riverside-and-stourbridge-common-conservation-area-appraisal

Riverside and Stourbridge Common AreaConservation Area AppraisalMarch 2012

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAThis publication has been produced by:Planning ServicesCambridge City CouncilPO Box 700CambridgeCB1 0JHTel: 01223 457000Can be downloaded from www.cambridge.gov.ukPrinted on recycled paper. Please recycle.Copyright notice© Crown copyright and database right 2012. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100019730.

Contents1 Introduction...................................... 11.1 Aims and Objectives ....................... 11.2 Method............................................ 11.3 Location .......................................... 12 The Planning Policy Context .......... 32.1 National Policies ............................. 32.2 Local Policies.................................. 33 Summary of Special Interest ..........43.1 General Character .......................... 43.2 Landscape Setting .......................... 43.3 Historical Development................... 53.4 Archaeology.................................. 104 Spatial Analysis ............................. 114.1 The Brunswick Area...................... 114.2 Riverside and Beche Road Area .. 164.3 Barnwell Junction.......................... 244.4 Boathouses on the North side of theRiver Cam........................................... 254.5 Stourbridge Common and the Northside of the River Cam ......................... 275 Architectural Overview.................. 286 Trees, Landscape and Open Spaces............................................................ 317 Key Characteristics of theConservation Area............................ 348 Issues.............................................. 369 References ..................................... 3810 Contact Details ............................ 3911 Appendix 1: Listed Buildings ..... 4012 Appendix 2: Buildings of LocalInterest............................................... 4413 Appendix 3: Maps........................ 47RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

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1 Introduction1.1 Aims and ObjectivesThis Appraisal seeks to define what isspecial about the Riverside andStourbridge Common area of the CentralConservation Area, and to provideinformation about its landscape,architectural merit and historicaldevelopment. The Central ConservationArea is one of eleven designatedConservation Areas in Cambridge. It wasoriginally designated in 1969 and extendedeastwards, beyond Elizabeth Way, in 1993.This Appraisal reviews the ConservationArea boundary and the 2012 extension.1.2 MethodBeacon Planning Limited, working onbehalf of the Cambridge City Council, hasassessed the character of Riverside andStourbridge Common and has set outmeasures to ensure the future protectionand improvement of the area.1.3 LocationThe area covered by this Appraisal is thestretch of the River Cam from VictoriaBridge north-eastwards to the Cityboundary. It comprises the river frontagesand towpaths and the adjacent meadows(including Midsummer and StourbridgeCommons); the ‘Brunswick area’, north ofMaid’s Causeway and the north side ofNewmarket Road towards the LeperChapel and the former Barnwell JunctionRIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA1

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAStation. It borders the Conservation Areasof ‘Ferry Lane’ (Chesterton) and ‘DeFreville’ to the north, and the areasappraised in the Cambridge Historic CoreAppraisal, to the west, and The KiteConservation Area Appraisal to the south.On the northeast side, beyond the Cityboundary, are the Bait’s Bite and FenDitton Conservation Areas, which lie inSouth Cambridgeshire District. Themajority of the area is in the floodplain.2

2 The Planning Policy ContextSection 69 of the Planning (ListedBuildings and Conservation Areas) Act1990 imposes a duty on Local PlanningAuthorities (LPAs) to designate as‘Conservation Areas’ any “areas ofspecial architectural or historic interestthe character or appearance of which it isdesirable to preserve or enhance”.The special character of ConservationAreas means that the control ofdevelopment is stricter than in otherareas. Therefore new buildings and thespaces around them must retain orimprove the character of the area.2.1 National PoliciesPlanning Policy Statement 1 (PPS1):‘Delivering Sustainable Development’(2005) outlines the Government’scommitment to protecting and enhancingthe quality of the historic environment.Planning Policy Statement 5: (PPS5)‘Planning for the Historic Environment’(2010) advocates that local plans shouldconsider the qualities and localdistinctiveness of the historicenvironment and how these cancontribute to the development of thespatial vision in the local developmentframework core strategy. This PPSexplains government policy towardheritage assets of which ConservationAreas form a part.2.2 Local PoliciesThe Cambridge Local Plan 2006 sets outpolicies and proposals for futuredevelopment and land use to 2016. Asummary of Local Plan Policies and themajor implications of Conservation Areadesignation are appended to the end ofthis report.3RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA3 Summary of Special Interest3.1 General CharacterThe Riverside and Stourbridge Commonsection of the Central Conservation Areacomprises the River Cam flowing eastfrom Victoria Bridge, north-eastwards tothe City boundary. The river runs parallelto the former causeway and main road toNewmarket, lying to the south, with itsterraced streets mostly of two orsometimes three storey gault brickhouses.4Between the two are commons and openfields, except for an area north-eastwardsfrom Elizabeth Bridge, where theterraced housing comes close to theriver.The River Cam is a slow moving river,populated by ducks, swans and rowers; atowpath with dog walkers, joggers,cyclists and strollers; riverside pubs,boathouses, moorings and fishermen,whilst beyond are grazing cattle andhorses. Then further beyond are streetsof ‘villas’ and terraced houses. This isquintessential ‘Town’ Cambridge asopposed to ‘Gown’ Cambridge, althoughthis area of the river is heavily used forUniversity rowing.3.2 Landscape SettingA backcloth of trees surrounds the opencommons to the south, softening and attimes hiding the built-up area beyond.Mature trees criss-cross the commonsand riverside willows follow the stream.North-eastwards, the landscape

