Millom Conservation Area Appraisal 2021 Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Background ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. What is a Conservation Area? ................................................................................................. 2 1.3. What is the Purpose of this Document? ................................................................................. 3 2. Location, History and Development ............................................................................................... 4 2.1. Overview of Millom Conservation Area .................................................................................. 4 2.2. Historic Development ............................................................................................................. 5 2.2.1. Origins (Pre “Millom”) ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2.2. Development History (Post-railway) ............................................................................... 7 2.2.3. Map Progression ............................................................................................................. 8 3. Character ....................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1. Built Environment ................................................................................................................. 10 3.1.1. Architectural Quality and Built Form ............................................................................ 10 3.1.2. Materials ....................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.3. Uses ............................................................................................................................... 11 3.2. Public Realm .......................................................................................................................... 12 3.2.1. Views, Vistas, Glimpses ................................................................................................. 12 3.2.2. Roads and Paths ............................................................................................................ 13 3.2.3. Boundaries .................................................................................................................... 14 3.3. Natural Environment............................................................................................................. 15 3.3.1. Open Spaces .................................................................................................................. 15 3.3.2. Water ............................................................................................................................ 15 3.3.3. Trees .............................................................................................................................. 15 4. Character Areas ............................................................................................................................. 16 4.1.1. Holborn Hill ................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.2. Cambridge Street .......................................................................................................... 18 4.1.3. Station Road and the war memorial green ................................................................... 20 4.1.4. St George’s Road and Lancashire Road ......................................................................... 23 4.1.5. St George’s Church Precinct .......................................................................................... 26 4.1.6. Market Square .............................................................................................................. 30 4.1.7. Lapstone Road and Wellington Street .......................................................................... 34 5. Key Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 40 6. Summary of Issues ........................................................................................................................ 42 7. Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 43 7.1. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT Analysis) ....................................... 43 7.2. Gazetteer of Designated Heritage Assets ............................................................................. 46 7.3. Area Maps ............................................................................................................................. 47 8. Bibliography .................................................................................................................................. 51 Index of Selected Places A5093 Holy Trinity Church ............................................................................................................................. 6 Millom Castle ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Cambridge Street 01 (Cambridge House Hotel) ............................................................................................................. 19 Masonic Hall ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Crown Street Baptist Church ................................................................................................................................... 40 Duke Street 08 and 10 .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Filling station and garage .................................................................................................................. 22 Hodbarrow ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Holborn Hill Coniston Court .................................................................................................................................. 22 Old Ship Cottages, 01-04 (formerly Ship Inn) ..................................................................................... 6 Lancashire Road Tesco ................................................................................................................................................. 24 West County Court ...................................................................................................................... 25, 31 Lapstone Road Conservative Club ............................................................................................................................. 37 Market Square 01-02 ................................................................................................................................................. 30 Clock Tower ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Nelson Street Salvation Army Fortress .................................................................................................................... 39 St George's Road 09 (Post Office building) .................................................................................................................... 33 Bridge ................................................................................................................................................ 23 former Barclays ................................................................................................................................. 34 former NatWest .......................................................................................................................... 29, 32 Millom Palladium .............................................................................................................................. 22 New Vicarage .............................................................................................................................. 28, 29 Old Vicarage ...................................................................................................................................... 28 Public Library ..................................................................................................................................... 33 St George's Church .................................................................................................................. 4, 12, 27 St Precinct gate ................................................................................................................................. 27 St George's Terrace 14 (Norman Nicholson's house) ........................................................................................................ 34 Station Road 04 ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 Old Constabulary ..............................................................................................................................