Aston-on-Trent Conservation Area

Character Statement

2010 CONSULTATION DRAFT

SOUTH DISTRICT COUNCIL LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement

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Contents Conservation Area Building Materials and Details Details and Materials Building Landmarks and Focal Points Focal and Landmarks Historic Development Development Historic Approaches Spaces and Views

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• Description Area Conservation LossDamage & • • • Conservation Area Analysis Analysis Area Conservation • Introduction Introduction Summary Appendix Distinctive architectural details architectural Distinctive Appendix Area of Archaeological Potential Potential of AreaArchaeological Aston-on-Trent Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement judgements on the merits of development applications. themeritsdevelopment judgementsonof h vlae a dmntd y giutr ad t s ny n h 20 the in only is it and agriculture by the dominated was of village The south-east the to Just settlement. ditches. & banks early to led are parallel of series a “cursus”, Neolithic and settlementage iron former floodplain a is area conservation soil the of productive soils alluvial The the and fertile. flat fairly is Aston surrounding landscape The hundred several for river the to was ferryasthere at a Westonpoint crossingat years, ford and Kings relation Mills.Cliff in role strategic more a had Weston-on-Trent 1½ Neighbouring approximately level. sea above feet 125 at plain, flood and valley Trent the within lies It closer. of much south-east run once have may river the of course the although kilometres Trent, River the from kilometres 10 about lies Aston-on-Trent Summary District Derbyshire South by designated was Area 1979. 12thonJuly Council Conservation Trent on Aston professional The making when Council the by used be future will for opportunities document thus and This interest special enhancement. that to damage of degree the also It assesses protection. of worthy Aston-on-Trent 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 • summarisedasfollows: be can ThedistinctivecharacteristicsAston-on-Trent of to itsAston of south. Hall grounds the and north its to houses and streets distinct villagers’ the a between marking character in area, change conservation the within pivotal is it and village the within building stone only the is Saints All of church parish ancient The glance. first at evident not the is house although area, conservation the of part large a up take and village the of end southern the at lie acquired Hall Aston 1648 of grounds The from parkland. its who and estate family, the developed Holden and Hall Aston the by years 250 for dominated was village The core. thehistoricof much around wraps now Derby serving housing commuter felt; been has influence outside • Aston-on-Trent a place with Anglo Saxon origins – it was mentioned in a charter of 1009. The The 1009. of charter a in mentioned was it – origins of Saints carvedof remains All is church full ornament. Saxon beautiful and hasAnglo Saxon Anglo with place a bih, irn caatr wt srn cnrss ewe wie cem an & paint cream & white between andGreen The around especially doors, & contrastswindows white-painted and black & render, strong with character, vibrant bright, a Conservation Area Conservation

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LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement century has th century chimney stacks th century Flemish bond brickwork. th 2 introduced a new, non-historic characteristic into the village. In most the cases it texture, hides bond and pattern of important. old brickwork which, where it does survive, is with sharpwheremeet/diverge. a vistas bends of series long, streets straight a strong framework of terraced rows of There arebuildings gaps.lining few the streets. cottages and former ancillary/agricultural the tight physical framework leads up stepping and ranges down. with roofs at rear, the to intriguing views between buildings of long a large, hard-surfaced, open space at The Green, opposite the end of Weston Road, which of village.lies at the the heart the relatively flat landform plays an important part in creating an interesting roofscape and skyline. The village is notable for its wide variety of 19 and pots, features that punctuate the embattled skyline. parapet of the The church were many made weather deliberately builders awarewere of their prominent skyline profile). vanes decorative (perhaps and their the a place dominated by brickwork – exploited for its surface structural decoration, details. pattern There and are large amounts of 19 Buff headerBuff arebands bluefound.of pale vitrified bricks, bricks & be buff to bricks Derby Road and Weston Road are dominated by hard surfaces, with restricted views aregenerallyof highprivate found walls. behind trees - gardens along Derby Road. The widespread fashion for render in the 20 • • • • • • • Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement Area of Archaeological Potential Potential Archaeological of Area ean i te ae icuig long-and- including nave, 12 a and shortwork, the in remains are there as Saxon some has Aston at church The today. churches, two were There Farm”. West the “ i.e. was settlement, sister larger meaning Weston-on-Trent Saxon Farm”. Anglo “East the from derived is Aston-on-Trent name The Wilne. & Great as far as stretched also which of charter a in Weston, of manor royal the of part as 1009, mentioned first is Aston 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 ground. below reasonable be survive may periods may 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 Derbyshireat Council. Officer County Record Archaeologist area Control conservation Development each the of review Archaeologist, the of part as out carried been has It settlement. the of evidence plan-form and documentary archaeological, known the of assessment an through defined been has potential archaeological of area An • were usually located on the edge of settlements.of located theedge usually on were Greens Grene”. “le as 1226 in mentioned was which green, village the on located probably was It fair. annual three-day a with along Aston, at granted was market Tuesday a 1257 In of theDissolutionuntilMonasteries.theAbbot of ownership the of Earl the to the in remained it handed and Chester Werburgh, St. of was Abbey the to turn (“Estune”) in it gave who Aston Chester at land the (1086) Domesday after Shortly west tower. the parkland at Aston Hall contains a large area of lush, mature gardens with dense dense with Themerges cover. canopy thepark withinthechurchyard. tree withthetreesin gardens mature lush, of area large a contains Hall Aston at parkland the th century Norman century Norman 3 3 TheChurchAll of Saints atAston-on-Trent LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement

