conserved andwhatneeds tobeimproved. Kingswear Conservation Area special,whatneedstobe The purposeofthisappraisal istosetoutwhatmakesthe the conservationarea. they “preserveorenhancethecharacterappearance” of Council hasastatutorydutytoapproveproposals onlyif compliance withthem. This isessentialbecausethe ‘New Work inConservation Areas’ explainshowtoachieve Framework, whiletheSupplementaryPlanning Document out intheSouthHamsLocalPlanand Development assessing proposalsaffectingconservation areas areset The policiesfollowedbytheDistrictCouncilwhen reinforce thesequalities. area designationhighlightstheneedtopreserveand distinctive featuresmakethemspecial.Conservation whose survivinghistoric,architecturalandlocally parts ofourtownsandvillages.Theyareplaces Conservation Areas areusuallylocatedintheolder Conservation AreaAppraisal Kingswear January 2013

Kingswear Kingswear Conservation Area: Summary of Special Interest.

Kingswear is situated on a promontory on the east side of the Dart, across the water from Dartmouth. Although Kingswear is much smaller than its bigger neighbour, the two settlements complement each other neatly, each occupying the view across the water from the other. Like Dartmouth, Kingswear is built in layers of development up the hillside from the shore of the river with roads following the contours. The conservation area occupies the lower slopes and, owing to the curve of the shore has an orientation North side of the village. that ranges between north, through west to south. The estuary is therefore always in evidence and the atmosphere throughout the conservation area is light and airy. Owing to the orientation and benign microclimate, the southern part of the conservation area, especially, is characterised by lush vegetation, both indigenous and exotic, much of it grow- ing in the typically large gardens of the area. .

The buildings of the village underwent a transformation Holne in the 19th century with the arrival of the Great Western Railway which is now one of its most prominent features.

The village has also suffered from the gradual erosion of Lower & Higher Dean Staverton Marldon authentic architectural details, through the replacementShaugh Prior Dean Prior Bickleigh of windows, doors, and changes to the exterior finishes.Lee Moor South side of the village. Dartington Littlehempston Woolwell Rattery Whilst the purpose of Conservation Area designationWotter is not South Brent Berry Pomeroy Tigley to prohibit change, it is important that changes withinCornwood them Totnes Avonwick Harberton Sparkwell Holne Ashprington are in keeping with existing features and materials so as Bittaford Diptford Stoke Gabriel

Lower & Higher Dean Staverton not to loose the sense of character which justified designa- Shaugh Prior HarbertonfordMarldon Dean Prior Lee Mill Bickleigh Lee Moor Dartington Littlehempston Woolwell Rattery Cornworthy Wotter UgboroughSouth Brent Berry Pomeroy tion. Accordingly, there are additional policies and controls Cornwood Tigley Ivybridge Avonwick Totnes Harberton Dittisham Sparkwell Ashprington Bittaford Diptford Stoke Gabriel Lee Mill Harbertonford Halwell on certain alterations, demolition and new developments. Ugborough Cornworthy Ivybridge Brownston Dittisham Ermington Halwell Ermington Brownston Brixton Brixton Moreleigh Modbury Moreleigh Yealmpton Kingswear Blackawton The Appraisal is not to be seen as a definitive list of all the Down Thomas Dartmouth Holbeton WemburyModbury East Allington Stoke Fleming Yealmpton Heybrook Bay Newton Ferrers Kingston Loddiswell Kingswear Aveton Gifford Mothecombe Bigbury Noss Mayo Strete Blackawton features of interest, and items omittedDown Thomas are not necessarily Ringmore Churchstow Kingsbridge Slapton B i g b u r y B a y Sherford Dartmouth Bigbury West Alvington on Sea Chillington Holbeton Stokenham Thurlestone Wembury South West Frogmore insignificant. Further information on the implications of the Milton Charleton TorcrossEast Allington Hope Cove Stoke Fleming MalboroughLoddiswellSouth Pool S t a r t B a y Heybrook Bay Newton Ferrers Kingston Bolt Tail Salcombe designation can be obtained from the Planning Service East Portlemouth Aveton GiffordEast Prawle Start Point Mothecombe Bigbury Bolt Head Noss Mayo Prawle Point Strete Group at South Hams District Council. Ringmore Churchstow Kingsbridge Slapton B i g b u r y B a y Bigbury West Alvington Sherford on Sea Chillington Stokenham Thurlestone The Appraisal has been prepared in the context South West Frogmore Milton Charleton Torcross of the South Hams Local Plan (1996), the Devon Hope Cove Malborough South Pool S t a r t B a y Structure Plan, and South Hams Local Development Bolt Tail Salcombe Framework, Devon Structure Plan and National East Portlemouth Planning Policy Framework. East Prawle Start Point Bolt Head Prawle Point

