the next canal bridge ( LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement rae b te obnto o wd scin o cnl n bod off broad and canal of sections wide of combination the canal the by of length the created along space open andof pockets wide large is are there Road port London canal spacious. the within is area conservation the of character the general, In Spaces from this point. landmark a tower, church the and front garden facing west north the of views grand are there Hall, Shardlow of back the at west south east/ north roughly running footpath, public the From broad fields, footpath. the from public view of Lane Aston 4 framed important the an to is there 83 direction, other the No. in Looking of beyond. Wood farmyard Bottom and hedgerows the clipped through view framed attractive an is there where Lane, Aston of end the from is This settlement. the of part this in view memorable     buildings: spacesbetween of new glimpses occasional are there and regularly change views the canal, the of side west north the to particularly lanes, back the in direction of changes sharp of number a of result a As views Glimpsed three occasional the Lady The at buildings of side west The ss te ak f eiiin ewe pbi ad rvt sae ihn h Waf ra is area Wharf The within space private and public between definition of lack the uses, residential to buildings commercial and industrial many of use of change the of result a As turningareas.large and moorings multiple enabling boatyards,

the glimpse under Wilne Bridge looking towards Shovel looking Malt The Wilne Bridge under glimpse the towpath the from House of Ivy glimpse the Millfield from Row of Long glimpse the Wharf The 40 alongsideNo. passageway public the down glimpse the View of CanalViewof andBank Canal Bridgefrom

in Lane Wilne - storey element in the roofline adds variety and movement. variety and adds rooflinethe in element storey - Shardlow Lock in - Grey and Nos.19 and Grey

a sm o te ot itrsu ves Sal rus of groups Small views. picturesque most the of some has

- 29 are interspersed with trees and shrubs, and and shrubs, and trees with interspersed are 29 11

There is one particularly particularly one is There boundary. area conservation outside the and road the of south of London Wharf and Canal Canal and Wharf London of view important an is there Lock Salt is Shardlow From Old attractive. particular, very the in of Warehouse, view The trees. and buildings the between canal the of glimpses occasional From y l n i a m the e s to e h t buildings incorporate h g u o h t vistas, l a sweeping long creating curve shallow broad a in bends village, the of along part old the In bridge. next as far as the Bank

odn Road London aa Bank Canal

- set basins and and basins set tee are there ,

te road the ,

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Landmark trees in Shardlow Hall parkland Hall Shardlow in trees Landmark 12

linked trades, and contribute to the quality of the views within the settlement. and quality to the contribute within of the views trades, linked - Grey, The Firs and The - in - deliberately designed to make deliberately to an impact. designed The substantial houses of the wealthy designed and to a high standard; middle they are not vernacular class buildings. Render, brick and merchants stone are are each individually typical traditional building of the local details. vernacular by a photographs, whichsupplemented snapshot provides details encountered within the conservation area, Shardlow is and distinctive for the variety of building forms is within a small area in keeping with buildings were its and duringGeorgian commercial aspirations Many the of its period. status Building Materials and Details Local geology and availability appearance of Shardlow. The of range of materials and building the way in which materials they local were building details used is intricately in linked with directly local identity. Appendix 1 lists the special influenced and the form and strictly strictly public open Shardlow space conservation area. This within has been recently planted views with across the trees, space. Historically, with it the may have loss been of the main location and for activities. public It events has lost the sense of an historic space opposite. development housing and the modern cottages separation between the but it still serves to reinforce the Dower House. garden spaces, These with their trees, also contribute to mature the quality private and variety of the views. The Village Green is the only village. merchants’ Many of houses gardens inwith their keeping status, the had which have been retained, e.g. larger The large Lady The largest open parkland to Shardlow Hall, space part of is the setting the of the Hall between and a the foil two areas, other the canal distinct port and the old New Inn, to the south east of the Malt Shovel and in Ship front of Inn). 44 the Wharf (the The former point at particularly important, as it is the only location where these which two meet. networks These are the road meets the not formal canal, spaces, but are part of the in network of historic yards and moorings, front used by the of the New various canal Inn, is the historic settlement pattern. The desire to create private residential space is epitomised by the extensive fencing surrounding the lock keeper’s house the wharf area. appeared throughout that have blocks of leylandii hedging at Shardlow Lock and the Some spaces exist as a result of the need for easy access to the There road are still and some canal large yards network. in front of buildings, such as the open area in front of the confusing confusing and possibly an area of local contention. Some of the private spaces, such as the former yards of and warehouses extensions of the wharf and the large gardens of merchant houses, are important to the setting of groups of buildings and an essential component of LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement may have been a conscious decision, inspired by the more classically designed neighbours. neighbours. designed classically more the by inspired decision, conscious a large been have the may both on found be This Road. can London of side north the and on warehouses Stevens two the Shardlow and houses merchant of feature a quite are roofs slate Hipped at Wharf. The found 48 can be hue, than in green slate,blue/black more Burlington Wharf. The at Malthouse The and Wharf The 47 Road), London (139 Cottage The Wharf), The (7 House Derwent at found be can courses, graduated in laid traditionally 35 slate, Westmorland typically is which tile, than pitch roof shallower a ideal forwere wider the and degrees, require roofs the Slate following re slate, during roofing. Welsh replaced available slate, are Westmorland warehouses as readily out canal started the originally also have of may roofs some was although the of slate Most Cumbrian canal. the and of construction slate Welsh both Slate, examples. these important topreserve so today, itis equally manufactured being tiles clay blue Staffordshire new the in found not are which colour, in fluctuations subtle incorporate also tiles clay blue handmade Original tiles. clay red local the 18 Blue late 1777. the in from and opened durable fully extremely are was tiles canal clay Mersey and Trent the after area the into imported easily being village, the of roofs the on predominate tiles clay blue Staffordshire However, 9 Wharf, The 18a of slope roof rear the Lane, Aston 4 at examples surviving are there which of tiles, roofing 18 late the Until Roof Materials utilitarian structures. than buildings,rather distinctly therefore, Georgian are, 19 The Warehouse. Iron the and Warehouse Salt Old than the of perhaps rather “designed”, were exception the with warehouses materials, of availability or necessity industrial of result a as evolved simply the having of Most colour. orange bright warm, a brick, local from built universally are contrast, by buildings, canal and Agricultural Holden House. at used combination, cheapest Dower quality The the was lintels stone with and Stucco House. Fine Manor Shardlow at used out. was lintels gauged with brickwork these stand and Hall houses Shardlow Broughton and at used House was Stone Holden Grey. House, In Lady The House, Dower The House, Broughton Manor, Shardlow i.e. parapet, a behind sometimes hidden roof, hipped a and cornice in timber or stone large a common in have symmetrical also and generally later, extended some elevation, are They material. principal the being brick used, The hipped roofs were mainly covered in slate, a few were tiled, and the hips were were hips the and tiled, were Inn. Navigation The House Dower The and a tilese.g. at ridge later date, clay few a slate, in blue with replaced been have rolls lead these of Many covered rolls. clad lead with finished originally mainly were roofs hipped The

