The Historic Environment Consultancy Heritage Statement: Land adjacent to Village Hall Loop Road Keyston Cambridgeshire PE28 0RX National Grid Reference: TL 043 753 Dr Peter Wardle & Colin Lacey 24/4/2014 Document Reference Number 2014/1187 Version 2 Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring on Thames Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 [email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Land adjacent to Village Hall Keyston Heritage Statement: Land adjacent to Village Hall Keyston Dr Peter Wardle and Colin Lacey 14/1/2014 Table of Contents 1. Version Control.............................................................................................................. v 2. Summary ....................................................................................................................... 6 3. The Basis of The Report ............................................................................................... 8 5. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 9 5.1 The Client ............................................................................................................... 9 5.2 Confidentiality and Copyright .................................................................................. 9 5.3 Location .................................................................................................................. 9 5.4 Site Visit .................................................................................................................. 9 6. National Planning Policy .............................................................................................. 12 6.1 The National Planning Policy Framework ............................................................. 12 6.2 Relevant Sections of Glossary .............................................................................. 14 6.3 Interpretation of National Planning Policy ............................................................. 15 6.4 Public Benefit ........................................................................................................ 16 7. English Heritage Policy on Setting .............................................................................. 19 7.1 Definition of Setting ............................................................................................... 19 7.2 History in The View ............................................................................................... 20 7.3 English Heritage Policy on Screening ................................................................... 20 7.4 The Setting of Historic Assets ............................................................................... 21 7.5 Case Law .............................................................................................................. 22 8. The Historic Context .................................................................................................... 23 9. Baseline Survey .......................................................................................................... 23 10. Conservation Area ................................................................................................... 24 11. Heritage Assets ........................................................................................................ 29 11.1 The Parish Church............................................................................................. 30 11.2 Manor Farm ....................................................................................................... 39 12. Non Visual Aspects of The Setting ........................................................................... 42 13. Views From the Parish Church in Winter ................................................................. 43 14. Views Towards the Parish Church in Winter ............................................................ 47 15. View to and From Manor Farm House ..................................................................... 51 16. The Proposals .......................................................................................................... 53 16.1 The Impact of the Proposals .............................................................................. 53 16.2 What Matters and Why ...................................................................................... 55 16.3 Discussion ......................................................................................................... 56 17. Appendix Descriptions of The Designated Heritage Asset ....................................... 61 i Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Land adjacent to Village Hall Keyston 17.1 Parish Church of St John The Baptist................................................................ 61 17.2 The Manor Farmhouse Description ................................................................... 63 17.3 The Mulberries .................................................................................................. 63 17.4 K6 Telephone Box ............................................................................................. 63 17.5 The Stone House............................................................................................... 64 17.6 Bakehouse 4m west of Thatches ...................................................................... 64 17.7 Thatches ............................................................................................................ 64 17.8 Hill Farmhouse .................................................................................................. 65 18. Appendix: Map Regression Exercise ....................................................................... 66 18.1 Methodology .................................................................................................... 66 18.2 1889 Ordnance Survey ...................................................................................... 68 18.3 1901 Ordnance Survey ...................................................................................... 69 18.4 1953 Ordnance Survey Map .............................................................................. 70 18.5 1975 Ordnance Survey Map .............................................................................. 71 18.6 Modern Ordnance Survey Map ......................................................................... 72 18.7 1889 Ordnance Survey Map Detail.................................................................... 73 18.8 1901 Ordnance Survey Map Detail.................................................................... 74 18.9 1953 Ordnance Survey Map Detail.................................................................... 75 18.10 1975 Ordnance Survey Map Detail.................................................................... 76 18.11 Modern Ordnance Survey Map Detail ............................................................... 77 19. Appendix: Views to the Church ................................................................................ 78 ii Historic Environment Consultancy 38 Elvendon Rd Goring Oxon RG8 0DU, T01491 875584 E:[email protected] www.historicenvironment.co.uk Heritage Statement Land adjacent to Village Hall Keyston Table of Figures Figure 1 General Location Plan. Scale 1:10,000 ............................................................... 10 Figure 2 Detailed Location Plan. Scale 1:2500 .................................................................. 11 Figure 3 Extent of Conservation Area Scale 1:2500 .......................................................... 26 Figure 4 Designated Heritage Assets ................................................................................ 27 Figure 5 Date of Buildings in Keyston ................................................................................ 28 Figure 6 The Location of Nearby Heritage Assets. ............................................................ 29 Figure 7: Approximate locations from where plates 22-29 were taken (1:2500 @ A4) ...... 47 Figure 8: Approximate locations from where plates 30-34 were taken (1:2500 @ A4) ...... 50 Figure 9: 1889 Ordnance Survey map ............................................................................... 68 Figure 10: 1901 Ordnance Survey Map ............................................................................. 69 Figure 11: 1953 Ordnance Survey Map ............................................................................. 70 Figure 12: 1975 Ordnance Survey Map ............................................................................. 71 Figure 13: Modern Ordnance Survey Map ......................................................................... 72 Figure 14: 1889 First Edition Ordnance Survey map ......................................................... 73 Figure 15: 1901 Ordnance Survey map ............................................................................. 74 Figure 16: 1953 1:10,000 Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 map. enlarged to 1:1000 ............... 75 Figure 17: 1975 Ordnance Survey map ............................................................................. 76 Figure 18: Modern ordnance survey map .......................................................................... 77 Figure 19: Plan showing areas from which the church is visible,