2 Kingwear Appraisal Location and Geology n Kingswear is located on the South coast of Devon on the eastern side of the Dartmouth Harbour, near the mouth of the River Dart. n The underlying geology includes alluvium deposits along the mouth of the creek, slates with grit along the northern edge of the village and Dartmouth slates to the south and east. n Historically, the steep topography confined develop- ment to within the 100m. contour, spreading over the headland during the 19th and 20th centuries. n Road access to the outskirts of the village is generally good, but within the village vehicular access is restricted by access to the ferry crossing and narrow streets. Sketch map, 1998, showing the influence of topography. Buildings are Population and Land Use currently spread over the headland

Kingswear Station. n The population of the parish of Kingswear was 1332 in 2001, an increase of nearly 350% in 190 years. n Historically, Kingswear was known for its fishing industry and associations with trade in the port of Dartmouth located opposite the river. n Activity is now centred on tourism encouraged by the Great Western Railway train connection to Paignton, Historic Development (above) and pleasure boating from the river moorings. and Townscape n Commerce is minimal, centred upon a Post Office, (right) village­ shop, pubs/ cafes and boat related busi- Kingswear formerly lay in the parish and manor of Brixham. nesses. The Chapel of Ease dedicated to St. Thomas was a daugh- n The ferry connection to Dartmouth (below) remains ter church of Brixham, built as early as 1170. The history of an ­important link, the community benefiting from the village is largely associated with the neighbouring port ­services provided by the town across the water. of Dartmouth, although in origin the settlement may well be part of Kingston. The village grew due to its position at the mouth of a creek where access could be gained from the ships at all states of the tide. Kingswear castle was built in 1491- 1502 as part of the defences of this important harbour. This fell into disuse after 1643, but it did have a role in the Civil War when a redoubt was built upon Mount Ridley. ‘In Elizabethan times, when the port of Dartmouth was a thriving base for scores of ships engaged in the Atlantic trade, the whole area south of Kingswear Church was a close built huddle of merchant houses, warehouses and wharves’. Today, little remains of the original settlement as the advent of the railway brought redevelopment and Dartmouth lower ferry expansion to the small village. Kingswear Appraisal 3 Extent of village based on the Effect upon village growth First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890 The figure ground plan opposite shows the density of King- swear as it would have appeared in the 1840s. The northern side of the village was more densely built upon, with build- ings concentrated upon the western tip of the water frontage. To the south and east buildings are less frequent, dispersed amongst the valley slopes. The higher ground behind the buildings is divided into garden plots by a series of rubble stone walls. These garden plots were markedly larger along the southern and western sides of the valley than on the northern edge. The subsequent plans show the gradual loss of garden plots as with the increase in technology, land has been developed upon the steeper banks. The present ground plan shows a decrease in the density of building along the western waterfront, and an almost indiscriminate distribution Extent of village based on the of buildings that has occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries. Tithe Map of the 1840s Kingswear has grown from a small fishing settlement with merchant houses clustering upon the western mouth of the Creek, to a largely residential village, its buildings dis- persed over the headland. Its present character is derived from redevelopment following the arrival of the railway in 1864, bringing 19th and 20th century changes.

Extent of village based on present Ordnance Survey

n Kittery Quay was the counterpart of Dartmouth’s old Quay, with trading and merchant houses once clus- tered along the shore line. n Buildings in this part of the village were so densely crowded that The Square was arched over, with the entrance to higher ground via what is now known as Alma Steps (above). n The ferry is thought to date to the 13th century as a regular crossing. n In the late 16th century, Nicholas Shapleigh set sail from Kittery and established the earliest villageship in Maine, New England. n From 1700, Kingswear ceased to be an active trad- ing port and became a desirable location for the residences of wealthy families. n Many of the older buildings were removed for the building of the Yacht Club house in 1881, Longford, Stone House and the Priory. n The majority of the building stock dates from this time. 4 Kingwear Appraisal Building materials and finishes

