Upwell Conservation Area Character Statement

UPWELL, sometimes called Well, is a long and populous village, adjoining , 6 miles S.E. of , and 9 miles W. by S. of Downham, in the fens, where the old rivers Nene, , and the Well Creek fall into the Wisbech canal. William White 1845

Character Statement Designated: October 1977 Revised: February 1992, May 2001, June 2010 Upwell Conservaton Area

Contents

Introduction 1 Setting and Location 1 Origins and Historical Development 3 Character Overview 5 Spaces and Buildings 6 Listed Buildings 11 Important Unlisted Buildings 12 Post War Development 13 Traditional Materials 14 Archaeological Interest 14 Detractors 14 Conservation Objectives 16

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Introduction environment occur, they do so in a sympathetic way without harm to the A Conservation Area – “An area of special essential character of the area. This type of architectural or historic interest, the assessment has been encouraged by character of appearance of which it is Government Advice and the Character desirable to preserve or enhance”. Statement has been adopted by the Borough Council. The conservation of the historic environment is part of our quality of life, helping to foster This character statement does not address economic prosperity and providing an enhancement proposals. Community led attractive environment in which to live or enhancement schemes will be considered work. The Borough Council is committed to as part of a separate process. the protection and enhancement of West Norfolk’s historic built environment and Setting and Location significant parts of it are designated as conservation areas. Upwell is located at the far western extremity of the county and historically, until recently, Conservation areas were introduced by the along the boundary with Cambridgeshire. 1967 Civic Amenities Act. Local Authorities The setting is one of true Fenland landscape were required to identify areas of special in that it is dominated by the presence of architectural or historic interest, whose water either in the form of natural water character or appearance it is desirable to courses (in this case the old course of the preserve or enhance, and to designate them River Nene whose presence is the chief as conservation areas. This duty is now part generating factor of the settlement) or man of the 1990 Planning (Listed Buildings & made features such as drainage channels, Conservation Areas) Act which also requires ‘eaus’, cuts, drains and dykes. the review of existing conservation areas and, where appropriate, the designation of new ones. The quality and interest of a conservation area depends upon a combination of factors including the relationship and architectural quality of buildings, materials, spaces, trees and other landscape features, together with views into and out of the area.

Upwell Conservation Area was designated in October 1977. The boundary was revised in 1992 and 2010. The current Conservation Area Statement was prepared in May 2001. This document highlights the special qualities The River Great Ouse lies approximately 9.5 which underpin the character of the kilometres (6 miles) to the east and the River conservation area, justifying its designation. Nene the same distance to the north-west. It also seeks to increase awareness of those The matrix of associated drainage features qualities so that where changes to the

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is dramatic and so typical of this part of . To the south is Popham’s Eau, to the south-east is the Sixteen Foot Drain/Middle Level Drain, and 6.5 kilometres (4 miles) or so miles further beyond this is the Old Bedford River running parallel with the New Bedford River or Hundred Foot Drain. In between are a plethora of dykes and minor drainage channels all of which help to effectively drain this low lying area south of the Wash and which are an important historical feature of the area.

Upwell is surrounded by fen land. Fen to the east, Euximoor Fen to the south, Laddus Fen to the west and Marshland Fen to the north. It is an agricultural setting but one unique to this part The settlement was based on a crossing of the country where the typical components over the River Nene which became the are an unremitting flat landscape broken by A1101, an important connecting route the odd tree and hedgerow, isolated between Wisbech, 8 kilometres (5 miles) to farmsteads and a few larger settlements, all the north, Littleport 21 kilometres (13 miles) connected by a system of roads, country and Ely 30 kilometres (18 miles) to the south. lanes, tracks and droves. The whole In the wider context, the A1101 is a major assembly is however dominated by the ‘big connecting road linking to the east via the sky’ which gives the area so much of its A47, the Midlands and the North via the A17 evocative character. and the A1, and London and the South via The communication system is dictated utterly the A10. by the route of water courses and their The major urban settlement to the east is banks, which generate the complex road , approximately 13 system around Upwell and its sister village kilometres (8 miles) away. But such is the Outwell to the north. A glance at the barrier formed by the complex water Ordnance Survey Map reveals this management system to the south-east of dramatically. Upwell that there is no direct route between the two - you have to go either via Outwell in the north or Lots Bridge in the South

March lies to the south-west but again another tortuous route has to be taken, either via minor roads to Friday Bridge 5.5 kilometres (3.5 miles) north and then south