17 The Wharf and The Old Salt Warehouse (Heritage Centre). (Heritage Salt Warehouse Old and The The17 Wharf red handmade produce to used been also have would clays local century - span warehousespan buildings. 13

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century on they tended to replace replace to tended they on century

century warehouses century

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iron window. The “lunette” is - pins. pins. It is a detail often used in 25 Wilne Lane) or dentilled - - 17 The Wharf - Brickwork is used for structural details such as corbelled eaves, some plain with several courses of brick projecting one above the other (19 brickwork, (4 Shakespeare Aston Inn), where header bricks createproject to a decorative Lane the alternating and effect, or sawtoothed brickwork where the The bricks are laid diagonally, i.e. Soresby’s 1820 Warehouse at 139 London Road and barn at 83 London Road. the Another detail found in the the settlement use is of a stepped brick verge, used to

20 Long Row 20 Longand Row 9 -

out out bricks at high level on a corner to protect the lower part of -

century century Salt Warehouse) on London Road, and a corbelled verge, as at 9 iron, these would have been a very secure way of getting natural light into

- circular arched opening incorporating a cast on London Road on London

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Dower House and 47 Wharf, The and the more architectural It warehouses. required special bricks and a skilled bricklayer to “rub” the bricks together, and used can be seen in combination with a Warehouse stone keystone at Shardlow Manor and The Clock the segmental brick arch, used on construct most as the cottages taper and was accommodated the wholly in simplest the mortar and joints, cut the bricks, 1 need to e.g. without easiest the to the gauged brick arch, with a flat soffit, used on more substantial houses, such as The the design was “borrowed” from the door fanlights of classical Georgian architecture. Being cast a interior.dark farm building construction. These can be found on most of the warehouses of most can be These found on farm construction. building the broad arch spanning individual canal basins, which enabled building unloading within the the semi derived from classical Roman architecture. These are synonymous with Shardlow but the use of corbelled the building from possible damage by wagons, i.e. the former grain store at at The Wharfand the former malthouse Millfield the use of rebated brickwork for cart entrance doors to the warehouses, with doors and shutters held with strap hinges onto iron hinge Warm orange bricks of a Farm Building Building Farm a of bricks orange Warm

  There are three types of traditional Shardlow: brick arch used above the windows and doors in     former late 18 Wharf.The There are also brickwork details found in other settlements that have become associated with Shardlow: help throw rainwater away from the building, found at the Shardlow Heritage Centre (the The local bricks within Shardlow are a distinct warm orange colour. warm colour. local orange The bricks are a within Shardlow distinct There are a wide variety of chimney stacks and a riot of pots, with no common patterns. patterns. no common with of pots, riot andof chimney a stacks variety There a arewide Stonework and Brickwork LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement covered up rubblestone walling or poor quality quality poor or walling rubblestone up fashionable covered a often This London. the and stucco, Bath by of houses town influenced Georgian smooth period, Regency plain the in isintroduction render the instances these In of House. parts Shardlow and Hall Duck, Shardlow and Holden Dog Road, The London House, Field 139 as House, Wharf), The such (48 Firs render The textured a wet or pebbledash modern a incorporating is this instance, practice every almost In rendered. been has brickwork where places of number a are There Brick Painted and Render 19 the in reproductions. many modern are but cill, of the weathering the introduced improve usually were These cill. window a form to blue or red brick of use the of examples of number a are There Wharf. 19 the of half second 4 e.g. cills,stone deep had the built being houses the of most By warehouse. 1816 the Mill, 1 No. and Lane 1 Wilne at found be can and bricks of a of use the was 19 variation early the 11 in cill window stone thin local Another and cills. 18 window stone had cottages late time this at the Bank properties for Canal case e.g. the particularly warehouses, was This brickwork. the of properties weathering simple the on relying used, not were cills stone instances some In to brickeaves, as at1 the carry frame window of the strength the on relying all, at lintel external no was there Sometimes required. support the providing lintel, timber simple a by supplemented sometimes window, the over carried be wall the as lintel brick a for need no often was there floor uppermost the On      permutations; of number a were 19 the of half 18 the during commonplace were These lintels. segmental of use the by dated be can Shardlow in buildings domestic smallest the of Most  ashlar walls. ashlar period, this “lined often was render During expensive. prohibitively short or in supply was stone to where used appearance refined was a It create exposed. never was which brickwork,

wedge lintels with a moulded panel at 49 Wilne Lane and Dovecote House, Wilne Wilne House, Dovecote and Lane Lane Wilne 49 at panel moulded a with lintels wedge raised keystones lintels with wedge plain Grey in Lady The keystones raised with lintels wedge rusticated lintels at 21 wedge rusticated 1890s the 4 and Hall Village The at lintels wedge plain of some barns the and Hall Shardlow as such houses Georgian substantial more the on found semi the

th - circular arch, used on the warehouse “lunette” windows and doorways, also doorways, and windows “lunette” warehouse the on used arch, circular

etr wde itl wr cmol ue i Sado, f hc there which of Shardlow, in used commonly were lintels wedge century - dash. There are a few exceptions, i.e. i.e. exceptions, few a are There dash.

- out” (incised) to imitate dressed imitate to (incised) out”

- 0 og o, h cneprr mrhn huig on housing merchant contemporary the Row, Long 20 - 24 and 30 and 24 th

century. These were the same height as one course course one as height same the were These century. 15 - 33 Long Long Row 33 –

th Holden House, London Road London House, Holden -

- 18 The Wharf, an old fashioned style for style fashioned old an Wharf, The 18 and early 19 early and 17 the Wharf. The more substantial substantial more The Wharf. the 17 - - 20 Long Row and 19 and Row Long 20

7 The Wharf (Derwent House) and and House) (Derwent Wharf The 7 - 18 The Wharf, 20 Wharf, The 18

- ShardlowHouse, RoadLondon on th

- centuries. During the first first the During centuries. edge and shaped bricks in in bricks shaped and edge th

etr ctae and cottages century

- 27 Wilne Lane. Wilne 27 - 22 and 45 The The 45 and 22

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century

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The The Clock

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th century additions). The the brick wall with half

th - 8 Millfield and The Old Salt -

18 The Wharf and of the Broughton front -

Loughborough road. The only exception to this was Shardlow - evidence of former uses, particularly the long period of use of the