th and 19 th century, a th century and in the first th / / early 18 th 4 century the centre of The Green had a plain floorscape, a “hoggin” road century. The second wave of building resulted in the construction of a th th century, and a house may th centuries by larger outlying instances farms. the outbuildings The were remodelled farmhouses or demolished. sometimes two There survivewaves of appear building to redevelopment but – have in the been in late 17 several fingerpost sign dominated the andreproduction three lanterns at Victorian space the centre. lamp-post and today it has become a traffic The island village with had a a number of farms, many of which were displaced in the 18 half of the 19 have been located here earlier, from but it much was rebuilt in 1735 by Robert (pictured Holden above) although there have (1676-1746). been a number of This additions. It is attributed to house Francis still stands or William Smith of Warwick and Aston was Hall sat designed within a as small deer a park, which Palladian is quite distinct villa on The an with estate park plan a of was 1798. dual sub-divided aspect. into enclosed gardens, fields with fishponds, more formal walled areas garden, near Reverend the Charles Edward Holden plantations, had amalgamated 564 house; acres in Aston & elsewhere but orchardin and “rookery”. 1833 Edward By Anthony 1797 Holden the soconsolidated the estate by that reached 1,595 1897 acres. it had embarked on a series of purchases In of 1898 the estate was farms, sold by his grandson which to William Dickson Winterbottom but when Winterbottom died in 1924 the estate was put up for sale and, as at many country houses at this time following the First World War, the estate was broken up. Aston Hall groundsand were bought by its Corporation who proceeded to turn it into a hospital and large numbers of hospital buildings were built in the 1930s on the land to the south of number of terraced rows of cottages. population. This The 1811 census identified was 115 houses, a figure largely which had increased due to 150 by to an 1851. increase in the local The creation of the Aston Hall park and the development of the house at its centre, in the partsouthern variousof the village, purchases.place throughtook land incrementally In 1648 Robert Holden of Shardlow (c1595-1659) bought the Aston Hall estate as well as the advowson of the church. His son residence Samuel at took remained Aston in up the Hall many Holden generations. They were family able and to for enlarge it the estate gradually through several land purchases. had Aston been Hall in existence from the at least 17 Although The Green conjures up an image of a green space, and it may have been that way at one time, it is now very much an urban space, with buildings lining the streets & little in the way of private gardens. A plan of Aston in shows 1798 that it was densely built over by then, probably by successive encroachments on the original open space over a long period. Buildings alongside The Malt Shovel and as far out as 22 and 32 The Green and The White of the village green. Hart reflecttriangular may the original framework During the 19 surface, and a village cross and stocks, removed ca.1837. By the late 19 Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement hc wr dmlse i te 20 of the both in grounds, large demolished within were set village, which the within houses large other two were There modern the separate in ownership. development, beyond lies still park deer original the of part large A buildings. hospital ugly of collection a of site the on Drive) Hall Aston (Nos.1-8 house the of north the to gardens the within built were houses new eight time, same the At offices. and flats into converted state. were buildings service ancillary its house and main the 1996-97 In was housing. for redeveloped semi-derelict site the of a part large in a redundant, became area, buildings its conservation and closed the hospital the When beyond stand, still they where Hall, the n 80 n st na 1 Te re. hy ee eoihd n h 17s hvn been having 1970s, the in demolished were They modern andby dwellingsdifferent site.werereplaced a on“unfit”, declared Green. The 16 near site a on 1870 in almshouses the of construction the precipitated have these may this poor, If the for built cottages were Poor”. “Buxton that as of of marked plan and village date the range right). on shown is self-contained buildings (pictured L-shaped, and Another accommodation stables coach-house, grooms the were as buildings present developed the when 1827, after sometime Rectory the of grounds the into taken was Mews” “Rectory incorporates that plot The the is theroadoutbuildingshedges. screenedby development from tall new surviving and within the of outbuildings, some development that fact the housing by extent their some to of mitigated been has amount This behind gardens. former large their left a course have of and they coach-houses demolished, and stabling were houses large now the residences”, Although “desirable large, some with developed later Rectoryoff byscreened conifer hedges. from tall and theapproached Gardens village were grounds the of rest The rectory. modern smaller much a with replaced and 1969 in demolished eventually rsn bidn) hd en cuid y mme o te odn aiy o many for 20 early the350 By which family some of Aston. acres, in of 450 were been Holden person have to a said the was befitting glebe manner Rector’s the of a 1822 about in By member out status. laid a been had by grounds the occupied and generations been had the (not Rectory building), The house, large present other The by View. occupied Park now and is Park gardens Shirley its Estate, and Lodge house the of site The 1930s. the in demolished only was and gardens and grounds extensive had It 1730s. late the in after, shortly Hallbuilt was Astonand to scale in similar was Lodge, Aston these, of One village. the of half southern the early 20 early the in built was left) (pictured Mews” “Lodge building large The There were a number of changes to the settlement in the18 insettlement to the changes of number a were There both are they although roads, large the thevernacular of thevillage. within buildings atypical a along views up in take focal are points They Mews pavement. the of Lodge back the line and and footprint Mews Rectory servants Both & stabling tower, water accommodation. incorporating Lodge th century the Rectory had outgrown its purpose and was and purpose its outgrown had Rectory the century th etr. hs jity cuid lre at f the of part large a occupied jointly These century. th century as a complete service range to Aston to range service complete a as century 5 5 th

LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement century th century, probably th century, with a smooth transition th century development lining the road, th 6 century, probably when the White Cottage was extended. Another lodge th century building, possibly a barn, which was adapted and remodelled into th century. To the west of Posey Lane is a separate range, no’s. 49-53 Weston Road, th “picturesque” style of landscape entrance to the of back the Hall and its whichoutbuildings, was just to the side of gardening the lodge epitomised by Humphrey (White Cottage), was maintained for some time until the present large ashlar wall Repton. was built An old in the early 20 by the Winterbottom family. The lodge still stands, a area. long way outside the conservation Weston Road appears to have been a wide lane 1786. even The before buildings on the the north road side of was the street re-routed are generally older in than those on south the side of the street and the pattern of development on the north side is characteristic of narrow medieval plots. The south side may have been 1786. substantially redeveloped from On the south side of Weston Road is a small side street called Posey Lane. Its origins obscure.are There is no sign of Posey Lane on the 1827 village plan, which is accurate in most respects, but there is a suggestion running of along the east side of a the lane are generally built from lane brick with segmental arched on the 1786 windows and highway corbelled brick eaves. On stylistic plan. grounds they appear to date from the late The buildings 18 between the house and its extended west. parkland the andbetween the house its to The entrance into the grounds of Aston Hall access has changed drive slightly over takes time. a Today alignment. its circuitous This was the formal approach to the hall and route the Hall was only seen at the very in front last of moment, a typical characteristic of the its time (ca. 1735), as well church, as the early 19 following the old road which at first glance appears to be of a similar form to those on Posey Lane, but the lack of regular pattern of fenestration, the off-set chimney stacks ridge, positioned and the presence to of a chamfered one brick plinth and side sections of narrow of bricks seem to the indicate a 17 cottages, when the need for additional housing arose within the village. forcottages, when the needadditional housing arose and a new approach drive on Weston Road were built in the early 20 From Weston-on-Trent there are wide, expansive views across the fields towards Aston. Intermittent gaps alongside the road where hedgerows have been with thicker grubbed sections out of hedgerow. alternate Views are dominated by modern development on fringes of Aston and by a the thick plantation to the south-east (“Long Walk Wood”), following the embanked edge of the original deer park serving Aston Hall. There is a glimpse of the church to the east in a long view across the field from the Park wide road Way junction and of Willow a view of Aston planting. Within Aston, Hall, there is a long ribbon although of 20 this is obscured by recent tree & shrub century that are documented. The four open fields were enclosed in 1761-63. This paved the way for a new road to be laid out in 1786 between Weston-on-Trent and Aston. Up until 1786 the main road to Weston-on-Trent churchyard ranand had followed the western in boundary of Aston Hall park. front The new route led of the southern side directly of from the the centre of the village and market cross, west down Lawrence Lane Weston Road)(now and then took a sharp left bend in a southerly direction to meet up with the route of the old road. The new route effectively Aston removed Hall the estate from western boundary the public of domain, the and enabled landscaped the in a grounds style more of characteristic of the Aston late 18 Hall to be Approaches Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement seen on occasion from a a from distance. seenoccasion on be can Lodge at water Mews,which is tower less thetall landmark prominent, Another, Aston from approaching in Weston-on-Trent.acrossthefields views long in visible also is It Road. Derby and Road Shardlow along points key from and Green The from as such short-range, at visible landmark, local a is tower church square large, The Points Focal and Landmarks area. Thethestart streetthe atofnorth. conservation narrows visibly the to mile a half almost for extending development of ribbon a form and gardens spacious o a og a aog eb Ra loig ot it te ilg, h cuc twr s a is tower church the village, the into 20 The south landmark. prominent looking Road Derby along way long a For landmark WestonfromRoad Thechurch tower isa major All Saints ChurchAll as fromseen Shardlow Road th century buildings that line the street are all set back within back set all are street the line that buildings century rm hrlw te prah s oiae b the by dominated is approach AstonHallof grounds thetrees within deciduous mature the Shardlow, From of density greater enclosure. of a with sense the strengthening Green, The approaching street, building the enclosing and lining buildings of framework strong a by characterised is Road Weston area. conservation the entering before of canopy dark the yews. above point focal a and landmark striking a is pinnacles, four its with Church, Saints All of the marks that wall thedistance,tower theIn garden. & park itsof boundary brick red the of line long the and 7 7 LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement 8