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on the B1011, or south on the B1098 to lines of buildings. Generally the surrounding Bedlam Bridge, and afterwards westwards landscape comes right up to the edge of this on the B1109. thin band of settlement. Upwell’s location and setting is therefore Origins and Historical fascinating. It is a settlement based inextricably on the presence of water which Development also totally dominates and dictates the Upwell, translated as a ‘settlement higher up surrounding communication pattern with the stream’ (Old English ‘upp’= up and ‘well’= adjoining settlements. spring), is a large village of 32 hectares (80 In terms of solid geology, Upwell lies in the acres) and a population of some 2,275. It is ‘Upper Jurassic’ area characterised in recent linked now, without break in development, geological terms by marine and river alluvium with Outwell village lying to the north, the as a result of marine incursion, which flooded translated meaning of which could refer to a the freshwater marshes with silty marine or later settlement that sprang up outside the estuarine clay. In soil landscape terms, old village. The key factors relating to the Upwell lies in an area of marshland mostly origin of the settlement are the presence of reclaimed from the Wash in the 17th water and the location of a river crossing. Century. The soils have a large water Upwell is a settlement located alongside the storage capacity and support the most old course of the River Nene, in part also extensive and intensively farmed arable land known as ‘Well Creek’. The historic core is in the country. located at the Church Bridge river crossing and is almost certainly the site of the original settlement, the rivers dividing to the south, between the Old Nene and Old Croft rivers.

The village is also located in the area of marshland fen south of the Wash and is dominated by water which in earlier times was even more of a physical barrier. It was nevertheless an extremely fertile area and there is evidence of extensive Roman settlement in the locality, although signs of any settlement before this are virtually non-existent. The Old Fen Causeway, a Roman Road, lies just to the south of the village. Its immediate setting is also unique to the Fenland area. The major components are Navigable water meant the ability to trade roads on either side of a water course with and gave associated wealth and prosperity. the built fabric in linear form along the roads Control of such trade was, post Norman although is a few instances land has been Conquest, firmly held in the hands of the ‘colonized’ between the river and adjacent monasteries and in the 14th century there were no less than 16 religious houses in the

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settlement. It was clearly an important Church owned farmsteads and hamlets religious centre, and ecclesiastical lordship dotted around the Fens, always a sparsely was accompanied by prolonged measures populated part of the county. After the 1538 to deal with the drainage problems of this Dissolution, land ownership gradually Fenland area. changed and building plots in Upwell were slowly disposed of as either as ‘tied’ In medieval times, and in the 17th Century, cottages, or for commercial and industrial away from the main riverbank, Upwell use by trades and professions attached to gradually gained in prosperity as the fenland agriculture and commerce. These two drainage schemes became more effective. ingredients, the latter inextricably linked to Agricultural and commercial activity water borne commercial activity, also blossomed and the settlement took generated a wealthy merchant class which advantage of its river and road links to larger in turn sustained associated professional urban centres. The height of this prosperity classes and the local population who worked was probably reached in Georgian and for them. Victorian times and reflects similar ‘wealth orientated’ building in King’s Lynn, Wisbech The form of the current settlement developed and Downham Market. The historic built in Georgian and Victorian times, when the fabric of Upwell generally dates from these level of activity both economic and social two periods as the original settlement burst generated almost a ‘town’ status rather than southwards along each side of the river. A just a ‘village’. The railway came in 1881 further vehicular river crossing was formed and although it ceased in 1929, very early at Hall Bridge (now known as New Bridge) in railway history, it encouraged yet further and, with a matrix of connecting droves and commerce and communication. As an tracks coupled with ever more efficient indication of the prosperity and activity in drainage, communications and agricultural Outwell and Upwell, the settlement was able efficiency improved dramatically. to support its own tram service (a light railway for goods and passengers) until the 1950s.

The history of Upwell is closely related to that of Fenland drainage schemes. These gained pace in the 17th and 18th Centuries and enabled the further exploitation of the farming landscape but at the same time minimised the risk of devastation by flooding, always a problem in this low lying area.

Religion always appears to have been an important part of the area and early settlement would have been based around

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Nonconformism spread rapidly in these agricultural areas and Upwell was no exception, with chapels located at either end and in the middle of the settlement.

