Durham City Conservation Area Character Area 4: Elvet July 2016 2 Setting ..................................................................................... 79 CONTENTS 3 Form and Layout ..................................................................... 80 4 Architectural Character .......................................................... 82 Contents ............................................................................................... 3 5 Important Buildings ................................................................ 85 Character Area 4 Elvet .......................................................................... 7 Listed Buildings ........................................................................... 85 1 Introduction ............................................................................. 7 Scheduled Monuments ............................................................... 85 2 Summary of Special Interest .................................................... 9 Non-Designated Heritage Assets and Buildings/Structures of 3 Location and Boundary Description ....................................... 10 local interest ............................................................................... 85 4 Geology, Topography and Setting .......................................... 11 6 Building Materials, Detailing and Features ............................. 86 5 Historical Summary and Development .................................. 13 7 Boundaries and Means of Enclosure ...................................... 88 6 Archaeology ............................................................................ 20 8 Open Spaces and Trees ........................................................... 90 7 Form and Layout .................................................................... 21 9 Views and Vistas ..................................................................... 92 8 Sub-area division .................................................................... 24 10 Activity .................................................................................... 94 2 Sub-Area Character Assessments ............................................... 26 11 Public Realm ........................................................................... 95 Sub Character Area 1- New Elvet and Old Elvet ................................. 26 12 General Condition ................................................................... 96 13 The Definition (or Summary) of Special Interest .................... 96 1 Location and Boundary Description ....................................... 26 2 Setting .................................................................................... 26 Sub Character Area 3 - Green Lane/Whinney Hill .............................. 98 3 Form and Layout .................................................................... 29 1 Location and Boundary Description ....................................... 98 4 Architectural Character .......................................................... 34 2 Setting ..................................................................................... 98 5 Important Buildings ................................................................ 47 3 Form and Layout ..................................................................... 99 Listed Buildings ........................................................................... 47 4 Architectural Character ........................................................ 101 Non-Designated Heritage Assets and Buildings/Structures of 5 Important Buildings .............................................................. 106 local interest ............................................................................... 49 Listed Buildings ......................................................................... 106 6 Building Materials, Detailing and Features ............................ 49 Non-Designated Heritage Assets and Buildings/Structures of 7 Boundaries and Means of Enclosure ...................................... 58 local interest ............................................................................. 106 8 Open Spaces and Trees .......................................................... 61 6 Building Materials, Detailing and Features ........................... 106 9 Views and Vistas ..................................................................... 64 7 Boundaries and Means of Enclosure .................................... 111 10 Activity .................................................................................... 68 8 Open Spaces and Trees ......................................................... 113 11 Public Realm ........................................................................... 70 9 Views and Vistas ................................................................... 115 12 General Condition .................................................................. 73 10 Activity .................................................................................. 117 13 The Definition (or Summary) of Special Interest .................... 76 11 Public Realm ......................................................................... 117 Sub Character Area 2 - Riverside ........................................................ 78 12 General Condition ................................................................. 119 13 The Definition (or Summary) of Special Interest .................. 119 1 Location and Boundary Description ....................................... 78 Sub Character 4 - Church Street/Hallgarth Street ............................ 121 1 Location and Boundary Description ..................................... 121 Sub Character Area 1 - New Elvet and Old Elvet ...................... 242 2 Setting .................................................................................. 121 Sub-Character Area 2 - Riverside .............................................. 246 3 Form and Layout................................................................... 124 Sub Character Area 3 - Green Lane/Whinney Hill .................... 249 4 Architectural Character ........................................................ 130 5 Important Buildings .............................................................. 144 Listed Buildings ......................................................................... 144 Key Dates Scheduled Monuments ............................................................ 144 Original Designation 7 August 1968 Non-designated heritage assets and Buildings/Structures of local interest ..................................................................................... 145 Boundary Amended 25 November 1980 6 Building Materials, Detailing and Features .......................... 145 Boundary Amended 29 July 2016 7 Boundaries and Means of Enclosure .................................... 156 Character Area Appraisal Approved 29 July 2016 8 Open Spaces and Trees ........................................................ 159 9 Views and Vistas ................................................................... 164 10 Activity .................................................................................. 166 11 Public Realm ......................................................................... 167 12 General Condition ................................................................ 172 13 The Definition (or Summary) of Special Interest .................. 174 3 Future Challenges & Management Proposals .......................... 176 1 Introduction .......................................................................... 176 2 Future Challenges ................................................................. 176 3 Management Proposals........................................................ 183 Summary of issues .................................................................... 183 Objectives ................................................................................. 184 Recommendations ................................................................... 184 Part 1 ........................................................................................ 184 Part 2 ........................................................................................ 192 4 Resources ............................................................................. 194 5 Boundary Changes ................................................................ 195 6 Article 4 Directions ............................................................... 196 Article 4 Map ............................................................................ 198 Appendix 1 Listed Buildings .............................................................. 201 Appendix 2 Notable unlisted Buildings ............................................ 229 Appendix 3 Buildings at Risk ............................................................. 236 Appendix 4 Summary of Public Comments ...................................... 242 Environment and Design 6 © Crown Copyright and database rights 2016. Ordnance Survey LA 100049055 Character Area 4 - Elvet CHARACTER AREA 4 ELVET 1 Introduction The Elvet Character Area forms the south western part of the Durham (City Centre) Conservation Area. Historically it grew up from 2 small Medieval settlements one centred on Old Elvet and the other around the Church of St Oswald’s. These were owned and administrated by the Bishop of Durham but were essentially independent, single street communities, connected back to the peninsula by