Many of the buildings within the village are of 19th and 20th century fabric, al- though some may be earlier in origins. This has led to the village having a visual commonality of building finishes. The front elevations of the majority of buildings are smooth rendered, some with ashlar lining. Some of the Building form most prominent of these in the north part of the village have One of the features of Kingswear is the way in which it has been painted in bright colours that give the village a lively, two distinctive characteristics: terraced buildings of three welcoming air when seen from across the river. Roughcast or four storeys, often fronting the road and having small is also found on less important elevations and less formal garden plots; detached ‘villas’ located in an individual plot buildings. There are a few buildings in a distinctive red brick amongst lush vegetation. and terracotta of the 19th century and early 20th centuries and some good examples of slate hanging in the conser- Type one characteristics: vation area. Exposed stone rubble construction is often n terraced buildings associated with public use such as the church and alms- sharing a common houses in the village centre and also with the ubiquitous building line and con- stone walls. The stone used typically is a mixture of grey sisting mainly of three limestone, the local shillet and Paignton red sandstone. or four storeys; One material common to nearly all the buildings is the slate roof. Chimneys are of brick or rendered with individual clay n exterior finish fre- pots. This element is important as the roofs are frequently quently a smooth on view due to the steep valley sides. render, giving a plain façade which is some- times broken by rendered bands at internal floor level and at window head level; n properties tend to be taller than they are wide; n openings are regularly proportioned, with less glass to wall area; n timber sashes are present in the best examples; n semi-circular arches above windows are common; n corbelled eaves on hipped roofs, or parapets are common; n quoins frequently expressed; n single attic dormers are frequently a later addition.

Kingswear Appraisal 5

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gable and ridge decoration to 1 4 House Cott

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are common. Inverdart High Tides 2 4 Kingsmount Court

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4 4.0m 1 Windrush REDUBT HILL Landing Stage Top Deck ables Lower Ferry (V SM West Point El Horizon Hall The South of the hotel, in The Square, lies B 3205 HIHER ST 63.1m Sub Sta The Listed Buildings Tower SM Elmwood MLW PH 5.2m House The HILL Databank a well-situated K6 telephone box that is The RIDLEY HILL PH Bay Tree nchorage 1 Chart House Most of Kingswear’s listed buildings are concentrated Slipway THE Knocklayd listed and an unusual mile post located House Higher Southoer SQURE Church Contour 3.5m

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CHURCH in the centre of the village. At the south western edge of on the ferry slipway with the distances to TCB Cottage P Wayford the conservation area lies Ashleigh House, a fairly plain various towns marked in miles furlongs Longford House 4 PC Longford 1 Shingle 15.m Lych Wayford Path House P ate Baytrees Hillcrest 18th or early 19th century, slate hung townhouse. Further PRIRY lma Inerdart and poles. Kingswear Priory is unlisted but 2 Steps Kingswear Cherry Lodge

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1 2 23.2m down the Fore Street lies Kingswear Station of 1864. This there is a surviving, 16th century, sand- 2 Tennis Court

The Kingswear Park 3 The Cottage High RIDLEY Slipway STREET 50.0m Mount is especially well preserved with its weatherboarding, tall Club stone gateway arch in the garden wall that 4 Tides The ld The Landing Stage Ridley Ridley ate Vicarage Chalet The Coach chimneys and iron and timber canopy. The historic is listed. At the end of Priory Street, on House HILL House

Kittery Quay CHURCH Mulberry the shore of the Dart lies Kittery Court. Al- House character of the station has been retained internally and Bryndart HILL Slipway Inerdart though this house has suffered extensive Falaise ate externally as it is now in use by the Paignton and Dart- LB Kittery Quay 44.m alterations over the years, it does retain El Sub Sta mouth Steam Railway. The neighbouring Italianate Royal The Keep Dart Hotel complements the station perfectly and stands some vestiges of 16th century fabric and Slip Kingswear Lodge Rock Colonsay House Inerdart is one of the few surviving structures of Dunheed on the shore immediately adjacent to the ferry slipway. Kittery CSTLE RD Court lendene La Scala Nonsuch the period in the area. Up at a higher level, House Prospect House Fairwinds Cross Trees BECN 15.m LNE the Church of St Thomas was extensively N Mayflower rebuilt by J. Hayward in 1847 but retains Raenswell mega Waters Beacon Lodge Two House Rock uns Riersea its 14th century tower. The lychgate, WE The Rock 12.5m Boat Cottage Beacon ak Coastal Slope House Eastney also of 1847 and by the same architect, 36.0m Shingle BECN RD Inerdart Cottage is listed in its own right. Finally Sarah S Slip Slip Toft Shingle Roope’s Almshouses, in plain slate rubble This map is reproduced from the Ordnance Survey material Quay Farthings Shingle Yarrow Fohole Light Slip Riersea with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Bank (fied Rock and dating from 1840 are situated promi- white Rock Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Rock Boat © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction Landing Rock House nently on the hillside. Shingle Stage MLW Rock infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution Boat Rock Coastal Slope Little Raenswell House or civil proceedings. South Hams District Council. Landing 100022628.2009 Stage Slipway

