CONSERVATION AREA STATEMENT - Stroud District Council

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CONSERVATION AREA STATEMENT - Conservation Area No7: FRAMPTON ON SEVERN
There is a fine network of footpaths around Frampton, including, notably, the Narles and the canal towpath. The
footpaths encircle the village, and from them, one gets a clear appreciation of Frampton’s place in the landscape, and
its self- contained nature. The delineation between the village and the surrounding countryside is soft, but clear; the
linear garden plots back straight onto the fields and orchards.
The low- lying nature of the land, and the general lack of tall walls and fences in the gardens, make the buildings
prominent. There are obvious landmarks, such as the church from the canal and the Old House, isolated in the view
from Watery Lane. Buckholt House is a clear punctuation in the view towards the village from the Narles.
However, the majority of the views into the village from outside, comprise the rear elevations of the houses and
cottages, with jumble of ancillary structures; privies, sheds and greenhouses, in their back gardens.
Conversely , some equally important views, are actually those to be glimpsed out of the village from the inside. The
gaps between the houses provide little ‘framed’ pictures of the gardens and countryside beyond.
Perhaps one of the more iconic vistas from within the village out, is that from near Whittles Lane through to the Narles,
with the quirky grouping of the lime trees, Buckholt Cottages, the telephone box and the lych gate in the foreground.
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
The built environment of the Conservation Area can be very simply divided into two main elements, namely:-
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The buildings themselves
The spaces adjacent to and surrounding the buildings.