Every conservation area has a multitude expansive, of changing too views, numerous both to close-range cover and comprehensively section more describes in a selection of a general and document more specific views of that are this likely to themselves impress scope. most strongly This in a visitor’s experience of the conservation viewpoints area. Some of referred the to are document. included in the conservation area map The included village in is this mainly channelled by the strongly demarcated building andlines interrupted or closed by a number characterised by its of long-range focal points. views Views are along often the curtailed change of direction. by village a sharp streets, bend in the road and a complete The low-lying land has little undulation but where there is some height this was exploited and the highest points were chosen for landmark buildings and key spaces; Aston Hall, All Saints Church on the high the village ground. positioned and green are all One significant but private aspect is the view from Aston Hall looking out across its Holly Cottage, 1 The Green Green The 1 Cottage, Holly There are a few focal points, which arise as a result of the angular focal point road within the villagelayout. is the The detached, isolated main house called The Woodlands at No.4 The Green, which is in direct line of sight looking Hart The White east extent, along Weston the Road. adjacent To a house, lesser No. 6 HartfromWhite aElsewhere, is Clarke’s Lane, focal (below, looking right) the point. west The Green, which is set back, is also a focal point. Holly Cottage (above, left), which takes in No.1 The Green and Nos. 2 &and 4 No. Derby 1 Road, Derby Road together frame the start of Road Derby and Road Rectory Mews. as All do of these Nos. buildings 2-6 lining the Weston back of the pavement are strong elements of the streetscape and work effectively as “gateways” each street. marking the beginning of The churchyard is one of a number in where the churchyard breaks Churchyards often forward encroached onto the road in of order to enlarge the burial ground. The break the in the boundary line is marked by the surrounding 1931 Lychgate (pictured right), which is boundaries. now a focal point in views looking south. Viewsand Spaces Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement The space where Weston Road, Derby Road and Shardlow Road all meet is entirely entirely is meet road the from all back which contributesfrontage, openness.of to thesense set Road and scale in Shardlow small generally and are they but Road buildings, by Derby surrounded Road, Weston where space village. the The within space open public main the is which Green, The at out levels and Road Green The This views. creates theback. at multi-layered buildings street other of views Glimpsed intothepark. churchyard the appropriating of effect the has It spaces. two the between relationship soften the to deliberate, been have may bank grassed a with replacement and churchyard the to wall boundary the of removal The manufactured. carefully and framed be to appear Way Park Willow near Road, Weston from and park Hall Aston from church the of views The thehousethehall bankedwas toelevation. up give around possible more thattheground is it and man-made were park deer the of side west the along running banks The Hall. the of east the from to terraces and benefit ground open tothe overlooking particularly placed elevation, slight These some probably tree-planting. was house later the by and obscured manipulated been deliberately has were west views the to That east. the to parkland Glimpses ofGlimpses buildings behind set others are a particular characteristiclocal Te od ie i a rda icie rm oh eb Ra ad Shardlow and Road Derby both from incline gradual a in rises road The - TheGreen asfromseen Weston RoadNo.4 &- No.6 arepointsfocal – there are often intriguing glimpses between the buildings that line the line that buildings the between glimpses intriguing often are there – 9 9 LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement Church of All Saints Saints All Church of Stone gargoyle at the the at Stone gargoyle century each keen to make th century. It is important, therefore, that th century for structural details such as th 10 and 19 th century. th century brickwork can be seen at 16 The Green and a few properties on Weston th their mark on the village and their traditions. buildings are not always typical of the local building there are no further alterations to the original brick finishes. the original finishes. to there alterations are no further brick The village had a number of large landowners during the 19 corbelled eaves. Sometimes, these are plain with several courses above of the other. brickSometimes they incorporate projecting “dentilled” brickwork, one where each alternate header brick projects to create a decorative effect. In a number of cases the header bricks are laid diagonally to produce a “sawtooth” pattern. There are many examples of each of within Aston-on-Trent. fashions these Brick manufacture was very local, and there village. was Originally, an area bricks set would aside have to been the would producehaveto tiles. also beenclay roofing used made north in of temporary the clamp kilns. Local clays 17 Brickwork The village is dominated by the use of brickwork widely since used the 17 and there is evidence that it had been Stone Stone Only the church and the adjacent built entirely boundary from stone, walls with a few are fragments of stone walls and plinths surviving elsewhere. The location where stone only was introduced from further afield other is a section of pink granite setts next to the old pump on Derby Road. This would have been villageintroduced at the same time as the pump shelter c1870. Building Materialsand Details Local geology and availability appearance of Aston-on-Trent. The range of of materials found in the building village and the way in materials which they were directly used in local influenced building details is intricately the special linked and typical with traditional building local details form encountered within identity. the conservation The area are and summarised in Appendix 1, which is supplemented by photographs, to provide a snapshot of the local vernacular details. The character of Aston-on-Trent is dominated by echoes of coastal villages. Many a of the buildings are either painted light, or rendered and timber bright appearance, which has Road. Bricks are characteristically long and thin and walls had chamfered plinths in brick or stone. Brickwork was used in the early 18 of of the vibrant character of the village and this fashion has gained its own momentum. Much of the recent conservation render area is delicately poised has between the original disfigured historic brick more recent painted finishes, introduced finishes in the 20 the and the original brickwork. The character of the joinery is generally painted. The common use of painted brickwork and render is now part Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement adapted in the late 19 late the in adapted was Hall the of grounds the to entrance The copings. stone with brick red local from built village, the in tallest the of some are estate Hall Aston the surrounding walls boundary The BoundaryTreatments 18 the in found is that detail decorative a bands, brick Raised rn ae rc, n o a ary nfr hih, iihd ih raglr e o bu clay blue or red triangular with finished height, uniform copings. fairly a Aston-on- of within and walls brick, boundary are the of Trent Most gatepiers. stone massive by framed drive, etr Mw, hc dts rm h md 19 mid the from of dates elevations which main the Mews, into Rectory incorporated were bricks coloured buff of bands Horizontal 2-6 Green, have The examples other 2 of rendered. been No. number A at 1843). seen (dated Road be Weston 34-38 can and bricks Road Weston coloured buff with pale brickwork in bond Flemish out shade. picked contrasting headers subtle a in out picked bricks, “header” have been established bybeen estate the19 in theHolden have may pattern distinct This Gothic. as described loosely be can that style a in cornices stone moulded by together tied flues, of clusters incorporate stacks chimney Some stack. square solid a in resulting twocottages, between shared jointly fluesare where especially imposing, quite often are These pots. clay and stacks chimney brick of variety wide a has village The Moulded Green. The 4 usedin Manor at Farm Woodlands,details theverge were thesmithy bricks opposite. and at The stacks at chimney eaves the terracotta to moulded cornice and brick Mews moulded Lodge a Road, Shardlow 1-2 at seen as bands terracotta and moulds hood surrounds, door and window brick moulded of use the include fashion this of Examples fashionable. become had bricks moulded 1870s the By bricklayer. o e sd el no h 19 the into well used be to continued architecture, Georgian with mainly associated although brickwork, bond Flemish (pictured thegables above). down running bands long in laid building, earlier the by inspired perhaps brickwork, blue diapered uig h ls dcds f h 19 the of decades last the During privateon in material number locations,all ofa land. paving a as used found be can bricks Blue character. durable and hard their for adopted were they where stacks, chimney within bands as or courses proof damp and plinths as incorporated