‘Town’ status was thus justified over ‘village’ and, although much of the commercial activity has now gone, the historic fabric is still intact and the settlement is still an attractive place to live. The Old River, now thankfully restored after years of neglect, is only used by pleasure craft (generally long boats) but still forms a quintessentially This area is not one particularly important component of the settlement’s characterised by large estates, although character and is a part of the Middle Level Upwell Hall provides the nearest semblance drainage system in the Fens. to one. It is more characterised historically by small holdings and farms, a pattern which has only recently changed due to the national trends in agriculture and its associated economic activity. Like many similar rural communities, Upwell is now host to a car borne society which generally travels to other areas for employment and leisure. Despite this loss of commercial activity the community is clearly a vital one, which is justly proud of its historic heritage.

Character Overview

Upwell Conservation Area has a long, (almost 2500m or 2700 yards) and relatively sinuous form (around 200-300metres/yards wide) orientated in a north-east to south-west direction. It is a linear settlement which stretches from just north of St Peter’s Church south-westwards along the Well Creek to the southern end of School Road.

The conservation area contains the building line on each side of the river and its unique character comes from the range of attractive

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vistas which are provided as the river, and Being an important trading settlement a consequently the adjacent roads, twist subtly wider than usual range of traditional building in a gentle arc. There is also a diversity in materials are displayed but it is the overall building types reflecting the historical character provided by a linear river frontage development described above with several settlement which is all important. These ‘listed’ architectural ‘gems’ and many elements are described in more detail below. important unlisted historic buildings which nevertheless contribute to the overall quality Spaces and Buildings of the conservation area. Node points are provided by the two bridges although The easiest way to describe the conservation historically the northern (and oldest) one is area in detail is to begin at the northern the most important as this area contains the ‘node’ point around Church Bridge, work church and inn. southwards along St. Peters Road and School Road (western bank) and then to Landscape is also a key ingredient of the work northwards back to Church Bridge conservation area’s character. Views out of along Town Road. the conservation area are dramatic, particularly to the south, and the regular gaps between the ranges of buildings are either filled with mature trees or hedgerows or give views out to the wider fen landscape beyond.

Church Bridge is the probable basis for the settlement as it is the location for the original bridge over the river. This area, in a sense, represents the historic core of the settlement. The architectural ‘jewel in the The sense of enclosure is at best flimsy in crown’, St. Peter’s Church, stands in all its an area dominated by distant landscape and magnificence to the north-east of the bridge. ‘big skies’ but there are significant pockets It is set back from the river bank behind of mature landscape, particularly around Small Lode, a minor road running northward Upwell Hall, which do give a sense of to join Low Road which then connects the enclosure and intimacy so different from the eastern bank of Upwell with Outwell. landscape beyond.

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On this side of the river, the northern edge The conservation area boundary includes of the conservation area encompasses the the important listed Welle Manor Hall, a important and dominant landscape buffer of former Rectory, (and interesting listed Tudor Lode House, a modern residence. This towers) which lies to the south-east of the building is located to the south of an ‘island’ church. site and has attractive mature landscape around virtually the whole of its perimeter. It is surrounded by a mature treed landscape with an enclosing screen wall to the east and south. An attractive and important screen wall also encloses the churchyard and contains some lovely iron gates opposite the north porch.

The pub, once presumably a coaching inn, is much altered. A very well designed car park has been formed further to the east incorporating good screen walls and adjoining outbuildings. This car park is also used in association with Village Hall, an interesting Victorian building lying on the south side of the road. There are two attractive ‘lodge’ type buildings located in the south-east corner with interconnecting screen wall. Also, there is a small attractive outbuilding to the north.

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Crossing over Church Bridge, the Church Bridge itself is marred by a conservation area encloses the ranges of cacophony of street/road signage and other fine historic buildings fronting Town Street, townscape elements, all of which could be the long road fronting the river to the west. rationalised and tidied up. The bench The northern conservation area boundary seating is poor and urgently needs upgrading on this side of the river is located at the edge and the lay-by opposite the pub also has an of these historic building ranges. Although unkempt untidy feel. This whole area could other important buildings lie further to the be improved in townscape terms. north, the modern infill housing starts to dominate. Superb views of the landscape Return to Church Bridge and moving into St. around Lode Lodge are afforded across the Peter’s Road which runs along the river at this point. south-east bank. The character of the conservation area changes dramatically from The ranges of historical buildings, some of the sense of enclosure and intimacy of the them listed, form a picturesque grouping with Church Bridge area. It is linear settlement views between to intimate gardens and and contains all the ingredients which give courtyards. Some buildings have been Upwell Conservation Area its unique ‘marred’ by modern insertions particularly at character:- ranges of buildings of varying ground level (shop fronts) but overall, unity ages, set on a variety of building plots in a of character is maintained, and these variety of ways (sometimes ‘side on’, buildings represent an immensely important sometimes ‘end on’, sometimes set back and component of the historic core. sometimes on the street), the access road itself, the river with its grassed banks and with a repetition of this formula in full view on the opposite bank.