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century ashlar wall at the main entrance to Shardlow Hall, which has

th mileposts, cranes, sack hoists, and stone bollards for moorings. and stone cranes, sack hoists, mileposts,

these these are prevalent in Shardlow and appear on numerous buildings, as –

- lantern holders, bootscrapers, shutter catches, metal wall ties, iron ties, hinges. catches, strap metal wall shutter bootscrapers, lantern holders,

The original settlement The

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painted signs on walls. Under this category fall the following: on walls. category fall Underpainted signs this - The The Dog and Duck pub, at the western end of the conservation area, is the oldest known building in the conservation area. buildings once Here, formed at the the heart of junction the with village. north Aston side The Lane, village of was a the mainly Derby group restricted to of the This area includes the buildings at the junction of Aston Lane and London Road Dog & (The TheDuck pub and Dower House) and the historic running buildings side of the north the A6. along warehouses by the local corn merchants. bycorn the localwarehouses merchants. Conservation Area Description 1 AREA Ironwork Datestones owners took pride in Warehouse, the 1816 Warehouse, their The Malt Shovel individual and The Loft, the contribution Wharf.The Baptist Chapel, 45 to the canal Signs written on walls port Miscellaneous Artefacts Miscellaneous Shardlow has a large collection of artefacts that all contribute to the sense of place. These include street furniture, canalside hand features and the more transient ephemera such as Canal features The churchyard wall is the sole surviving example of traditional railings in Shardlow. There were once other examples at the brick terrace 4 removed. havebut they House been copings copings or triangular red brick copings. There are only a few instances of stone boundary walls, e.g. a rubblestone boundary sections wall of to rubblestone Shardlow wall to Grange Shardlow (a short House section of 20 19 (probably 20 carved copings and massive stone gatepiers, stands out as quite houses. different from the other There is one boundaryvernacular treatment that can be found Shardlow, throughout which has become a distinctive local characteristic (see appendix port area.canal a within the is unifying particularly pattern, roundcoping. brick This 1) The grander houses facing London Road tend to have brick boundary walls with flat stone brickwork, which was commonplace south of the Trent, but is not common in The back Shardlow. elevation of the Lock House at Shardlow Lock was treated in pitch, as a means of weatherproofing, the only known example of this practice, although other light. come to examples may Walls and Railings Boundary There are several historic buildings where the brickwork has been painted, e.g. Lane 49 Wilne (Holly Villa), The Malt Shovel, The Shakespeare Warehouse Inn, on 2 Canal Bank. This may be a relic from the historic practice of limewashing LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement in order to fulfil modern standards of visibility for traffic emerging from the cul the from emerging traffic for visibility of standards modern fulfil to order in splay a on built development, housing the Here, leak. spaces the Close, Wakelyn at as lost, houses. been have boundaries historic the Where merchants’ preserved. been have boundaries large original the of the of gardens 20 the sizeable in development infill some been has there Although the by determined originally lengths, that wall long for continue all boundary they finish, and of colour in vary stretches walls the Although long Road. London front by dominated is area conservation the of part This Close. siteof 6 stoodtheofWakelyn on formerly complete terrace A thisof road. stretch along cottages more many once were There 1960s. the in developed was Close Wakelyn the plan. on 1766 as indicated of the Manor boundary former tree substantial a is area there which in this paddock a lies of back the At (c1880). map Survey Ordnance edition first the on indicated are and Manor Shardlow of grounds the of part were Close Wakelyn behind pines mature The from date also may 1930s. the and bridge canal Road blue London the mottled at and those red Manor to similarities dark have 113b Manor, brick, Shardlow Lodge, of Manor walls The 113a Grange. Bungalow, Shardlow Manor and House 103 built were grounds the Within of which are characteristic of the conservation area. arecharacteristicconservation the of of which neither other, the on wall boundary stone low close a and side one on posts concrete of and panels backdrop wide a are with There junction enclosure. road splayed of the loss at the verges with grass frontage, street the in point weak a created

The Dower HouseThe Dower The Dog andThe Dog

- historic buildings, The Dower House and and House Dower The buildings, historic principal The canal. the predate these of Several houses. merchants’ grand rather some are A6 the of side north the Along surviving main the is cottage. Lea) (Milford No.4 which of buildings, of handful a than 18 mid hrlw ao, r itroe with interwoven 20 are Manor, Shardlow n gons f hrlw ao, in the in 20 Manor, subdivided been Shardlow have particular, of grounds and so Ln i nw rsdnil side residential the in a Lane Limepit called was now but street is Lane Aston line. building and street frontage the forms which wall, boundary a behind built are properties historic other the of most as streets, both lining frontage, road the on immediately built be to Road London the from of part views this in building only the in is It east. point focal a Lane, is Aston and fronts actually it although today, out stands still Duck and Dog The Aston the Road. London of faces which junction, side Lane east the on House, covered embankment. This relates to the to relates This embankment. covered

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etr dvlpet Te gardens The development. century century for housing development. development. housing for century th

th century and comprised no more more no comprised and century

century in these gardens, many gardens, these in century

- boarded timber fence timber boarded - de - sac, has sac,

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century century flood defense

end onto the road is visible on -

18 end onto London Road, at No. 83 and Home century, century, although the oldest trees appear to be -

