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Report Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment 2018-02-28 Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment 28 February 2018 Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment Quality information Prepared by Checked by Approved by Hans Bedey Jon Rooney Graduate Landscape Architect, Technical Director, AECOM AECOM Joseph Critchley Heritage Consultant, AECOM Revision History Revision Revision date Details Name Position 0 07/02/2018 Internal Review Jon Rooney Technical Director, AECOM 1 12/02/2018 Draft Review Matthew Gleadall Clerk to Gainsborough Town Council 2 27/02/2018 Proofread Jessica Boekhoff Consultant Prepared for: Locality AECOM Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment Prepared for: Locality Prepared by: AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited Unit 1 Wellbrook Court Girton Cambridge CB3 0NA United Kingdom T: +44 1223 488 000 aecom.com AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited (“AECOM”) has prepared this Report for the sole use of Gainsborough Town Council (“Client”) in accordance with the Agreement under which our services were performed. No other warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice included in this Report or any other services provided by AECOM. Where the conclusions and recommendations contained in this Report are based upon information provided by others it is upon the assumption that all relevant information has been provided by those parties from whom it has been requested and that such information is accurate. Information obtained by AECOM has not been independently verified by AECOM, unless otherwise stated in the Report. The methodology adopted and the sources of information used by AECOM in providing its services are outlined in this Report. The work described in this Report was undertaken in the period August 2017 to January 2018 and is based on the conditions encountered and the information available during the said period of time. The scope of this Report and the services are accordingly factually limited by these circumstances. Where assessments of works or costs identified in this Report are made, such assessments are based upon the information available at the time and where appropriate are subject to further investigations or information which may become available. AECOM disclaim any undertaking or obligation to advise any person of any change in any matter affecting the Report, which may come or be brought to AECOM’s attention after the date of the Report. Certain statements made in the Report that are not historical facts may constitute estimates, projections or other forward-looking statements and even though they are based on reasonable assumptions as of the date of the Report, such forward-looking statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results predicted. AECOM specifically does not guarantee or warrant any estimate or projections contained in this Report. Where field investigations are carried out, these have been restricted to a level of detail required to meet the stated objectives of the services. The results of any measurements taken may vary spatially or with time and further confirmatory measurements should be made after any significant delay in issuing this Report. Copyright © This Report is the copyright of AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited. Any unauthorised reproduction or usage by any person other than the addressee is strictly prohibited Prepared for: Locality AECOM Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 5 2. Approach ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 3. Public Consultation ...................................................................................................................................... 5 4. Context ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 4.1 Location ............................................................................................................................................ 6 4.2 Natural Factors ................................................................................................................................. 9 4.3 Planning Policy Context .................................................................................................................. 11 4.4 Historical Development ................................................................................................................... 14 4.5 Cultural Associations ...................................................................................................................... 18 4.6 Landscape Designations ................................................................................................................ 19 4.7 Existing Landscape Character Assessment .................................................................................... 19 5. Character Assessment ............................................................................................................................... 20 5.1 Townscape Character Area Profiles ................................................................................................ 20 5.2 TCA 01: Gainsborough Morton ....................................................................................................... 22 5.3 TCA 02: Castle Hill & Gainsborough/Corringham ........................................................................... 33 5.4 TCA 03: Middlefield......................................................................................................................... 40 5.5 TCA 04: Park Springs ..................................................................................................................... 48 5.6 TCA 05: Gainsborough/Lea ............................................................................................................ 55 5.7 TCA 06: Gainsborough Town Centre .............................................................................................. 65 6. Managing Change...................................................................................................................................... 83 6.1 Positive aspects of character .......................................................................................................... 84 6.2 Issues to be addressed................................................................................................................... 85 6.3 Character management recommendations ..................................................................................... 86 7. Next steps and sources of further information ........................................................................................... 88 8. References ................................................................................................................................................ 90 Appendix A - Historic maps ................................................................................................................................... 91 Appendix B - Schedule of heritage assets ............................................................................................................ 92 Figures Figure 1 Location and Context ................................................................................................................................ 7 Figure 2 Street Plan ................................................................................................................................................ 8 Figure 3 Topography and Hydrology ..................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 4 Character Area Overview ........................................................................................................................ 21 Figure 5 TCA 01: Gainsborough Morton ............................................................................................................... 23 Figure 6 TCA 02: Castle Hill & Gainsborough/Corringham ................................................................................... 34 Figure 7 TCA 03: Middlefield ................................................................................................................................. 41 Figure 8 TCA 04: Park Springs .............................................................................................................................. 49 Figure 9 TCA 05: Gainsborough/Lea ..................................................................................................................... 56 Figure 10 TCA 06: Gainsborough Town Centre ..................................................................................................... 66 Prepared for: Locality AECOM Gainsborough Heritage and Character Assessment 1. Introduction This report presents a summary of the history and character of Gainsborough within Lincolnshire. It has been prepared by consultants at AECOM on behalf of Locality, working closely with the Gainsborough Town Council and is based on a detailed appraisal of the area carried out through desk study and fieldwork. Landscape character assessment is a process used to describe and articulate what is special and distinctive about
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