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There are no listed buildings here but there are several which are of ‘townscape’ significance. It is also encouraging to see some commercial use continuing e.g. Martins Produce Merchant and Harnwell Electrical in the old Salvation Hall. The village cemetery is also contained in this section of road and has an important landscape buffer surrounding it.

A second node is reached at New Bridge (also known as Hall Bridge) where St. Peter’s Road becomes School Road. There is The spaces between these ranges of another public house on the south-east buildings are just as important. They have corner and a minor road (New Bridge Road) a variety of functions: access to a business continues south-east from the bridge to yard behind the building line; containing connect with another track linking the landscape planting which gently punctuates ‘backlands’ of the area this side of the river. the street line; affording dramatic views of the landscape beyond. Some of these sites have been subject to modern infill development as the commercial life of the town declined in the 20th Century.

St. Peters Road contains all these elements and, although the architecture is not quite as important as that on the north-west bank, it is the general assembly of components to form a long river frontage with subtle curves and interesting vistas in both directions which creates the special character.

The character of School Road contains all those components listed above and represents the line of major expansion of the settlement in Georgian/Victorian times. The character is however subtly different in that there is now little building on the western bank across the river and, as a consequence, even more dramatic views of the Fenland landscape stretching into the distance are afforded. In addition the east bank begins to widen out sufficiently to allow

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the formation of small riverside gardens, or Whilst all the components described above in one or two places actual buildings are present, the architectural quality is themselves between the river and the road. heightened by the presence of several fine listed buildings ranging from Upwell Hall itself and Hall Lodge, to The Crescent. The built frontage is in a sense akin to the river frontage at Wisbech and contains many delightful pieces of ‘set piece’ architecture.

The more significant buildings are located at the New Bridge end of School Road although virtually every range will have had some connections with the town’s commercial past. There is still the odd commercial business run from these There are also some extremely important buildings although the area is now non-listed historic buildings which have predominantly residential. Moving further townscape value. The variety of views are southwards, the architectural character as dramatic as those on the east bank, dissipates dramatically and almost every culminating in the revealing of the church building has been marred by modern further to the north.The spaces between the insertions in a most unattractive way. buildings and the landscape components are ‘Townscape value’ in such circumstances also vital to character, and range from the is marginal in purely visual terms, but the important mature landscape around Upwell built fabric as a unity represents an important Hall and the Methodist Church to the element of the town’s historic past. The backdrop of mature trees to the rear gardens County Primary School is an important late of the riverside properties, with several Victorian building here. Turning to the important connecting screen walls. western bank of the river, the southern section up to New Bridge contains only two The conservation area boundary properties, Bleak House and Tasmanian encompasses all these gardens which form House. a natural ‘edge’ between ‘urbanism’ and agricultural countryside beyond. The latter Crossing over the river, Town Street again comes right up to the curtilage of the proceeds in a north-west direction towards properties to create a very dramatic transition the Church and Church Bridge. There is an ‘edge’ to the conservation area. extremely high quality of townscape here.

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The arrangement of buildings on their plots and clunch with leaded roofs. Three and the size of building plots themselves stage tower. contribute greatly to the attractiveness and variety of the street scene with a series of Grade ll* Buildings delightful groupings of built form resulting from ad hoc development over the decades. This ‘patina’ of age is very special to the character of Upwell Conservation Area.