edition OS), which is now the site of Shardlow

th st century it had been adapted into the wider parkland,

th century or earlier and the current buildings may be rebuilds of

century barns that sit gable

century. The 1766 map shows a deer park to the north west of the Hall within an

intervention. Between the current garden boundary to boundary fence, and the ditch the is a flat expanse of Hall, grazing land. In 1766 marked this was part of the by a chainlink garden of the Hall and by the 19 phase. physical although thereof either no longer evidence is 19 enclosed empaled area described as “Paddock”. Deer are actually portrayed on the map. Most of the paddock lay beyond the wood current known as conservation Bottom area Wood, boundary, at although the northern the remnant tip of this early deer park. The of wood is now physically separated from the the rest of the conservation area, may be a conservation area by a large bank and drainage ditch, a 20 The The straight stretch of road and the open space to the park form the a eastern clear and western divide parts between of the conservation area, emphasising the distinctiveness of the canal port. The park was probably laid out in the 18 facing south east, rather than true south, stature, can be explained by the presence of earlier the road. roadThe was later as moved to was more common for a its property current of location, possibly this when it was turnpiked in 1738. This is between now the the straight older link part of the village the east. approaching only visitors apparent to from is Shardlow in Hall the landscape and the canal area. As a result, the presence of boundary is formed by a Wood. Bottom small area of woodland, inand called a takes then drainage ditch, associated public footpath, which runs along a bank, encompassing the It is likely that the main road running through Shardlow, which bisects the park, once took another course (Stroud, 2001). Adjacent to towards Great the Wilne, site passing of close to Home Shardlow Farm, Hall. it The ran orientation of north Shardlow east Hall, This area includes Shardlow Hall setting the to Hall. and St. James’s Church, and the parkland The southern boundary of the park and Area 2 is formed by the canal and the northern The The settlement developed on the south side of the street much later. The 1766 map clearly shows the south side of the road lined by opposite. Most of this development is outside conservation area, althoughthe it significantly hedges, as distinct from the walled enclosure and Damage). on Loss statement area of the conservation (see the setting affects 2 AREA was was built facing the road. It is now rather isolated although it was once part of a group of buildings including a Smithy opposite (1 Service Station, and the adjacent inn, the Rose and Crown, demolished). also fronting the road (since agricultural buildings at that time serving more farms. This type of alignment is more typical of buildings of the 17 earlier buildings on the same spot. The barn that runs gable demolished). the farmhouse (since possibly anotherthe 1766 map, building, and The rear range at The Shakespeare Inn also has this long linear form. The inn, however, The The two 18 Farm, are remnants of a once common building form along this stretch of road. The 1766 map of Shardlow shows this pattern with several long thin buildings, probably similar LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement recent the are Hall the of Hall, north plantings. and east the the to trees broadleaved to the of many Nearer trees, beech large several has stands. which the garden, sunken of the of exception area lush the and the “lawn”, the With as exotic known meadow overgrown. mostly forming now yew, with conifers planted was of understorey groups are there Hall the of north and east the To park. the of perimeter the towards Hall the from looking silhouettes dramatic form which pines, and Wellingtonia yew, planting; coniferous century 19 extensive also is There park. the to edge dark thick a provide and quickly grown have fast and birch silver particularly planting, tree recent intensive and widespread been has There cypresses of wall a is Farm. views ofHome out any blocking there Instead, buildings. of groups two the between connection no is there Today Farm. Home with Hall the connecting path home a shows map Survey Ordnance nursing the edition first The out. made be still by can area this overlooking railings, by surmounted house, occupied the near platform scalloped now a of remains The trees. is specimen with out laid simply “lawn”, which garden, the of extension an been have to evidence the map from appears It lost. been has portakabins, of structure earlier The Hall. of the view main the on encroaching invasive, particularly are site the to entrance the at outbuilding attached flat The Hall. the of setting the to damaging is buildings of clutter resulting site. The the occupied it when Agriculture of Ministry the by erected were Most condition. poor in many buildings, temporary of number large a about dotted are Hall the of west south and west the To preserved. still is which of shape basic the but removed been have which of walls the garden, kitchen a was this Beyond buildings. The brick buildings. modern of number large a are there Hall Shardlow of grounds the Within 19 vista.the to partiallyobscure grown the in removed was this although map), space, open important an semi a becomes by emphasised it time one at Hallwas Hall the from the aspect The park. of car a as serving front now although the meets it where and broad is drive entrance The map. 1766 the on shown subtle line the possibly more field, the a within being two level lawn, this of across evidence running road is the There and house the between Warehouse. level Clock in changes The at extension park car the of site the now is pond southernmost The park. the of perimeter eastern the around sweeping ponds series of a by of to area thisusually flat grassland. waslarge edged refers At it a time lawn A Survey). (1852 Lawn” “The as described was Hall the of south the to parkland the 1852 In the and Hall the the from view between important an relationship is footpath. Hall the apparent of elevation any rear the longer although beyond, no landscape is there this, Beyond 19 early an Castle. probably Elvaston nearby is at ThisBarron William of style the in yew, golden clipped garden, with sunken edged a overlooks immediately Hall Shardlow of front garden, or northern, The 19 of the composition design original the losing of danger a is there that means planting tree recent of degree The - growing conifers. Many of the perimeter conifer trees are recent introductions, which introductions, recent are trees conifer perimeter the of Many conifers. growing - ul single built

- circular shaped boundary, dividing the south east frontage from the park (1766 park the from frontage east south the dividing boundary, shaped circular - try ag t te ot es o te al elcd rne f service of range a replaced Hall the of east north the to range storey

century parkland. century th

century alteration to the earlier compartmented garden. garden. compartmented earlier the to alteration century

19 th - ofd brick roofed

century and the shrubs have subsequently subsequently have shrubs the and century - ul eetiiy sub electricity built - station and and station th

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rural in character - London Road London Impressive gateway to St James’ Church, Church, James’ St to gateway Impressive

20 A small group of buildings huddle together the London Road at end of Canal Bank. The scale with mature trees softening the impact of strong the orange brickwork, weeping such willow as in the the grounds along trees Bank.Warehouse and Canal smaller large of The Clock There are two main areas to of London Road. north and south the canal port, To the south of London Road, the area developed is quite small and semi iron panel -

century. century.

2 Canal Bank 2 Canal th

lys lys finials. Each end is framed by - de - associated all Mersey towpath, Trent basin, wharves and canal The and development. one of the caps of the Like stone the churchyard gatepiers. gatepiers, these are carved stone and probably date from the late mid to 19 3 AREA railings, with scrolled bracketed stays and fleur carved stone pillars. Shardlow The Hall entrance curves to elegantly inwards, but is sadly a shadow of its former having self, lost its robust entrance gates and the Church of St. James are impressive framed by entrance church has gateways. the only surviving example of railings The left impressive in Shardlow, length a of tall cast and placed opposite the relationship entrance between these two buildings in the to central part of the conservation area. Shardlow The western Hall. boundary of the churchyard Hence, wall continues both north there and south as boundary of the park. is the present a strong physical Both the entrance to Shardlow Hall and map. The western limit of the parkland is defined by a broad, clipped hedge, which winds its way around the of perimeter the churchyard. The character of this hedge, with its broad curves, in Road (Area anotherreappears No. 83 hedgeLondon 1). sinuous behind The church of St. James, built in 1838 on land donated by the owner of Shardlow Hall, is distance distance views from introductions). At the present, to the Hall south of the A6, solitary towards the tree. flat meadow is The the interrupted bund by forming a river the around canal the bank southern (the closes end the of vista the hedgerows meadow. in To a the from the former parkland, a continuous horse chestnut may and other north, large specimens. The surviving trees sweep there are further be mature trees recent are just fragments of the former parkland, illustrated on the first edition Ordnance Survey From the A6 there are occasional glimpses to landscape of Shardlow the Hall. These views are restricted by north the overgrown hawthorn hedges and south across the parkland on either side of the road. The parkland landscape was probably designed with long LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement aeos bidns o h nrh of north later the verge ordinary to the buildings an warehouse corbelled Conversely, above the farmbuilding. it only distinguishes in warehouse size, considerable its from oldest Apart is Shardlow. the it Road, although probably London unremarkable alongside appears sits Warehouse, which Salt Old The contrast, By landmark, major a as recognised somedistance. out for standing was it that suggest enable faces to dual basin Itscanal the undercover. of unloading arm separate a traverses arch expansive broad A removed. ago long been has it pediment, west the to clock a was there if and decorative more slightly is elevation east The face. clock the sits which in roundel stone a east, the to and, base the at band stone a with sides, facing west and east both to pediment a has This brickwork. of best warehouses. 19 - wash & shop butcher’s warehouse, “salt as aredescribed 4 and 2 Nos. warehouses. small as origins have may buildings brick These elevations. the softens brickwork painted pale The accommodated are embankments and canal tall. quite are they waterfronts respective the from and buildings the river, of structure the within the between level ground in changes small is buildings these of hi apaac ad oe self more and design Georgian incorporating conscious in appearance utilitarian less their were Road London house” in 1852 and Nos. 3 Nos. and 1852 in house” th