few properties, although disguised by render; e.g. 22-26 Derby Road. Road. e.g. although render; 22-26 Derby properties, disguisedby few th century and coursed ashlar walls now lead the eye to the entrance the to eye the lead now walls ashlar coursed and century col f 84 lo noprts ahr rmtc s of use dramatic rather incorporates also 1844 of School Village Revival the Gothic The detail. removed brick original this of has subtlety which mortar, cementitious a in dark-coloured joints the out picked a has Unfortunately, restoration over-zealous pattern. rather diaper a in headers “blue” vitrified h oiia lt 17 late incorporate where original Green, that the The 16 village at is the example earliest within The polychromy. properties of number a are There age. Victorian the in popular was effects, decorative create to brick of colours multiple of use the or “Polychromy”, th etr fr t dcrtv efc b icroaig coloured incorporating by effect decorative its for century th etr tee a a e itrs i te rf o the of craft the in interest new a was there century 11 11 th th etr bikok a pce ot with out picked was brickwork century etr. le rcs ee occasionally were bricks Blue century. th century. century. th century, can be found on a on found be can century, LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement century, with an th centuries. This was the th and early 19 th century hand-made Staffordshire blue clay th 12 century classical building forms had a revival and wedge- th century plain clay tiled roofs were in fashion again, for their th

unusual unusual example of interlaced Martinee, 2 Green. The & carefully scalloped edged slates, laid as a In the last quarter diaper of the 19 at simplest simplest and easiest lintel to construct mortarthe without joints, need cut the brick.to as the taper was accommodated wholly in the A variation on the segmental arch is the “cambered arch”, which incorporates the rubbed bricks use to createof a wedge shape with a shallow arch. Examples can be seen at Nos. Road, Weston 34-38 Road. built in 1843, and Weston 2-6 Nos. In combination with the segmental brick arches, stone cills were not normally used, relying on the simple weathering properties of the brickwork. There are where a number moulded of examples red or blue performance of the bricks cill (e.g. Pump Cottage) and have in a few instances moulded been blue brick cills added at were incorporated (e.g. during construction Rectory &Mews Cottage). Holly a later date, to enhance the During the first half of the 19 tiles tiles were imported into the area along These the are Trent extremely & durable Mersey tiles Canal and from survive example the of where fish-scale Potteries. tiles can other be found materials at the fail. village pump house. There A Welsh are slate in the examples village, which patterned was of fashionable in the first half of the 19 shaped stone lintels permutations. were The earliest used example can be in seen at wedge Aston lintels the were Hall, used at datingWhite Cottage, whilst from decorative village, moulded 1735. lintels were used at Plain of Road. 2 GreenThe 1 Derby & which there were a number of Generally, the more substantial properties have dressed stone cills (e.g. Aston Hall, 2 The 2 Green,Shardlow & Road). 4 1 Green, The “vernacular” associations, although most were machine-made. Red clay “Rosemaries” can be Road and found at 2 1 Shardlow Lodge& Mews. They are a wide variety of roof types; hipped, pitched with bargeboards, plain close verges, corbelled verges or stone Staffordshire blue clay coped tiles. From the gables. late 18 The vast majority of roofs are tiled with

Roofs Lintels & Cills & Lintels Cills Most of the smallest domestic buildings arches. in These Aston-on-Trent were incorporate commonplace during segmental the brick 18 Render & painted brickwork brickwork & painted Render There is widespread use of render and painted brickwork. Photographic evidence suggests that much of the render is recent, incorporating textured finishes wet-dash. such as pebbledash The or many examples of practice of limewashing brickwork. painted Traces of limewash can still be seen brickwork in sheltered places, may be a as undersuch eaves. relic from the historic Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement WestonRoad Lodge GardensEstate and Rectory to entrances cul-de-sac the as far as south extending Green, The and Road Derby Road, Weston along clustered village, the of part northern developed densely the encompasses This 1 AREA Description Area Conservation house at its rear, No. 20, also contains a large quantity of 17 quantityof largea contains also 20,No. rear, its at house evidence of successive remodelling on the north side of the street - the characteristic characteristic the - street the of 17 late side of bricks north narrow the on remodelling successive is there of where places evidence of number a are There or buildings. building earlier earlier of an adaptation theof involved footprint the on built either were buildings existing the of Many multi- phases building. oflayered & pattern settlement dense the sense a of provide shape, and height roof Street in changes Main contain often which the frontage, from ranges these of Glimpses plot. the into deep extend and narrow are buildings, frontage the behind run ranges long, There where plots. examples thin several long possibly into the south, of land division the medieval the on reflecting narrower those much than generally were plots the Road Weston of side north the On the 18 the in re-fronted was building This plinth. stone a on built headers vitrified with bricks narrow 18 thechanging line. and eaves brickwork & the in jointstraight occasionalMews the by broken only Street), Rectory Main (9-13 attached buildings the by formed is street the of side south the to enclosure striking & long A a in result which deep, room one only and end. gable narrow scale in small two-storey, are buildings the of and high whole, the On storeys village. the in three buildings tallest the are of some street are These proportions. the Georgian get of side buildings north the the on buildings because the Road, created Derby is neck narrow a ofThethejunction Green. Byreach approach thetimethattallerthey asthey progressively of impression is The it fact in wider. though even getting Green, The approaches it as narrower get to appears road This usesegmental of predominant brick arches. a interest and height with thedetails eaves thestreet,is in butsomein there uniformity along The redevelopment of buildings in the 18 the in buildings of redevelopment The the to angles right at thestreet. fronting building two-baystreet, to a running a range from long alteration a contained complex probably a which reveals frontage, also single-bay Road Weston 28 at Willows The of front The c1843. buildingre-fronted was earlier example wherean an reveals Weston34 of end Road th and 19 and th century and at the same time encroached a little further towards the road. The road. the towards further little a encroached time same the at and century th centuries, e.g. the east side wall of No. 16 Weston Road contains a quantity of quantity a contains Road Weston16 No. of wall side east the e.g. centuries,