Welle Manor Hall, New Road. Manor house; mid 14th Century, altered 1480, 17th Century and 20th Century. Brick with slate or plain tile roofs. North front In summary, Upwell Conservation Area, three storeys. although essentially a linear settlement, is Crescent House, Town Street. House in fact more than this. It has a variety of 1620-1640 with early 18th Century spaces, each with its own special character facade. Red brick with paler bricks, thick related to the size and disposition of pointed to 18th Century facade. buildings on their plots, the spaces in Parapetted roof of slate. Three storey. between and the riverside landscape setting, 2 Cottages, east of Lloyds Bank, which all contribute to its special and unique Town Street. 14th Century part of a character. medieval building of U plan and possibly a lodging or guest house. Now 2 Listed Buildings cottages. Coursed Barnack with brick repairs. Pantile ridge. There are 34 listed buildings within Upwell Conservation Area. The statutory list was Grade ll Buildings revised in 1986 and there have been no further additions. 2 no. towers to Welle Manor Hall Built 1480 in brick, octagonal. Grade l Buildings 60 no. headstones and memorials, St Peter’s Churchyard. All in limestone Church of St. Peter, Small Lode. 13th and dating from the 1720s and 30s. Century with 14th and 15th Century Upwell Hall,Town Street. House, mid work. Restored 1836-38. Barnack stone 19th Century. Gault brick with low pitch,

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hipped, slate roof and deep boarded eaves.

Archway House and Homeleigh, Town Street. House mid 18th Century. Yellow gault brick with red brick dentils. Hall Lodge, Town Street. Mid 18th Original roof, parapetted but raised 19th Century, local red brick with steeply Century now low pitch/pantiled. pitched slate roof and end / ridge Piermont House,Town Street. House stacks. 1840. Gault brick with parapetted roof, Gates and Gate Piers, Upwell Hall. two storeys. Mid 18th century in wrought iron. Piers White Lion Public House, Town are cast iron with cast iron finials. Street. Late 17th Century house. Front Crescent Cottage, Town Street. elevation and roof late 18th Century. Originally a pair of cottages, now one Brown brick with mansard roof, pantiled, dwelling. Late 18th early 19th Century. two storeys. Brown gault brick with yellow gault brick to side wall. Parapetted roof of slate, Important Unlisted Buildings two storey. Gable End and West Wall to Work The character of Upwell Conservation Area Shop (rear of Builders Merchants), is formed by many historic buildings which, Town Street. Right hand rear range of although not listed, make a great contribution medieval lodging, probably 14th to townscape quality. These are shown on Century. the map and are identified because of their Bridge House, Church Bridge. House design, use of traditional materials, massing, late 18th century. Red brick, rendered prominent position, the fact that their with steeply pitched roof, two storeys. character is relatively intact, and because Late 19th Century shop front. they often relate to other historic buildings nearby.

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The changes in agricultural practice and the need for associated local industry and crafts, together with an immediately available workforce, has meant the erosion of the very basis of settlement.

A place the size of Upwell will always sustain a certain amount of commerce and industry, but it can never compare with, or generate the richness and vitality of the old agricultural trading community. The forces behind this trend are national and in a sense are a result of ‘globalisation’. Wherever possible adjacent outbuildings These changes have in turn had a have been subject to the same scrutiny as tremendous impact on the historic fabric, these structures can also be a vitally which has without exception been subject in important reminder of the town’s historic some form or another to repair, past. refurbishment, alteration or extension. The drive for ‘improvement’ in the form of Post War Development unsympathetic windows, doors, roofing and walling materials has almost totally eroded Upwell, lying on a major communication the unique character of the historic fabric route in difficult terrain, has been subject to south of New Bridge much post war development. There have been several agents of this trend. Luckily the last decade of the 20th Century has seen a huge shift in our philosophy On the one hand there has been, and still is, towards conservation and the sensitive repair continual pressure to provide housing, either of historic buildings and this has done so on single plots or in groups such as Hall much to arrest this decay in traditional Bridge Road and Ransome Close. Similarly, character. new housing development has clustered around New Bridge Road, New Road, (the main A1101 road leading to Three Holes and Littleport) and to the north of Town Road such that Upwell and Outwell are now effectively one settlement. Individual dwellings have also been constructed on many infill housing sites between the ranges of historic buildings.

On the other hand the post war period has witnessed dramatic structural changes in our society, which has altered the whole commercial basis on which Upwell existed.

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Modern development has also meant the Traditional Materials insertion of a modern services infrastructure and in visual terms this has resulted in The character of Upwell Conservation Area obtrusive overhead wirescape, again to the owes a great deal to the use of local detriment to the quality of the visual scene, traditional materials in the construction of its particularly around Church Bridge. historic buildings. These materials include:-

Generally the early modern infill housing has Barnack limestone. been of undistinguished ‘anywhere’ design Clunch (chalk). with scant respect for context or the use of Pink/buff or cream local gault clay local building materials. More recent brickwork. schemes have however been more Colourwashed masonry. successful in terms of ‘designing for context’. Flint – generally random rubble. It is encouraging to see the continuation of Welsh slate. commercial activity, as it can only help the Norfolk red/orange clay pantile. general vitality of the settlement. Upwell Clay plain (peg) tiles. remains an attractive place to live. It also benefits from being near larger urban areas and its population has actually increased in recent years.