- etr, ehp i rsos t te ead o mr wres osn ad larger and housing workers more for demand the to response in perhaps century, known landmark in Shardlow. It is four storeys high with a central projecting section projecting central a with high storeys four is It Shardlow. in landmark known Shardlow andLock Riverside

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7 appear to have been converted to domestic use early in the in early use domestic to converted been have to appear 7 at road level they are only single and two and single only are they level road at

- evcs o te aa wres nldn a including workers canal group a forms building This bakery. and the butchery provided for which outbuildings, services of was number a It had mouldings. and Tavern” Canal “The terracottainn an as built originally and deep unusually plan an floor with building a Riverside, is site. same the Lock Shardlow at Bank Canal on along further Much building Moorings earlier The an area. replaced conservation this in tile place its but trees of row a by towpath and wharf the from disguised partly isIt Bank. Canal along views in dominant although area, conservation the outside is Moorings, The flat modern, The o h suh f odn od ad ruby the arguably and Road, London of south the to building stands principal as the Warehouse, as “B” known once also 1780, of Warehouse Clock The and weir area. point conservation focal of the important an house, are cottage lock the of rear the at canal, spillway associated The of opposite. group cottage linked keeper’s lock the with 21 London RoadLondon butis probably oldestthe warehouse The OldWarehouse appears unremarkable from

- ofd os o Cnl Bank, Canal on house roofed - ug al ae u of out are walls hung - storey. The sharp The storey.

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Trent Corn Mill on the Great Wharf the Great on Mill Trent Corn

22 century.

th fabricated fabricated - east east of the canal - century buildings such as the “carpenter’s shop, blacksmith’s

iron “lunette” windows. Perhaps this was as a result of the th - shaped shaped building built abutting the Iron Warehouse, is another - century travel diarist Lord Torrington. Lord century diarist travel

related industries and iron fabrication

industrial character at the heart of the - To To the north of London Road, there are some large and impressive deciduous trees, most planted within the gardens of from the late 18 grounds”. They may date the merchants’ houses, described in 1852 as “pleasure Soresby’s Soresby’s Wharf, a wedge example where the evidence of “lunette” windows and rebated brick arched doorways has been preserved for all to see. Although this is only a fragment, a façade without a building, it is still evocative and serves as a reminder of the complexity of the original wharf layout and a the importance canal frontage. of obtaining The The east bank of the towpath is dominated by the further garden along wall of the The towpath Lady small fragments in of Grey and brick wall are former the only warehouses, standing remains reduced of in height and incorporate now evidence serving simply of as their a former screen. windows and doors. On the These opposite appearance, bank, the surviving wall still of the former with warehouse at straight joints and blocked settlement settlement that has been lost elsewhere in The Wharf area. Evidence has scale gone and more mundane 19 for the small shop, shoeing shed, nailshop, paint and tar shed, gig house, boatwright’s shop and glaziers Survey). (1852 shop” corrugated structures characterise a large part of the canalside at Dobson’s Boatyard. these Whilst do not have the presence and character of brickthe historic warehouses, they contribute to the sense of a working port and semi have a gritty, character of the settlement has been maintained through the boating continuous presence and of these occupy the small main Wharf. part of the Great Modern sheds and pre Great Wharf, as it was called in 1816, occupied most of the area to the north bridge. Whilst many of redundant or the have warehouses changed use, are the industrial either than the road alignment, and unfolds. each one is presented to the visitor as the streetscape To the north of London towpath forms the Road central focus of the activity. The canal and This stretch of London Road, the A6, was widened canal bridge) replaced and with the present the bridge in 1936. old The brick boundary walls Idle lining the Bridge (the former time. date from this and probably blue flared roadside, redheaders, brick The principal properties on the north side of London Road face the River Trent, rather influences, influences, such as the cast rapid growth of the canal port, which by 1800 in 1789 byvisited the 18 had achieved some fame. Indeed, it was LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement enclosure, when the large large created. were side the straight when enclosure, of time the at out laid was Lane Wilne of alignment straight The principal The the landmarks. are Lane of Wilne of f o mouth the the at façade Inn Navigation n and o i t a v e rendered l House e Broughton e n o t s d n a s by A50 the From Lane Wilne 40 Wharf. no. The canbehind House Ivy seen of be presence tall the where canal the towards green village the from view the is this of example good A buildings. of groups other towards looking buildings between glimpsed many and roofscapes south or road, the or canal the either towards orientated buildings placing in variety, this all of result The street (19 the to angles enclosure the forming route, unusual the line & at road the face or set Wharf) The 40 sometimes and 39 (38, are alleys and streets back the within cottages workers smallest the that result the with spaces, tight into squeezed been have buildings smallest residential the buildings, commercial the for important being waterfront the to access With role. public prominent had a as they road the facing directly built also were House, Derwent at offices company canal the like Offices, establishments, large be to appear and canal. road both from these Inn, Navigation The as possible trade passing as much to catch routes, public several tofront placed strategically and Inn New The inns, purpose original the the of case the to In canal. wall the to planting boundary tree by and tall road access rear a by masked garden, private mature its within view public from best hidden largely is Firs the The alignment. road not the than rather south face and all Wharf The 47 and zone, 45 Nos. and industrial Lane) (Wilne an House Dovecote Lawn, course The Grey, in of Lady The was Hence, aspect. canal the best as take light, to south, the face to of orientated advantage be to tend hand, other the on houses, major The limitedbrick walls access. tall areconstrainedand by lanes back the from views the as towpath canal the from perceived be only can warehouses canal the happened what inter and presence overwhelming The channels. water dictatedbeen in filling by has obscured canal this the to warehouses the and of relationship basins) the instances many canal In them. around (individual located deliberately “cuts” were original warehouses the the fact, alongside In randomly. positioned were buildings the that is impression first the area, port the within frontage street principal no is there As character. a in great change has been core.Here, there industrial an by dominated 20 is character the green, village the around Wharf, Great The of back the At th