th century brickwork can be seen, adapted and remodelled in the in remodelled and adapted seen, be can brickwork century th and 19 and 13 13 th centuries has created multiple changes multiple created has centuries th century brickwork. Thegable brickwork. century LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement 14 Road Road reflects its more informal character and its historic use - ancillary farm buildings. predominantly Several elevations are set farmhouses with back, there are both single-storey and two-storey frontages.buildings and gable a few The The south side of the street has a wide pavement, created in 1827 as part of the highway alterations made to remove grounds of a Aston Hall. The previous arrangement public footpath was probably from a simple the grassed verge, down which to ran a gutter at the staggered edge building of line the on road. the The south street side between of Posey the Lane and No.13 Weston century development on Weston Road, which has been th are unknown but the long, narrow, staggered development of Nos. 2-6 Weston Road (left) and Nos. 34-38 Weston Road (right). (right). Road Weston 34-38 Nos. (left) and Road Weston 2-6 Nos. Posey Lane

No. 21 Weston Road - a former former a - Road Weston No. 21 The north side of the street is characterised by its continuous building line and striking sense of of sense striking and line building its continuous by characterised is the street side of The north farmhouse with projecting gable wing gable projecting farmhouse with generally quite sympathetic to character the to generally village.of the quite sympathetic The village is more built up and densely developed towards the centre, whilst the west end of Weston Road is more open in character; enclosure is still important, but this is created heightby boundarybrick of consistent liningstone or walls the pavement. The origins of buildings running parallel with the lane, at 90 degrees to Weston Road, seems to reflect an ancient sub-division of the land. The layout of modern housing at Hilton Gardens, very on edge the of the conservation area, by contrast takes a shapeless form. setting of The Posey Lane is quiet completely different garden in character from the rest of Weston Road. A wide shrub border runs alongside glimpses the of lane, the interrupted long allotment by at the end allotments of the lane. gardens an to old Nos. water 49-53 pump, Weston with Road and the former GreenThe From the churchyard, Shardlow Road leads uphill to The Green in a levels gentle out. There rise is a and strong sense then of arrival as the space opens out. Likewise, from Derby to rises Road the street a at Green.The plateau The churchyard walls and Lodge Mews jointly form a narrow neck at the top of Shardlow

There has been a little 20 Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement oen osn dvlpet f agl cae bnaos wt ecsiey ie road, wide excessively with a bungalows, Road, 17 tall Farm chaletThe footway. and verge Manor largely with of merges development it housing where down modern breaks Green The of character The public the face that walls grass a bank. blank solid, largely The form. aboveup rise wherethey Lane, Clarke’sfrom seen when particularlyimposing are highways model a in planned well been form have to appear buildingsfarm brick The complex. farm large a once was Mews Farm Manor these of All Cottage. Holly and “tableaux”. groups pretty picturesque 1 Green, The Green; The from 16 Hart, White The Green, The visible 22 Mews, Farm Manor or on buildings other several prominent are There sides. several from accessed street, the of it corner prominent a and at own population, its on large stands a serving type, its of building large a was right) (pictured Green The on Smithy The piecemeal. developed was the around itas line, situated building well-defined without a green, village a of edge were buildings that its fact the out; reflects time of and radiate period long that a over roads arisen has informality the picturesque from character in different quite is It area. conservation the of heart the at lies Green The to deal great thevillage. ofthis in part softening theenvironment a contribute They The right). facing pictured Road, (one Green Shardlow and Road Weston of corner at the located limes two are space public a within trees only The whilst Rectory, line follows Thebuilding Green. ofNo.2 theeastern thealignment former the several to wall back boundary blue set the is by and formed line churchyard, building yew the western from metres (lime, the road here trees From The space. by open dominated vista. broad, a wide space to a spruce) enclosed in an out from opens character road in the and changes Green, The meets it where Road, landscaped any or context historic its without lost, setting. little a seems and road this of edge Picturesqueviews Theof Green and(left) Manor Farm Mews(right) th century house No 16 The Green stands in isolation on the on isolation in stands Green The 16 No house century 15 15 LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement 16 century and replaced by a large, standard-width entrance th

The redevelopment of the school playground to create Old School Mews is, however, not very successful. The new houses are positioned very close to the former school and have copied many of the details designed of to stand the out from school, the crowd. which These clashes was mean its uniquelost extent qualities as a localthat landmark. a the school has landmark to some building, deliberately The eastern side of Derby Road has rows of cottages with strong a character arising from the regular repeated rhythm of windows, fairly uniform eaves height & painted finish (pictured right). The west side of Derby Road is dominated by two ranges of buildings; The White Hart and Nos. 3-7. The White Hart has alterations. Its a massing is overall strong greater and than any positive other building presence, on reflects Derby its historic Road despite use. and Nos. this a 3-7 Derby Road few have undergone several modern transformations to create the strange appearance that now dominates the west side of Derby Road. Originally a simple, uncomplicated farm building, with a semi-industrial character, it was used as a drive to a new housing estate. Despite this, the former farmhouse and school, the on former the village opposite side of Derby Road, are distinctive detached the entrance the conservationcore to the historic area and of the village. buildings and frame Derby Road is most distinctiveDerby of the road.buildings most Road is forfronting framework the tight Longcroft Farm at 29 Derby Road was once a large farm on the outskirts of the village. Its low ranges of farm buildings were once a focal point on entering the were settlement demolished but in the they mid 20 Longcroft Farm, 29 Derby Road The Old School House School Old The Road Derby 29 Farm, Longcroft There is a substitute “village green”, which is located on Derby Road on the site of a row of (pictured right) former cottages (10-20 demolished Derby in the 1960s. Road), It is a which rather strange dominated were space, by the clutter of creates street a furniture, gap and in it the rhythm street, interrupting formed the regular buildings liningof the road. sides both by the continuous enclosure Derby Road of Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement cover, much of which was planted in the 19 the in planted was which of much cover, tree mature of is distinguishedtheabundance by area conservation theof Thesouthern half a form setting its and church the and area. distinct separate, parkland, and gardens its Hall, Aston 2 AREA the part for landmark in a be now reasons right). wrong (pictured is may building cladding The half- structural. of white”, its & concoction then “black The timbered and garage use. a semi-retail current to changing before maltings otat ae ut daai. n h ery 20 The early tower. the In church dramatic. quite the are and contrasts Road relationship. Shardlow dynamic 2 & No.1 at cottages the incorporate of roofs tiled red the both Road Shardlow a along views Similarly, creating boundaries, its and church the of stonework mellow the to foil be striking a form not Mews Lodge of walls may brick red The origins their although relationship, medieval common in case. linked this particular historically a is more churchyard was presence physical its relationship still thechurch and thatcan between thesouthAston sensedbefrom Hall the sideoftoday close and The flank. southern obvious its past ran more Weston to road much the when pronounced was village medieval which the walls, of stone coursed, by life the to church the of importance strategic The space. the define walls retained these pavement a is and platform WithoutDrive. Hall Aston and Road Shardlow overlooking presence raised church’s the increases slightly a on situated is churchyard The area. conservation the within pivotal are churchyard its and church The lushness shrubsall-year-round privacy. providing & and along Shardlow Road and this plantation has been maintained and is densely planted with planted densely is and maintained been has plantation this and Road Shardlow along gaze public the from privacy provided plantation large A features. earlier the of hints only with ephemeral, quite now is design garden the of structure The character. in open more self- of series a little a become had thearea 1880 by demolishedand were buildings theservice of half 1833 within stroll after could Shortly feature. water large family a and orchard the small a included gardens where spaces; contained garden intimate more a was the to east parkland the and stableblock large the Between shrubs. and trees of blocks dense by separated approaches, main the from visible separate not were a These and foldyard. coach-house and kennel and dog stabling of blocks large with estate, the the was of 1833 area in Hall working the of north the To diluted. although survive, does spaces these of character the and areas distinct of number a in developed were Hall Aston of grounds The rooflineenhancethe features skyline. and butthechimneys tower church the with attention for vies occasionally it as one, odd an was and Mews Lodge of highly end valued northern the at were tower water a craftsmanship place to decision quality The apologetic. andnot was architecture materials of seemed use honest have The would strange. surroundings its with building new blend a make to trying of idea the century 17 17 th century with large blocks of evergreen trees evergreen of blocks large with century th

LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement century block- th 18 Aston Hall - seen through the parkland trees parkland the through seen - Hall Aston a large and very old conservation area, Sweet Chestnut, which stands on a of largeplantationthe oldgarden, near the site walled yew the southern tip of the To To the south-west of the hall was another working part of the estate, Only fragments the of the walled original northern garden. wall of the walled garden survive. This was hidden from the rest of the landscaped park by a dense plantation of yews, forming a formal yew walk, which still survives intact. An old gravel pit formal sunken Rose Garden but was this has long gone and a modern garden shed at stands in this one time adapted into a round area. trees within Therethe grounds including: area of important number • • planting of cherry laurel, forming a low, bright green skirt, and yew, forming a contrasting, higher level of darker green vegetation, can still be found along Aston are Hall also Drive. several mature There deciduous trees, including chestnuts and a large beech. There are several stretches of landscaping. copper The boundary to 1 Aston Hall Drive has the beech scanty remains of a beech hedge. hedge, Here, the a loss of shrubbery and evergreen cover detracts from very the rest of the landscaping obvious new& housing within up garden. the views opens of the modern addition to the To the south & immediate east of the was hall a flat terrace, with which survives, a of series narrow profiled banks dropping commanding views over down the treetops. It may have at to one time offered a defensive position the east. to the pre-1735 This hall, overlooking enabled the floodplain. the To the west were house of the house, treated to the grounds as have parkland, character with survives, although many of mature the individual parkland trees trees have been removed and placed not at replaced. The intervals. long distance exchanges An of view element across the Road parklandand of Aston between Hall have Weston been diluted this by recent screen planting of trees and shrubs near views Willowtime the will Park disappear. and Way in limes limes and a few individual specimen trees, such as Wellingtonia. Dense 19 Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement h msie eeomn pesrs 20 pressures. development of massive because Derby to the proximity its from suffered has village the of character historic The 20 same the avoid to and alterations damaging the mistakes thefuture. 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 by planningpermission. for achieved thisbe theneed could so development, harmful further Theagainst safeguard 1979. a as in place in area put conservation was designation the of designation the predate below described changes that way a in character.At strengthensspecial theundesirable of their and Aston somereflects Trent,on time over develop of should settlements face that rather the but prevented, in be should scene” local “cherished the conserve that development Itnot was intended World War. theSecond following change accelerated to need the of acknowledgement an as 1967, Act Amenities Civic the by introduced was areas conservation of concept The Damage and Loss fence, estate 19 late iron the from olddating probably an follows boundary area conservation the Hall, the of east the To • • ein dpe fr h ras evn nw osn etts o te eihr o the of periphery the on 20 the of Much estates, Croft. Long and Road Farm housing new Manor into serving entrances the particularly standard identity, historic its weakened has roads The area, conservation village. the the into for views adopted many and design setting its on impacts area conservation the softenedoverhanging boughs.by wall, along and north, the to road boundarybrick talla by the theroad separated from is park entire theRoad Shardlow of length and grounds the between stands trees deciduous mature of plantation thick A unmanaged. and overgrown become has parkland former the fence, this beyond hall, the of east the To area. conservation the outside currently hall, the area has entirelyunsympathetic. been area th century development one of three still standing in this part of the park. This avenue is a striking element striking a is avenue but thelandscape recent. within itis relatively This park. the of part this in standing still three of one chestnut, parkland older an to next hall, the of west the to trees beech of avenue an trees mature easternterrace, beech thebottomat several theof th century. The same type of fence survives to the west of west the to survives fence of type same The century. th th 19 19 etr dvlpet n h eg o the of edge the on development century century development within the conservation the within development century LullingtonAston-on-Trent Conservation Conservation Area Character Area Character Statement Statement

th century buildings th 20 – built in 1967 1967 in – built century buildings that are highly conspicuous and jar with th – outside the conservation area, but this semi-detached pair of of pair the conservation – semi-detached outside area, this but – built in the 1960s, before before 1960s, the in – built – built in a similar form to - - a former agricultural / maltings building, the alterations that this – this building sits at the end of a terrace of 18 within the churchyard. The alien brickwork & windows and flat roof demolition demolition of terraced throughcottages, a programme of slum clearance, without any replacement buildings. construction of semi-detached & detached buildings set back from the road, with no regard for character. local of enclosure. developmentthe loss resulting in demolition of the largest historic houses & loss of demolition &of the largest loss treehistoric houses garden cover &settings. with little regardredevelopment sites character. localof these for and appears to have been completely re-faced or rebuilt using rustic bricks & uPVC windows. It mimics some proportions and the historic context. doorthe garage to are unsympathetic of the details 1 of & 3 the Lodge Estate buildings alongside 1950s houses has a major impact but on its setting. The houses were built overall on the site of 24-26 24-26 The Green, but set further back from the street, the lack of dominance any of paired boundary driveways wall rising up and “hole” in to the street. These houses replaced the a the traditional farm complex which fronted garages, creates another negative the road. The only benefit of being set back is that the landmark character of the old village be can appreciated.school Parish rooms alongsideout stand the sensitively designed lychgate. 3-7 Derby Road building has undergone have left it without any authentic local character. Mock-Tudor applied swirly beams & render of place.are out 28 Derby Road & replacing the chapel of 1829, the church has a temporary and context. stark reference its to character, without 32-34 Derby any Road 24 24 & 26 The Green a conservation buildings are area set back from was the street with large front frontage, gardens, low walls and designated, driveways these dominating the frontage. The lack and of the enclosure loss of a strongly defined frontage left have a gaping hole in materials the and form of street. the buildings, The with shallow choice of roof pitches & flat-roofed garages, fashions of the reflects time and the has no relationship with the character of Aston-on-Trent. Methodist Church, The Green

