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The Historic Environment Consultancy Heritage Impact Statement: Connaught Square Digbeth Land between High Street Deritend, Stone Yard, Birchall Street, Bradford Street and Rea Street Birmingham West Midlands B12 0QY Grid Reference: SP 078 862 Dr Peter Wardle 18/10/2017 Document Reference Number 2017/1400 Version 4 1 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Connaught Square Digbeth Birmingham Heritage Impact Statement: Analysis of The Setting of Nearby Heritage Assets Connaught Square, Digbeth Land between High Street Deritend, Stone Yard, Birchall Street, Bradford Street and Rea Street Birmingham West Midlands B12 0LN Dr Peter Wardle 16/October/2017 Version 4 Table of Contents 1. Summary ....................................................................................................................... 1 2. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 3. Legislative and Policy Background ................................................................................ 2 4. Setting ......................................................................................................................... 13 5. Historic England Policy on Tall Buildings .................................................................... 21 6. Historic Background .................................................................................................... 21 7. Conservation Area ....................................................................................................... 24 8. Conservation Area Designated Views ......................................................................... 30 9. The White Swan .......................................................................................................... 45 10. The Anchor .............................................................................................................. 52 11. 224 & 225 High Street .............................................................................................. 61 12. 85 High Street .......................................................................................................... 68 13. Custard Factory / Devonshire House, High Street ................................................... 75 14. Old Crown, High Street ............................................................................................ 82 15. The River Rea .......................................................................................................... 89 16. The Proposals .......................................................................................................... 95 17. Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 96 i Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Connaught Square Digbeth Birmingham Table of Figures Figure 1: General Location Plan, 1:10,000 @ A4 ................................................................ 2 Figure 2: Detailed Location Plan. Scale 1:2500 ................................................................... 3 Figure 3 Roof Plan Scale 1:500 @A3 September 2017 ....................................................... 7 Figure 4: Digbeth Bridge, 1732 (Harris) ............................................................................. 23 Figure 5 The Extent of The Conservation Area and Location of Heritage Assets .............. 26 Figure 6 Views identified in the Conservation Area Appraisal ............................................ 30 Figure 7 Visibility Analysis Floodgate Street View Point as existing .................................. 33 Figure 8 Floodgate Street View Point Visibility Analysis of the approved scheme ............. 34 Figure 9 Floodgate Street View Point Visibility Analysis of the proposed scheme ............. 35 Figure 10 Visibility Analysis Designated View North-East of Floodgate Street, as existing37 Figure 11 Visibility Analysis Designated View North-East of Floodgate Street, as approved ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Figure 12 Visibility Analysis Designated View North-East of Floodgate Street, as approved ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Figure 13 Visibility Analysis High Street View Point as Existing ........................................ 40 Figure 14 Visibility Analysis High Street View Point as Approved ...................................... 41 Figure 15 Visibility Analysis High Street View Point as Proposed ...................................... 41 Figure 16 Visibility Analysis High Street East as existing ................................................... 42 Figure 17 Visibility Analysis High Street East as Approved ............................................... 43 Figure 18 Visibility Analysis High Street East as Proposed ............................................... 44 Figure 19 The location of White Swan Bradford Street in relation to Connaught Square . 45 Figure 20: The location of The Anchor Public House Rea Street in relation to Connaught Square ............................................................................................................................... 52 Figure 21: Viewshed from The Anchor Public House Rea Street ...................................... 59 Figure 22 Viewshed from the Southern Elevation of the Anchor ........................................ 60 Figure 23: The location of 224 &225 High Street Deritend in relation to Connaught Square ........................................................................................................................................... 61 Figure 24: Viewshed from 224 &225 High Street Deritend ................................................ 67 Figure 25: The location of 85 High Street Digbeth in relation to Connaught Square .......... 68 Figure 28 Views Shed from 85 High Street towards the proposed Connaught .................. 74 Figure 27: The location of Custard Factory Devonshire House High Street Deritend in relation to Connaught Square ............................................................................................ 75 Figure 28 Views Shed from Devonshire House towards the proposed Connaught Square ........................................................................................................................................... 81 Figure 29: The location of Old Crown High Street Deritend in relation to Connaught Square ........................................................................................................................................... 82 Figure 30: View shed from Old Crown High Street Deritend .............................................. 88 Figure 31 Visibility Analysis River Rea from South as existing .......................................... 93 Figure 32 Visibility Analysis River Rea from South as proposed ....................................... 93 Figure 33 Visibility Analysis River Rea from North as existing ........................................... 94 Figure 34 Visibility Analysis River Rea from North as proposed ........................................ 94 ii Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Connaught Square Digbeth Birmingham Table of Plates Plate 1 Looking towards Digbeth High Street from the Application Area ............................. 4 Plate 2 Looking towards the application Area and the White Swan ..................................... 4 Plate 3 The application area from Birchall St ....................................................................... 5 Plate 4 Looking North from the Application Area ................................................................. 5 Plate 5 The Application Area from High Street Digbeth ....................................................... 6 Plate 6 The view from Hampton Court Station towards Hampton Court ............................ 20 Plate 7 Looking East from the junction with Chapel House St ........................................... 27 Plate 8 Looking West from the junction with Chapel House St .......................................... 28 Plate 9 High St Looking East ............................................................................................. 28 Plate 10 High St Looking West ......................................................................................... 29 Plate 11 High St Looking West .......................................................................................... 29 Plate 12 Conservation Area Appraisal Vista looking West ................................................. 31 Plate 13 Conservation Area Appraisal Vista looking East ................................................. 31 Plate 14 Looking North West along Floodgate Street ........................................................ 32 Plate 15 Looking from Floodgate Street towards the Application Area .............................. 32 Plate 16 North End of Floodgate Street looking South ...................................................... 36 Plate 17 Looking