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29 Wilne Lane. These buildings line the back of the pavement th - less at less the same time and it is likely that it was intended to continue - or - 5 Millfield, was built in the second half of the 19 8 and The Old Mill House and No.7, formerly a terrace of three houses. formerlya terrace of and Mill Old House No.7, 8 and The - - was was originally named Cowlishaw’s Row. The main row of 20 cottages has a , a small residential street off Wilne Lane, has a separate picturesque identity. The

Back gardens and a low brick boundary wall topped by fencing and conifer planting lines the canal towpath, a contrast from the stretch. alongdominated views this built changes in detail. The two short terraces on the east side of the street, nos. 21 33, were built more to develop this side of the street. The modern housing between these the original building the historic layout, back line. although set from follows terraces naturally The Maltings is a housing development of the 1970s, built on the site of the Trent Brewery. laid in English bond stand 18 different from the orange out as they incorporate several colours and tones and are Long Row strong identity maintained by the regular rhythm of the chimney stacks, despite many by the gardens of houses; Nos. several 2 No.14. No. 14 is identifiable as the only house in this area on the canal plan of 1900, 1816. By the area had started to terrace 2 Nos. become mainly residential with the development of the The Granary, 3 In 1880 Millfield was industrial in character, dominated by a flour mill, the site of now which occupied is by 1 The Cottage. The mill was connected to the canal by a separate basin. A small fragment of this arm, with private moorings, still exists House but it in was reduced in length, evident the as the southern garden boundary gardento No. 1 The of Old Mill Cottage and 7 Millfield. The southern edge of the canal had a wharf, which is now occupied Millfield prettiest views are from the towpath where there is a strong contrast between the stone bulwarks of the former canal wharf and the soft planting within the gardens that back onto in the garden the water of no. 14. the canal.willow large skirts weeping A The The cottages set back from the north the road follow an unusual tapered building alignment. This appears to have been dictated by the presence of a yard serving a Wharf on there is the no longer south much evidence. Today, whilst there is no public access to this area, the alignment is preserved in the form of a row of garages, formerly stables, and the cottages. adjacent The outbuilding to the north of no. 27 that survives, albeit in a poor condition, appears on the 1816 plan and has all the and hinges. largestrap doors with arched brickwork shutters for characteristics of a purpose and the group formed by 19 and are separated by the walled gardens of other properties. The opposite side of Wilne Lane is mainly edged by hedgerows, a foil providing a largely rural setting. The Wilne far Lane, end where it of leaves the conservation area, is more loosely developed, with houses set back from the road (49 the south of the available and space use alignment, best and making instead Holly Villa and Dovecote House), not following the road Looking up Wilne Lane from London Road, the long distant the view, deck which of terminates the with canal bridge, is distinctive for two groups of which buildings form clustered focal together, points in the streetscene LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement  the of  setting the to detrimental is that development from particular: In and someapproaches. views and area key conservation suffered has village The of theSetting conservation area and historic buildings same the avoid to and alterations damaging the future. the mistakes in of some reverse to the authority and designers planning householders, help will these identifying that hoped is It character. this diluted have cumulatively or individually either that losses or alterations suffered has village the where instances identify also can we area conservation the of character the defining In as far permission. planning byfor need the achieved be this could so development, harmful further The against safeguard 1975. a in as place undesirable area in put conservation the was designation the of of designation some the Shardlow, predate below At described character. changes special their strengthens that way and a in reflects time over of develop should settlements face that rather the but prevented, in be should scene” local “cherished the conserve that development notintended It was War. World Second followingthe change accelerated to need the of acknowledgement an as 1967, Act Amenities Civic the by introduced was areas conservation of concept The andDamage Loss

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    include: Other alterations windows and would the cottages. havewindows doors unified There are two traditional properties where the original slate roof has been replaced with concrete roof tiles. This has a damaging effect on the character of the face aroad: particularly major they as both conservation area, details building Loss of The village has suffered from the loss uniform of character period and building details. rhythm of This identifiable terraces. has original window affected In or the particular, door pattern, Long although Row when built no as longer a terrace has common an    treatments, treatments, with little consistency, in stark contrast to the boundaries. uniformity of historic boundaries historic following haveThe to alterations been unsympathetic:   Boundaries to modern properties London along Road incorporate a variety of conservation area.conservation The following frontages railings:historic have lost their  treatments Boundary In a number of instances boundaries architectural details or the introduction of new have features that strike a jarring note within the been adapted or altered with either loss of  LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement rsl o crfly igie atrtos sn mthn dtis Ti cneso hs a has conversion This details. matching using conservationarea. the on effect alterations neutral disguised carefully of result a as identifiable longer no is appearance original its of detail the although building, original the 14 (now Mill No.3 of conversion The    the of detail and scale domestic less the windows: by are compromised been that has conversions character the In several case conversions. each residential are been have there These character. However, historic the retaining in successful use). residential in (now Loft The and Malthouse The and use) office in (now Mill 1 No. Warehouse), Soresby’s formerly and use residential in (now features, Wharf The 52 architectural No. pub) a (now historic Warehouse Clock The the as such some of loss In major without uses. out other carried been to has converted this been cases, have buildings canal former of number large A toAlterations canal buildings its with basement” thefront. at extension “rusticated original flat a of addition the and quoins, stone chamfered the and windows sash the of removal brickwork, mellow original the over render textured of coat amorphous an adding south and by identity classical original west its of stripped north been has east, west, south the to faces public with landmark prominent a is which Inn, Navigation The visually a paraphernalia, pub elevations. small the whichpepper jumble, distracting and signs pub of cluster diamond modern flat south with altered and been has east elevations, prominent has which Shovel, Malt The been have to thesouth. added flat modern windows a and brickwork, altered orange mellow the of loss the with the rendered, been has west, and south east, to faces public prominent has which Inn, New The the publicfaces. hasof theseseveral buildings as each conservation area the of character to damaging particularly is This integrity. design historic their degrees, varying in lost, have and alterations extensive had have Road London of north the to pubs main three The toAlterations public houses

