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INTRODUCTION P.01 2. PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT P.01 3. LOCATION & SETTING P.02 3.1 Location within the City P.02 3.2 Geology and Geomorphology P.02 4. SUMMARY OF CHARACTER & SPECIAL INTEREST P.03 5. HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT & ARCHAEOLOGY P.04 6. SPATIAL ANALYSIS P.11 6.1 Streets & Spaces P.11 6.2 Views, Vistas P.13 6.3 Landmark Buildings P.15 7. CHARACTER ANALYSIS P.17 7.1 Overview P.17 7.2 Character Areas P.17 7.3 Architectural Detail P.21 7.4 Landscape P.25 7.5 Local Townscape Detail P.28 7.6 Unlisted Buildings of Merit P.29 7.7 Characteristic Land Uses P.30 7.8 Population P.30 8. NEGATIVE FEATURES P.31 9. BUILDINGS AT RISK P.33 10. MANAGEMENT STRATEGY P.34 11. STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT P.35 12. LOCAL GUIDANCE, PUBLICATIONS AND SOURCES OF P.36 FURTHER INFORMATION 13. GLOSSARY OF TERMS P.37 ii Page 3: Figure 1: Old Market Street today, with the Stag and Hounds jettied over the pavement (far right) Page 4: Figure 2: Stewart’s depiction of Lawford’s Gate, 1745 Page 5: Figure 3: Millerd’s Plan, 1673 Page 6: Figure 4: John Roque’s Map, 1745 Page 7: Figure 5: Plumley & Ashmead’s Plan, 1828 Page 8: Figure 6: Ordnance Survey, 1880 Page 9: Figure 7: Ordnance Survey Map, 1903 Page 13: Figure 8: View south down Midland Road towards the wooded ridge of Arnos Vale Page 13: Figure 9: View east up Redcross Street towards St Jude’s Church Page 14: Figure 10: Glimpsed view into central courtyard of Barstaple Alms Houses from Old Market Street Page 15: Figure 11: Methodist Central Hall, Old Market Street Page 15: Figure 12: Holy Trinity Church Page 15: Figure 13: St Jude’s Church between Bragg’s Lane and Lamb Street Page 16: Figure 14: Stag and Hounds viewed from the Temple Way roundabout Page 16: Figure 15: Palace Hotel, corner of Lawford Street and West Street Page 16: Figure 16: Holy Trinity Almshouses, Old Market Street Page 18: Figure 17: North side of Old Market Street with a mix of gable ended and Classical buildings all with shopfronts at ground floor level Page 18: Figure 18: Corner of Lawford Street and Braggs Lane showing the drop in scale and change in character from commercial to more industrial Page 19: Figure 19: Nos. 3–7StapletonRoad Page 19: Figure 20: Lawrence Hill/Easton Road triangle at the east end of Clarence Road Page 20: Figure 21: Industrial/workshop units on Unity Street Page 20: Figure 22: Gardiner’s Warehouse between Unity Street and Broad Plain Page 21: Figure 23: Nos. 68 – 71 Old Market Street, a mix of Classically fronted buildings and earlier timber-framed properties with gable ends Page 21: Figure 24: No. 7 Redcross Street. Was part of a Georgian terrace where the artist Thomas Lawrence was born in 1769 Page 22: Figure 25: Georgian houses on Broad Plain, south side (no. 5 far left) Page 23: Figure 26: Early 20th century buildings at Easton Road/Lawrence Hill triangle Page 23: Figure 27: Late 19th/early 20th century Pennant stone warehouse with stone round-headed windows (currently a snooker club) Page 25: Figure 28: Traditional Pennant setts along Jacob Street; with cast iron curb edging Page 26: Figure 29: Wrought iron railings outside the Long Bar, Old Market Street Page 26: Figure 30: Low Pennant boundary wall topped with cast iron railings outside Wessex House, Lawford Street Page 26: Figure 31: Attractive 18th century shopfront with bow-fronted multi-pane windows, no. 42 Old Market Street Page 28: Figure 32: Trinity Road Park Page 31: Figure 33: West end of Old Market Street which has been cut off from the City Centre by Temple Way Page 31: Figure 34: Artist’s impression for new development to appear at Trinity Street/Waterloo Road Page 32: Figure 35: Nos. 56 & 58 West Street, the shopfront on the right has retained its traditional carved consoles and fine timber fascia but is undermined by the poor quality signage. Page 32: Figure 36: Solid roller shutter on Old Market Street, presents a blank façade to the building and street scene Page 32: Figure 37: Loss of retail use for residential on ground floor at no. 37 Midland Road Page 33: Figure 38: Private shop at no. 76 West Street Page 33: Figure 39: Early 20th century warehouse on Unity Street, with no roof the fabric of the building is deteriorating rapidly This document was prepared by the Urban Design and Conservation Team, Planning Services Division, Bristol City Council. If you would like this information in a different format, for example Braille, audio tape, large print or computer disc, or community languages, please contact the Urban Design and Conservation Team, Planning Services Division 0117 922 3097.