• • • There are a few instances of 20 century. The following developments setting: its characterand of the village have had a particularly damaging effect on • the • • • Several arethat buildings character: undergone alterations at with the local have odds • • • the the surrounding townscape. In particular: • • There has been a gradual erosion of the character of Aston-on-Trent during the 20 Aston-on-TrentLullington ConservationConservation AreaArea CharacterCharacter StatementStatement The extent of housing development outside the conservation area boundary during the 20 the during boundary area conservation the outside development housing of extent The of Loss rural setting joinery Lossoriginal of an of Loss building details of best the made has maintenance of standard good the eyesore. space open have otherwisean become thatcould accidental and for cared well is very site the Nevertheless, Aston-on-Trent. of character the a to creating alien character, environment in cluttered urban quite all furniture street of amount large a introduced also has It use. public obvious no has it as successful entirely been not has “green”, alternative an planting, amenity of area an with cottages these of replacement The frontage. street the in hole a created has Road Derby 10-20 Nos. at cottages of terrace complete a of loss The Public realm

the skyline is so important, the altered & truncated truncated & altered the important, so stacksnegativeimpact havestand a chimney out and views. on is streets down skyline views the Long stump. mere where place a In TheGreen. as32 points suchfocal include a now is and rendered and lowered been has Green The 32 The at chimney lowered. been have these but Green The 2 at those to similar chimneys statuesque had once Hart White The Truncated chimney stacks chimney Truncated frost by brickdamaged red eroding. and Holly and Road Derby soft, the of theface condition, poor in are walls boundary brick 22-28 Many Green). The Cottage, (e.g. bands brick many horizontal and projecting In brickwork and bond pebbledash. eaves Flemish corbelled or as such wet-dash details, building modern original obscured a has this with instances rendered been often has Brickwork Rendered and painted brickwork painted and Rendered and Road Derby along rows damaging. theof effect windowsisuPVC particularly cumulative terraced long the the where area, conservation the within are frontages prominent occupy which loss Road, Weston of areas significant most The removed. hasbeen uses. domestic to reverted joinery have original the although Road, Weston14 and 12 buildings at survive windows bay brick Canted as removed many been In have shopfronts building. historic any of of element number vulnerable a and joinery timber most traditional replaced has hardwood the stained or uPVC instances is Joinery replaced. have sashes been sliding often horizontal and casements whilst survive to tend Aston-on- windows within Sash joinery Trent. door and window historic of loss widespread a been has There “hemmed-in” by housing by around. most“hemmed-in” theway of now is it that extent an such to town, the of setting rural the onto encroached has century eet er. h atrtos wih nld rcamd rcs uV wnos & windows uPVC bricks, reclaimed include to building.slate have any resemblance local a removed artificial which in alterations, altered unsympathetically The been years. have and recent Lodge, Aston to entrance original the

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Distinctive Architectural Details

ASTON-ON-TRENT

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The details in this appendix illustrate those building elements that help to define Aston on Trent’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 • Brick walls with moulded half-round or triangular red or blue brick copings • Coursed stone walls to the churchyard

Roof types and details • Pitched roofs with plain close verges • Pitched roofs with timber bargeboards, sometimes with scalloped edges • Patterned tiles & slates • Raised coped gables finished with stone copings, or occasionally brick • Hipped tiled roofs

Chimney stacks and pots • Tall brick chimneys with heavily corbelled brick oversailing courses and regular, repeated rows of red clay chimney pots • Brick stacks with moulded stone cappings and weatherings • Stacks with multiple engaged flues • Blue bricks adopted for capping or oversailing courses, occasionally decorative • Moulded terracotta details

Ephemera • Weather vanes

Walls • Patterned brickwork in Flemish bond, with buff-coloured headers • Patterned brickwork with blue brick details, such as diapers, and horizontal bands • Moulded terracotta details • Datestones and initials • Corbelled eaves, with “sawtooth” or dentilled brickwork • Plain close verge or corbelled verge with moulded brickwork or plain brick bands

Windows • “Yorkshire” (horizontally sliding) sashes • Small-paned vertically sliding sash windows • Leaded-light 20th century casements within timber frames • Multi-paned, side-hinged timber casements, within chamfered moulded frames

Lintels and cills • Segmental brick arched windows, often from a single or double course of header bricks • Stone wedge lintels • Cambered arched brick lintels • Brickwork without cills

Street furniture BOUNDARY TREATMENTS Walls and copings

Left - mellow, red bricks with half- round moulded brick copings (22 The Green).

The majority of historic walls within the village are built from red brick. There are a few exceptions, such as the stone-built churchyard walls and the stone copings at 29 Derby Road (below).

Left - at Rectory Mews moulded red and buff-coloured bricks have been incorporated into the boundary walls to create recessed panels and decorative copings, now badly eroded.

Below - walls of red brick with moulded triangular red or blue clay copings. Blue bricks were also incorporated as a plinth at The Old Schoolhouse (below right). Above - decorative wrought iron gate, with highly ornamental scrollwork of the early 20th century. The gate serves the Winterbottom family burial ground at All Saints Church.

Top right - small, estate-type 6-bar pedestrian wrought iron gate at Woodlands, 4 The Green.

Right - An old wall incorporating moulded blue clay copings, rendered and painted in recent times. ROOF TYPES AND DETAILS

Above - hipped roof of Staffordshire blue clay tiles with hips and ridge incorporating lead flashings dressed over lead rolls (No. 1 Derby Road).

Below left - raised coped gable, with squared stone copings (26 Derby Road). This detail was once commonplace in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Below right - cast iron faceted rainwater hopper (8 The Green). Bargeboards were introduced in the 19th century as part of a revival of interest in gothic and Tudor architecture. Used in conjunction with wide overhanging verges, they created deep, interesting shadows and a picturesque, gothic character. Above left - steep pitched roof with plain bargeboard at 25 Derby Road. Above right - scalloped bargeboard at White Cottage, Shardlow Road.

Unusual patterned roof materials: Below left - Welsh slate roof with diaper pattern made from scalloped-edge slates at 2 The Green. Below right - hipped tiled roof with fish-scale red and blue clay tiles at the Pump House, Derby Road. CHIMNEY STACKS AND POTS

Aston-on-Trent has a large variety of chimneys and pots. Many of the Victorian pots survive and there are a wide variety of patterns.