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lap” weatherboarding, a feature that is commonly associated with coastal waterfront - back or horseshoe shape, which marks them out from other bridges, and contributes to Bank is also out of place to the detriment houses at of The Maltings, the 1 setting of the conservation area. New conservation area. They are pattern. simple brick houses and respect the historic settlement “ship locations but is out Numbers 63 and 65 The Wharf are modern chalet bungalows with large dormers and No. 29 Long Row is a bungalow with artificial stone cladding. Both were designed without any regard for the local vernacular building form. As detrimental to a the historic result character of of the conservation their area. prominence, “The Moorings” they on Canal are There are a number of new buildings that have had a detrimental effect on the character of the conservation area. Numbers 12, 13, 24 and 28 Mill Green all impinge on the setting of the original 1792 warehouse (No.3 Mill). Although this has been converted to residential use, it is the proximity of the new housing that has reduced the building impact of in this the important conservation area. Numbers 12, 13 and 24 also share the same modern collapsed, collapsed, exposing the cattle feeding troughs. The brickwork is exposed and vulnerable to further losses. development New explanation of their former function and their relationship to the water. to relationship explanation and of their function their former buildings agricultural Loss of Many of the surviving agricultural buildings along London Road are redundant and in poor condition. In recent years, a large cow shed within the former farmyard of No. 83 has loading areas and illustrated the relationship between the buildings and activities within the port. Without them, the relationship between the warehouses and the canal is sometimes obscured. In particular, No. 3 Mill now appears to be at the heart of a residential area and looks to the north west rather than towards the canal, which was its principal focus. arched The covered loading areas at the base of the building look strange without an across the floodplain. across Several of the “cuts” (or canal basins) have been either partially filled in, or No. 1 the 1792 Mill 3 Mill,No. and removed serving In the 1816 particularentirely. the cuts truncated, or the Iron Warehouse have been truncated and the cut that served the long warehouse on the opposite side of canal the has been filled in. These arms of the canal were transhipment - charactera development. the distinct canal of The chimney that once served the steam and is now only a stump. This would have been a major landmark within Shardlow and that a large amount of the paraphernalia associated with the canal industry has been lost. In particular, most of the cranes that of a working the sense to port. considerablyfeatures have would added flanked the canal basins have been removed. These Two of the original canal bridges have been removed; “Idle Bridge” to the A6 and “Wilne Bridge” at Wilne Lane, crossing both the canal. These structures are usually a distinct hump Loss of canal structures canal Loss of Comparison of the current canal port with the first edition Ordnance Survey map shows LullingtonShardlow ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement ermna t te hrce o te osrain ra Salr a prs t The at parks car dominant, Smaller less if similar, nevertheless a have are area. Inn parks Navigation conservation impact. The car and the Inn the New of but The Inn, framework, character Shakespeare built the the to of edge detrimental the on both being gap true not dominant are These a have and screened effectively not are Warehouse conservation area. the in presence Clock The the landscape and to Duck efforts best Despite frontages. street parkswalls, and car the Dog toThe boundary sympathetic and planting introduce frontages, historic to tend the Shardlow in of parking car some pub of dominate expanses Large Limes. The called house large a including buildings, several of site the on built partially was park car Warehouse Clock The “gap true no are There Gapsites to deck bridge concrete the by spoilt straddling canal. the pipe sewerage and the Bridge Wilne are towpath the from Wharf The towards Views Manor. the to added (both20 House andManor Grange Shardlow e.g. have houses new historic for adopting former chosen by the names confusion with The relationship its outbuildings. and and setting house garden manor its of identity distinctive the of loss the to led have Road London on Manor Shardlow of gardens the within built houses New

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Distinctive Architectural Details

SHARDLOW

Checklist of details

The details in this appendix illustrate those building elements that help to define Shardlow’s particular character. These may be common everyday vernacular details found repeatedly throughout the conservation area or may be more exceptional, consciously designed features.

This appendix may prove useful in providing inspiration for new development, whether traditional or contemporary, if used with care. Paradoxically, the outstanding architectural details of a conservation area may not be the ones that are most typical of the area. They often belong to the important key buildings of a village and may look out of place on smaller buildings in subordinate locations. The majority of buildings in the conservation areas of South Derbyshire are plainly and simply detailed.

Boundary treatments • red brick boundary walls with half-round red or blue clay or triangular copings • red brick boundary walls with stone ashlar coping

Chimney stacks and pots • octagonal and round buff clay pots • “Bishop” pots in red and buff clay • red clay round “ribbed” pots (e.g. Long Row)

Doors • 4 and 6-panel doors with bead mouldings/ raised and fielded panels • simple decorative pilastered doorcases • warehouse doors with large strap hinges

Lintels and cills • segmental brick lintels • timber first-floor lintels • stone wedge lintels with incised and channelled blocks (some with dropped keystones) • plain stone wedge lintels and stone wedge lintels with moulded decorative panels • fine gauged brick lintels (some with stone keystones)

Roof types and details • hipped roofs in graduated Westmoreland or Burlington slate • broad hipped roofs in Welsh slate, with lead covered rolls • Staffordshire blue clay tiled roofs/ hand-made red clay tiles • triangular pediments

Walls • “sawtooth” or “dentilled” brick eaves • corbelled brickwork - multiple courses of corbelled brick at corners - stepped or decorative corbelled verges • rebated brickwork to warehouse doorways • moulded timber/ stone cornice • brick roundels/ pitching holes Checklist of details (cont’d)

Windows • timber two-paned and multi-paned casements • cill details – thin stone cills, plain brickwork (no cill), ashlar stone and shaped red or blue brick • 3-light and multi-paned horizontally sliding sashes • vertically sliding sashes with two-panes per sash, margin lights or multi-paned • cast-iron lunette/ sunburst windows

Historic paving • blue brick paving • square limestone setts • gritstone slabs

Ephemera • Bootscrapers, cranes, datestones, hand-painted signs, iron tie-bars and pattress plates, shutters

Street Furniture • Cast iron bobbin milepost • Pressed steel sign BOUNDARY TREATMENTS Walls and copings

The majority of old walls within the village are built from brick, with half-round copings in red or blue brick (right). Some of the largest properties have copings in stone or triangular red bricks, as at The Dower House, Shardlow House and Shardlow Manor.

There are few exceptions - the red brick walls with blue “flared” headers were introduced in 1936 (bottom right) during the re-alignment of the main road.

Half-round and triangular coping details (above).

Red brick walls with triangular coping (left) and stone coping (below). BOUNDARY TREATMENTS Gates and railings

In Shardlow railings were reserved for the finer buildings, such as the fine set of late 19th century cast iron railings in front of the local church (above, details right).

Left - slender, spear-headed 18th century wrought-iron railings, serving the earlier paddock within the grounds of Shardlow Hall, adjacent to the churchyard.