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Royal Dart Hotel and Kingswear Station

K6 telephone box St Thomas Church Sarah Roopes Almshouses 6 Kingwear Appraisal

Pontoon Berths 6 El 6 to 1 MLW Wayside

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KEY Frederick

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P Wayford Longford House 4 PC

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Lodge Rock Colonsay House Inerdart Dunheed Kittery CSTLE RD Court lendene La Scala Nonsuch House Prospect House Fairwinds Cross Trees BECN 15.m LNE

Mayflower Raenswell mega Waters Beacon Lodge Two House Rock uns Riersea The Rock 12.5m Boat Cottage Beacon ak Coastal Slope House Eastney 36.0m Shingle BECN RD Inerdart Cottage

Slip Slip Toft Shingle This map is reproduced from the Ordnance Survey material Quay Farthings Shingle Yarrow Fohole Light Slip Riersea with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Bank (fied Rock white Rock Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office Rock Boat Landing Rock House © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction Shingle Stage MLW Rock infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution Boat Rock Coastal Slope Little Raenswell House or civil proceedings. South Hams District Council. Landing 100022628.2009 Stage Slipway

Mean Low Water Rock Mean High Water Key Conservation Components Map - Kingswear

Kittery Court Kingswear Appraisal 7 Unlisted Buildings and Structures of Special Interest

In Kingswear a large percentage of buildings within the Conservation Area are unlisted. Many of these properties have qualities that contribute to the distinctive character of the village. The identification of two building categories has established two broad groups into which many of the unlisted buildings fall, providing a basis for selection. In particular, those buildings that have retained their origi- nal features have been included, or those that despite alterations still contributed to the character of the village. There were also occasions where buildings were selected because they were unique, or part of the historic layout of the village. The photographs below show some of the buildings selected as making a positive contribution to the character of the Conservation Area. These buildings are shown on the Main Components Map.

Kingswear Hall

The old Vicarage

Inverdart 2

Royal Dart Yacht Club

Archaeology The Civil War defence fortification on Redoubt Hill is also The archaeological interest centres on the former a site of archaeological interest, which lies outside the settlement of Kingswear as it stood when it was part of the Conservation Area as does the WWII torpedo battery built parish of Brixham. Kittery (located along the river frontage of concrete in imitation of thatch. Excavations may inform south of the Royal Dart Yacht Club) is known to have had our understanding of the historic development of the village. a manor house and there may well be medieval remains The map highlights the area that may be of particular under the gardens around Kittery and The Square. archaeological interest within the Conservation Area. 8 Kingwear Appraisal Character Areas

The conservation area falls into two distinct charac- ter areas. The mid and northern end of the con- servation area has an urban feel associated with a high density of buildings on small plots, associated with a former commercial/industrial use. The south end has a mature ‘polite rural’ character associated with stone rubble walls; large, detached residential buildings on large established gardens. The dotted line on the main components map denotes where the character changes. General Characteristics: n Roof materials and chimney pots are impor- tant throughout the village as they are strong Enclosed atmosphere Higher Street Coloured facades in Fore Street visual elements when seen from above. n Topography often necessitates level changes between streets, according to site conditions. Urban Characteristics n Building scale of three or four storeys retains the historical urban the character of The Square and Fore Street; n Higher Street has a much more, enclosed, intimate atmosphere, culminating in the Church tower. n buildings are terraced, stepping up with the topography, defining individual buildings though changes in roof level; Higher Street houses sitting on street edge n Buildings sit along the street edge Polite-Rural characteristics n maintaining a consistent building line. n Large garden plots providing mature evergreen plant- n Several of these houses have been painted in bright ing from the Victorian period. colours which give the village a very distinctive ­character and stand out, especially when viewed n Private views and water frontage for properties with from Dartmouth. direct access to the waterfront n The majority of building plots have a small with to n Character determined by the architectural style of the depth ratio Victorian villas

