Langcliffe - Yorkshire Dales National Park

created by the B6479 and Main Street, filling a roughly triangular space.In contrast, fewer houses are located to the south-east of the triangle(figure 11). Although there is a stark difference in the character andperception of space between the ‘dense’ and ‘open’ areas, they bothcomplement each other and contribute to the special interest of theLangcliffe Conservation Area. Further spatial contrast is provided by theopen landscape beyond the village (see 4.1.c).Figure 11: Spatial character ofbuilt environment @ 1:5,000(based on Ordnance Survey ©Crown copyright. All rightsreserved 100023740 2009)B6479DENSENMainStreetOPENLandscapeDefinition of space. Facades or boundary walls which play a key role indefining space, as perceived from public right of way (figure 12),comprise: A strong edge along the east side of the B6479, includingthe boundary wall to Langcliffe Hall estate (1) and theelevations of several buildings outside the conservationarea (2) The landmark building of Mount Pleasant House (3) Partially defined edges along the two main access roadsinto the village – Main Street (4) and New Street (5) –which are either formed by buildings or boundary walls An irregularly shaped edge around the Green (6) andcentral square (7), providing a large, informal focal area The Church (8) and the school (9) closing off the Greenin the background The main elevations of Bowerley facing southeast (10)18