Archaeological Interest

There are no Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Upwell Conservation Area. Detractors This conservation area is undoubtedly treasured by the community, as witnessed The special quality of conservation areas by the huge local effort injected into saving can easily be eroded by seemingly minor the waterway itself, which only a few alterations such as unsuitable replacement decades ago was in a very sad state. It is windows and doors, inappropriate materials now an important source of tourism in the or unsympathetic paintwork, removal of area. walls, railings, trees and hedges.

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Upwell Conservation Area has all too many examples of the above detractors. Other significant items are listed as follows:-

Prominent overhead wires, poles and other equipment.

Poor/untidy townscape components at Church Bridge. Poor floorscape to layby near Church, Five Bells pub, area south of the Village Hall, and layby west of School Road. Poor landscaping and enclosure with too much reliance on evergreen species and modern walling / fencing materials. Undistinguished quality of modern housing lacking reference to context in terms of massing, siting and material specification. Poor design of shop fronts in an historically important context.

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Conservation Objectives

Statement 1

The overall conservation objective is to protect and reinforce the established special character of Conservation Areas and their setting.

This will be achieved by:

Encouraging the retention and maintenance of buildings which contribute to the overall character of each conservation area Ensuring that new development is sympathetic to the special qualities and character of each conservation area Protecting the setting of the conservation area from development which adversely affects views into or out of the area The retention, maintenance and locally appropriate new planting of trees Maintaining and enhancing local features and details which contribute towards an area's local distinctiveness Working with the community to prepare schemes of enhancement Encouraging the removal of detractors to the special character of each conservation area

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Within conservation areas, a number of special controls apply and it is advisable that anyone proposing to carry out new development, alteration, extensions, installations or demolition should seek advice from Development Services at an early stage. Special controls also apply to the trees sand some may be subject to Tree Preservation Orders. Anyone wishing to carry out work to trees within a Conservation Area should therefore seek advice from Development Services.

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98 FB SCHOOL ROAD 35 2654 8853 3.1m BM 3.77m Drain (Old Course)

117 Sunnyside Shrewness 104 Path (um) Drain House Drain Drain 0051 0051

Coronation Cottage 119 St Helen's MP 170 2.8m 9749 River Nene

Aqua 119a Silente Drain Plaw Field Drain 110 123 MARCH RIVERSIDE 0046

34 Plaw Field 163 0046

BROAD DROVE 112 Drain 176 Path (um) Boatman Cott WORKHOUSE Drain Drain LANE Drain Drain Pandora 0043

127

127a

Drain 2.6m 5340 Track NEW ROAD Sutheral BAPTIST ROAD

3 129

Drain The 3.2mPriory Audley House 133 0037 Drain 0037 Drain 2 BM 3.72m 27

Marmont Priory Farm 1

6634 2.5m9

3.3m137 Drain Drain

The Downs 0031 128 0031

22 Drain 3.0m 141

3529 15

Drain 20 Drain

Drain Drain 145

Drain

19

134 Glenlea 149 Drain

TOWNSEND ROAD

15 Drain Drain

0020 Drain 153

11 Drain

16

31 155 7918 Drain River BM 3.76m 7 Drain 8718

3.5m 159 Drain Old Croft 4515 1 Upwell Baptist Church

Drain 1

20 5 Drain

NOTATION9 Track Dovecot Farm 11 Track 2.8m

DOVECOTE ROAD 20 15

0007 Drain 19 Stratford House 30

CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY Drain 32 Drain BM 2.37m 3.6m FB Drain

26 7400

53 Whiteheads Farm 25 7700 8900 28 0003 0003 3400 4700 5800 6700 BM 2.79m

Upwell BACK DROVE 27 Drain A 1101 B 1412 Drain Ponds

Peartree Farm LISTED BUILDINGS A 1101 48 52

BACK DROVE Drain N IMPORTANT UNLISTED BUILDINGS DESIGNATED: October 1977 REVISED: February 1992

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