Above - row of three chimneys with moulded stone copings and weatherings, and engaged flues (detail - top right - 1a and 2 The Green).

Right - plainer stacks also have a strong presence incorporating heavily corbelled, brick oversailing courses (29 Derby Road).

Below - statuesque chimneys at Lodge Mews with moulded terracotta copings and cannon-type pots with “pocket” air vents.

Bottom right - plain chimney embellished with moulded red terracotta modillions and sawtooth band. Unfortunately the pots have been removed. Left - chimney with blue bricks laid in a sawtooth pattern create a decorative corbelled cap. Octagonal buff terracotta pots complete the design (Long Cottage). Middle - blue bricks in oversailing courses (The Smithy). Right - blue moulded bricks form a chamfered weathering at the bottom of the stack and at the capping. Moulded stone and brick forms a corbelled oversailing course (Rectory Mews).

Right - massive corbelled brick stack incorporating 7 flues at 1-2 Shardlow Road. The choice of identical red terracotta “beaded” chimneys pots contributes to the monumental design of the whole stack.

Below left - unusual chamfered brick chimney stack with separate flues and “roll” pots with louvres (25 Derby Road). Middle - hard-fired blue clay pots with beaded roll tops at Manor Farm. Right - pale buff, beaded terracotta pots (11 The Green). EPHEMERA

Weathervanes are a distinctive feature of the Aston-on-Trent skyline - Lodge Mews (above), 21 Weston Road (top right) & 29 Derby (right).

Copper Phoenix Insurance Plaque at 16 Weston Road (below) and copper domed vent at Lodge Mews (bottom right). WALLS - Brickwork details

Above - 19th century Flemish bond brickwork, with buff coloured header bricks (6 Weston Road).

Below - 19th century diaper-patterned brickwork, laid in English bond, incorporating blue “flared” header bricks (The Old Schoolhouse).

Most of the decorative brick details within the village are 19th century.

Above top - buff bricks are used to create the effect of quoins at 1 Shardlow Road. Moulded terracotta bricks were used in horizontal bands to enliven the walls.

Above - blue and buff bricks were used at Rectory Mews during the 19th century to create decorative patterns, such as this lozenge. Above right - bricks have been in common use Above - corbelled sawtooth brick eaves and since about 1700. Two phases of brickwork semi-circular arched cast-iron window at 7 within one wall can be clearly seen at 34 Derby Rd. Weston Road (above). It was re-fronted in the 19th century.

Below - examples of datestones, crests and initials. Clockwise from the top right; 16 The Green, datestone at The Old Schoolhouse, the Holden family crest at the Old Schoolhouse, dated brick and initials IG at 34-38 Weston Road. Above left - projecting brick bay with Above right - Saxon stonework incorporating chamfered moulded brick cill, 14 Weston fragments of “long-and-short” work and Road. Saxon interlacing at All Saints Church.

Bottom left - decorative stone pilaster head at Bottom right - 17th century stone plinth at 8 The Green. 16 The Green. WALLS - eaves details

Left - moulded terracotta eaves at 4 The Woodlands. This type of eaves typically has a cast iron ogee gutter. This sits on top of the projecting eaves, avoiding the need for brackets. The shaped gutter is therefore an integral part of the architecture of the building.

Above left and right - a sawtooth brick eaves, at 10-14 Weston Road (above left) and 22 The Green (above right).

Right - corbelled and dentilled brick eaves. Header bricks were laid alternately to form “dentils”, creating a decorative effect. WALLS - verge details

Above - corbelled verge with dentilled brickwork at 29 Derby Road.

Rounded, moulded brickwork and corbelled verge at The Smithy (top left) and 1 Manor Farm Mews (above left). Plain corbelled verge (above right) at 28 Weston Rd.

Plain close verge at 20 Weston Road (below left) and corbelled verge at 16 Weston Road (below right). WINDOWS

Above - small-paned sash window divided into a third and two thirds (Long Cottage). The lovely reflections of the original cylinder glass are very evident. The same proportions were used at 2 The Green (right).

Above - pair of vertically sliding sash windows of 1899 at 1 Shardlow Road. This example incorporates timber horns, which were added to Above - small-paned (8 over 8) increase the rigidity of the sash frame, particularly vertically sliding sash window at 1 when glass panes began to get larger in the second Derby Road. half of the 19th century. Multi-paned horizontally sliding sash windows, in a number of different patterns. Above - 16 Weston Road. Top right - 2 Weston Road. Below - 34 Weston Road. Right - 21 Weston Road.

Left - leaded-light casement windows in timber frames at 13 The Green. These were re- introduced towards the end of the 19th century as part of the “Arts & Crafts” revival of interest in old building traditions. Above - small-paned timber casements within moulded frames (Lodge Mews).

Top right - fixed multi-paned timber casement (1 Rectory Mews).

Right - 6-paned casements with moulded timber mullioned frames (29 Derby Road).

Below left - Norman window opening at Below right - cast-iron diamond lattice casements the church with chevron mouldings. at The Old Schoolhouse, Derby Road. LINTELS AND CILLS

By the first half of the 19th century, the use of stone was much more widespread, partly due to improvements in the transportation of heavy goods (by canal and later rail).

In Aston-on-Trent there was a spate of building at this time, many of the houses being constructed with wedge- shaped stone lintels. This pattern continued to be used for 50 years or so.

Top right - wedge stone lintels with carved roundels (2 The Green).

Right - wedge stone lintel with incised channels (1 Derby Road).

Right - wedge stone lintels with carved soffits (Rectory Mews).

The cambered brick arch was technically the most difficult to construct and was often reserved for the grander houses. Nevertheless, this detail appears on a number of terraced cottages within Aston.

Right - cambered arch brick lintels (34-38 Weston Road). Where economy was important and for utilitarian buildings, lintels were simpler in form. A segmental arch, formed by one or more courses of “header” bricks, is quite a common detail.

Left - a segmental arch of three courses of buff and red headers (Rectory Mews). Below left - rebated segmental arched headers (19a Weston Road). Below - a segmental arch of a double course of brick headers (13 The Green).

There was often no cill, relying on the weathering properties of the brickwork. Window joinery was positioned close to the face of the wall. Lead cills may be added for improved weathering if desired. (below - 2 Weston Road).

Bottom - in some cases, moulded blue bricks were added to form a more weatherproof cill (Rectory Mews).

Above - cambered brick arch (2 Weston Road).

Stone cills (below) were common in the mid-late 19th century, although many are now painted. STREET FURNITURE

Right - Bus shelter, formerly Victorian village pump house, c1870 (listed grade II) adjacent to Pump House, No. 8 Derby Road.

Cast-iron columns support the octagonal roof, which has patterned fish-scale tiles. Brick-built with stone dressings & chamfered joinery.

(grid ref. N 441, 504 / E 329, 504)

Right - Victorian village pump, wooden box construction housing cast-iron village pump on Posey Lane.

(grid ref. N 441, 366 / E 329, 439)