In keeping with the status of the church and its physical relationship with Shardlow Hall, the gatepiers to the churchyard are heavily modelled (below middle). Ashlar stone boundary walls and heavily moulded copings of the Hall entrance gateway (below left).

Wrought iron was also used for lantern holders, good examples being at the church and Broughton House (below right). CHIMNEY STACKS AND POTS

Plain chimneys - red brick sometimes rendered later, with several oversailing courses of brick and simple red or buff clay pots. Blue bricks were occasionally used where a stronger and more durable brick was required (above and right). Pots vary from plain red or blue, to octagonal, to the “Bishop” (right).

A few stacks were more decorative, such as that at The Dower House (below), incorporating sawtooth brickwork, and the 19th century stack at Shardlow House (bottom right). DOORS AND DOORCASES

Six-panelled door with bolection mouldings (right). Five-panelled door (below).

Simple classical doorcase with moulded cornice, frieze rail and narrow pilasters (The Dower House - above).

Cast iron door canopy - Trent Villa, the Wharf (below)

Six-panelled door with raised and fielded panels (right).

Panelled doors with simple bead mouldings found on simple artisan cottages and agricultural buildings (below).

A few original boarded doors with strap-hinges and reinforced doors can be found on the wharf buildings (right). WINDOWS - Lintels and cills

In the 18th century, where wealth permitted in the finer houses, “hand- rubbed” bricks or “gauged” bricks were used. The result was a precise, thinly-jointed, wedge-shaped lintel. These bricks were sandwiched together using lime putty (above).

Where economy was important, lintels were simpler in form; a segmental arch formed by a course of “stretcher & header” bricks (below).

By the first half of the 19 th century, the use of stone was much more widespread, partly due to improvements in the transportation of heavy goods (by canal and later rail). Wedge-shaped stone lintels, sometimes incised to look like separate pieces of stone, and sometimes carved, echoed the wedge form of the gauged brick lintel (above).

Many of the smaller cottages had no cill (bottom left). Elsewhere some of the cottages had a brick cill added at a later date in the 19th century (bottom middle). The larger, grander buildings had stone cills (bottom right). ROOF TYPES AND DETAILS

The canal brought Staffordshire blue clay tiles into the area (top). Before the arrival of these tiles, handmade red clay tiles were prevalent Triangular pediments - a simplified version (above left). Welsh slate was favoured for with horizontal stone band, found at The shallow pitches, seen particularly on the wharf Clock Warehouse (top) and the full-blown buildings. The example above right classical version with moulded stone cornice incorporates long purpose-made rooflights. at The Lady in Grey (above).

Hipped roofs are a distinctive feature of some of the large merchant houses in Shardlow. Welsh slate (left) with blue clay, capped angle ridge tiles. Staffordshire blue clay tiles (below) with lead flashings. Graduated Westmoreland slate (bottom left), with hips of half-round red clay tiles. WALLS - Brickwork details

Brick arches (above) - shallow segmental arches and semicircular arches were used to span the canal basin to enable under-cover loading and unloading of goods.

Corbelled brickwork is a distinctive detail (right) found on the utilitarian wharf buildings where space was at a premium.

Rebated brickwork (below) was a commonly used detail found on doorways at the wharf buildings. The large doors would be located flush with the external brickwork, providing a secure and weathertight finish.

Rounded, moulded brickwork, is occasionally found on the wharf buildings, in locations where there was considerable activity and potential wear (left). WALLS - Eaves details

There are several types of decorative brick eaves. The earliest used brick corbelled out in a “dentilled” (right) or “sawtooth” pattern (above), and sometimes combined half-round cast-iron gutters on metal brackets, fixed to the brickwork. A plain corbelled eaves was used on the most utilitarian buildings (top right), although this example at The Wharf is in very poor condition.

In the 19th century the eaves became even more decorative, some with a moulded timber cornice (right), shaped or moulded brick (below), or carved stone with complex mouldings (below right). This created a distinctive decorative eaves line. In many cases, gutters were of cast-iron ogee form and had a square base which sat on top of the projecting eaves, avoiding the need for any visible brackets (bottom right). The gutter profile thus became an integral part of the architecture of the building. WALLS - Verge details

The most common roof type used for the majority of small cottages is the pitched roof with a plain verge (above).

Pitched roofs with decorative verge details (above and right) -

• a raised brick band on the gable end of brick houses follows the verge, to provide a drip moulding (above)

• a stepped verge (right above) is unusual, found at Shardlow Heritage Centre

• a corbelled verge with dentil moulding (right) WINDOWS

Windows in wharf buildings vary from multi-paned cast iron windows, once fully glazed (above left) to simple openings with iron security bars (above right), which would have incorporated shutters. The cast iron “lunette” or sunburst windows (right) are a particular Shardlow feature, combining utility with decorative effect.

Pitching holes found in agricultural buildings (right)

Side-hinged timber casements, with flush fitting opening casements and frames. The casements themselves can be simple, with perhaps one horizontal glazing bar (as at Milford Lea - above) or with quirky three panes (right) or multi-paned (not illustrated). Most of the large, formal houses in Georgian England had large sash windows.

As glass production evolved and the size of panels of glass increased, the small-paned sash windows of Georgian England (above) gave way to larger panes of glass, separated by single vertical glazing bars (top right). Many of these had “horns” added to increase the strength and rigidity of the sash frame (middle right). The six-over-six sash windows with horns (middle right) at Derwent House are replacements of the original sashes.

Horizontally sliding sash windows are a common feature of the Midlands, often reserved for the less important elevations or small vernacular buildings as at Canal Bank and Wilne Lane (below). PATHS AND PAVING

Limestone setts in squared blocks form an apron to the Dog and Duck (above).

Left - blue clay bricks are laid in a brick bond as an apron to the cottages at 2-8 Millfield. The same type of blue clay bricks are used as a gutter and apron outside 2-4 Canal Bank (second left).

Large Yorkstone paving flags are laid in front of the large doors between the canal, towpath and 139 London Road, an area of constant wear (right).

19th century additions to private spaces - red and black quarry tiles form a front path (right) and pretty, moulded blue clay edging (left). EPHEMERA

Lifting cranes (above and left). Hand-painted signs (below). Datestones (bottom left). Shutters, shutter catches and boot scrapers. Weather vanes (bottom right).

On this page are examples of the kinds of ephemera that are all too easily lost, which make a place like Shardlow distinctive. STREET FURNITURE

Right - Cast iron bobbin milepost, 1819, produced by Rangeley and Dixon for the Trent and Mersey canal

(grid ref. N 444, 345 / E 330, 366)

Right - Shardlow Lock pressed steel sign

(grid ref. N 444, 102 / E 330, 178)