Langcliffe - Yorkshire Dales National Park

Figure 22: Character zones @1:5,000 (based on OrdnanceSurvey © Crown copyright. Allrights reserved 1000237402009)1 Built-up core2 The Green3 Langcliffe Hall4 Bowerley312N4The uses and plan forms of the individual zones are discussed in the nextsub-chapter (see 4.4.b).(1) The built-up core is in the northwest of the Langcliffe ConservationArea and generally consists of terraced houses and narrow lanes, thoughsome of the properties have small walled gardens. The main focal pointof this character zone is the square with the fountain, Stocks Tree, andthree of the oldest, now listed, buildings framing the space (figure 20).Mount Pleasant House (figure 31), a listed building at the northern tip ofthe zone, is a prominent feature which is quite separate from the village;however, it does not make sense to create a special character zone for italone, so it is included here.It is worth mentioning that this zone also includes buildings that are notpart of the Langcliffe Conservation Area as designated in 1978, althoughthey do represent the village along the main road. Some of them areeven on the 1851 OS map (figure 03) and should thus be included in therevised boundary. One more recently built house set back from the roadwas painstakingly created to fit in with the vernacular cottages.Overall, the built-up character zone feels more urban when compared tothe other areas, yet this is often softened with glimpses onto the Green ornatural landscape beyond (figure 23).Figure 23: Zone 1 – Built-upcore (photo © Gaby Rose,YNDPA, 2009)24