Bright Colours View of southern side of Kingswear - Victorian Villas in large gardens with mature trees. Kingswear Appraisal 9 Landscape Characteristics

© Crown Copyright. Arches have a historical All rights reserved. connection with the earlier South Hams District Council. Licence No. settlement, providing 100022628/2009 glimpses through linking different parts of the village.

Static points connected with waiting for the railway or car ferry

Urban feel associated with 3 and 4 storey Absence of terraced buildings buildings allows with a commonality substantial views or proportion and over the river fenestration pattern.

Pedestrian route, part of the local domain linking the town vertically via Alma steps.

n narrow steps verti- cally link the village, and form part of the local domain; n floor surfaces are important, the slipway is lined with railway sleep- ers adding interest, colour and texture to the quay; n intimate narrow n granite sets are a streets are formed feature of the south by buildings lining end of Priory Street; the street (north- n railway viaduct, ern end) or by 1862-4, is a strong rubble-stone walls landscape feature around gardens of the water front- (southern end) age, the series of creating intimate arches has a histori- spaces; cal connection with n street lighting is the former arches important, some over The Square; 19th century cast iron lamps remain; n ferry and the railway add visual interest to the water- n views of river are front through constant activity; restricted to the n large Victorian evergreen gardens are an important public, where they feature of the village when viewed from the water exist it is important frontage, particularly strong along the southern and to retain the view; eastern edge of the village; n sounds emitted from the landing of the ferry boats and the Kingswear steam train during the summer months are distinctive to the village.

10 Kingwear Appraisal Conservation Area Boundary Review

The conservation area was designated on the 3rd Oct. 1985. The existing boundary centres upon the historic settlement that grew around Kittery Quay and manor. The boundary physically spreads along the waterfront. The northern part of the boundary designation embraces areas associated with the former fishing trade, ware- houses and railway. The boundary represents the extent to which development had extended in the late 19th century, and is characterised by the urban townscape in this part of the village. Although the approach to this Retaining wall detail in Castle Road part of the conservation area is attractive with terraced houses set up on the hillside behind stone rubble walls, the Creek to the north and splendid views across to Dart- mouth, this area cannot really be said to be of special architectural or historic interest and therefore is not felt to warrant an extension to the conservation area. The southern part of the conservation area has undergone considerable change as a result of the expansion of Kittery Court, but the pattern of land-use has remained unchanged since the mid 19th century. The western boundary is drawn around the former parish that repre- sents the earlier manor settlement. Changes which have occurred here are within keeping with the former usage, Attractive wall, gateway and railings in Ridley Hill scale and activities that would have prevailed. Bibliography However, there is an area to the north of Beacon Road, currently outside the boundary, which is considered to P Russell & G Yorke, Kingswear and Neighbourhood, contribute to and reinforce the character of the village, (Torquay: The Devonshire Association:) Report and especially when viewed from the water frontage. This ­Transactions Vol. LXXXV, 1953, p.56-85 is made up of a number of villas set in large gardens. W G Hoskins, Devon, (Newton Abbot: David and Charles), Like much of the rest of the conservation area, Beacon 1954, 1972 edition. Road, Castle Road and Ridley Hill are enclosed by stone walls, lush gardens and ornamental features. The Freeman, Ray - Dartmouth and its Neighbours. Used with area is bisected by a long flight of steps. It is proposed kind permission of Richard Webb, Publisher, Dartmouth. that the boundary be extended east to include all of Copyright Ray Freeman 2011. Beacon Road as far as Inverdart Cottage, and north to include Inverdart itself. Castle Road and Ridley Hill will Acknowledgements form the new Northern boundary. As a result, Church We would like to thank Debbie Pope for producing much Hill now lies in the conservation area in its entirety. The of the text and sketches, Ray Freeman for her help at that new conservation area boundary is shown on the main time and members of the Dartmouth and Kingswear Society components map. and Jens Barbour for their assistance in updating the work.

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