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7.15 Thatch is a vernacular material and historically would have been locally sourced. However, over the last 40 years or so imports of water reed have been used instead of the produce of local farmers. Longstraw thatch was once perhaps the most widely used material across the country, with the other main technique being combed water reed. Changes in material results in a noticeable change in appearance of thatched roofs. 7.16 Other traditional roof finishes include stone slate (as at St John’s Church), natural grey slate and plain red clay tiles. A couple of the Victorian properties with tiled rather than slate roofs utilise decorative fish scale tiling, this can be seen on The Old Vicarage and The Coach House. Ridge tiles across the Conservation Area are plain rather than decorative. Roof Form 7.17 Whilst there are similarities, no two houses or terraces of dwellings are completely alike in Holdenhurst. The general roof form is either hipped or gabled and these two forms are evident in both the more historic and more recent dwellings. It is also noted that of the nineteenth century buildings there are both hipped and gabled examples, such as The Old School and School House. Roof pitches vary according to the roofing material used. The slate roofs are shallow pitched, whilst the tiled and thatched roofs are more steeply pitched. 7.18 A number of properties incorporate exposed rafters with decorative timber rafter feet to the eaves; this can be seen at Springfield and Stockwell Cottage, Vicarage Cottages, The Old Vicarage, South Lodge, School House and No. 5 Holdenhurst Village. Decorative brick eaves are Chimneys characteristic of a few properties in the Conservation Area, including The Old Forge, No. 14 Holdenhurst Village; The New House, No. 16 Holdenhurst Village; and The Old School. A slight overhang of the roof to the eaves is also characteristic of the thatched dwellings and those with a slate roof covering. The tiled roofs don’t tend to have an overhang, although South Lodge is a clear exception with its overhanging eaves to the gables. 7.19 The majority of chimney stacks remain, adding interest to the skyline within the Conservation Area. Most chimney stacks are simple with painted brick or render to match in with the property, however, there are some interesting examples of decorative brick stacks such as the tall angled stacks at South Lodge. The majority of chimney stacks also retain their (clay) chimney pots. Walling 7.20 The earliest buildings in the Conservation Area are rare survivors in Bournemouth of their construction type. The barn of the former Townsend Cottages utilises the early building method of clay mixed with straw, gravel and sand (known as cob). Magdalen Cottage (No. 1 Holdenhurst Village) is of another ancient building method - timber frame construction (with later brick infilling). 7.21 Nos. 21 and 22 Holdenhurst Village are unusual (and important) in that the cottages incorporate materials from the Saxon church that originally stood on this site. Originally three cottages, they are windowless to the north, west and east sides, and are of random ironstone. 34 Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014
Walling of Saxon church incorporated into Nos. 21 and 22 Holdenhurst Village 7.22 The predominant construction material in the Conservation Area is brick. From the ancient hand made bricks of No. 17 Holdenhurst Village to the recent brick buildings of the Manor Farm development. Whilst a few properties are rendered or painted, exposed brick is characteristic of the village. Apart from the yellow buff brick of Bramble Cottage, Oak Tree Cottage, The Three Elms, The River Barn and The Old Dairy, the predominant brickwork colour is red. 7.23 The brickwork bond across the Conservation Area varies, however there are similarities relating to the age and type of building. The predominant bond is Stretcher Bond and is principally visible on the nineteenth and twentieth century dwellings, although the barns and the oldest dwelling utilise Flemish, Header, English and English Garden Wall Bond. Contrasting brickwork of Header Bond of The New House, no 16 Holdenhurst Village (left) and the English Bond of No. 17 (right) 7.24 A number of properties utilise simple brick dressings as a decorative feature. The most common is the use of brick headers above the windows, this is illustrated by both agricultural and domestic buildings. Brick headers are also featured on dwellings across the age range and can be seen at both The New House, No. 16 Holdenhurst Village of the 1700s and Nos. 24 and 25 Holdenhurst Village of the 1940s. 7.25 Decorative gabled kneelers are characteristic of a handful of properties, principally twentieth century dwellings rather than historic buildings. Brick gabled kneelers can be seen at The New House and at Springfield and Stockwell Cottage, the Three Elms and No. 18 Holdenhurst Village. Decorative stone gabled kneelers can be seen at St John’s Church. Windows 7.26 The characteristic window framing material in the Conservation Area is timber. There is some variation in window design across the different ages and types of properties although the predominant design is outward opening casements with plain glazing or leaded lights. Windows are a key characteristic of a building and where original windows are lost this can detract from the building’s appearance. 7.27 Historically glass was an expensive material and large panes were costly and difficult to produce. The oldest properties in the Conservation Area have windows with small panes of glass set within leaded divisions (leaded lights). This is illustrated by the (outward opening) casements at Magdalen Cottage (No.1 Holdenhurst Village), No. 17 Holdenhurst Village), The New House (No. 16 Holdenhurst Village) and The Old Forge (No. 14 Holdenhurst Village). Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014 35
Page 1 and 2: HOLDENHURST VILLAGE Conservation Ar
Page 3 and 4: Contents Page No. 1 Introduction 1
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Page 7 and 8: Key Conservation Areas within Bourn
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Page 11 and 12: and therefore still remain relevant
Page 13 and 14: 4 Location and Setting Context 4.1
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Page 19 and 20: 5.11 Prior to the Inclosure Act (18
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Page 27 and 28: 1. Scotts Farm 2. The Original Elm
Page 29 and 30: 6 Spatial Anaylsis Relationship of
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Page 37: Twentieth Century - 1900s 7.9 Whils
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