ecomes rural as Fen Ditton isapproached through the Green Belt, yetmuch of it is well within the urban boundsof a City. It forms part of a green wedge,which penetrates to the heart ofCambridge – further westwards formingJesus Green and eventually The Backs,before passing yet further beyond theCity via Coe Fen and Sheep’s Green toGrantchester Meadows. Not only, then,is the Riverside and StourbridgeCommon area an important landscapefeature, but also a significant linearwildlife corridor, linking the City Centrewith its countryside.There are no views of rolling countryside,despite the slight rise of the land towardsFen Ditton. It provides a pleasant settingfor Ditton Meadows. It is on the fen edgewith buildings confined to river terracesbeyond the water meadows.3.3 Historical DevelopmentThe historical development of Riversideand Stourbridge Common has much todo with Barnwell and its common fields.Barnwell was a small settlement,separate from and lying to the east ofCambridge. There were four particularperiods in Barnwell’s history which wereto shape the form and character of thearea:1. The foundation of a leper hospital andthe associated development ofStourbridge Fair.2. The foundation of Barnwell Priory in1092 near to Cambridge castle andits subsequent relocation to Barnwellin 1112. The granting of amidsummer fair to the priory in 1211and disputes over common rights.3. The severe overcrowding ofCambridge in the late 18 th centuryand the enclosure of the East Field inthe early 19 th century.4. The subsequent industrial growth ofBarnwell, the arrival of the railwayand rowing on the Cam.The Hospital of St Mary Magdaleneand Stourbridge FairIn 1169 a payment of 20 shillings yearlyto the Hospital of Barnwell was recordedunder the ‘customary alms’ of the bishopof Ely. So the hospital was establishedsome time before then and it seems tohave been founded by Cambridgeburgesses for the sanitary protection ofthe town. As was customary, it waslocated well outside the town but on amain approach road. It was built toaccommodate lepers and others withdisfiguring diseases. Only the hospitalchapel (now known as the Leper Chapeland owned by Cambridge Past, Presentand Future) now survives; a smallbuilding of Barnack limestone and flintrubble, comprising a nave and chancel,but a rare, complete Romanesquebuilding, which is listed, grade I andthought to be the oldest completebuilding in Cambridge.In 1210 or 1211, King John granted thehospital a fair to be held on the eve andfeast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross(13 th and 14 th September). This was todevelop into one of the greatest centresof trade in England. By 1516 it lastedfrom the 24 th August until the 29 thSeptember. It spread across the fieldsaround the chapel and to the south andwest. It covered Stourbridge Commonwith stalls and booths and led to thedevelopment of wharfs along the Camwith river traffic reaching the port of Lynn.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA5

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAThe fair had become the mart for allmanner of goods from all over thecountry; rentals from the boothsbenefited the Corporation, and the mayorheld the pie powder court. Though it wasclosed during the plague years of the 17 thcentury, it survived the Civil War and onlybegan its decline in the 18 th century. By1840 there was just one row of boothswhere previously there had been ‘streets’and by 1897 it lasted a mere three days.It was proclaimed for the last time to anaudience of three in 1933 and wasofficially closed the following year.The legacy is the open common andstreet names such as Garlic Row,Cheddars Lane, Oyster Row andMercers’ Row, the number of publichouses and former alehouses in ‘bawdyBarnwell’ and the remarkable survival ofthe hospital chapel. The lepers had leftby 1279 and the building became theFree Chapel of St Mary Magdalene. Itceased to have any religious function inthe 17 th century and became used as astore for Stourbridge Fair. It resumeduse as a chapel for workmen building theEastern Counties Railway in the 1840sand in 1951 it passed to the CambridgePreservation Society, now known asCambridge Past, Present and Future.Barnwell PrioryIn 1092 William Picot, sheriff ofCambridgeshire, founded a house for sixsecular canons attached to St GilesChurch, close to the castle on Castle Hill.6After Picot’s death shortly after thefoundation, the priory passed into theKing’s hand and it declined into a‘desolate’ condition. Henry I thensubsequently gave it to Pain Peverel, asuccessful crusader, who receivedpermission in 1112 for it to be moved to amore spacious site in Barnwell as anAugustinian Priory. The chosen site wasaround a holy well (probably of pre-Christian origin) where a Saxon hermitcalled Godesone had created a woodenoratory dedicated to St Andrew. Thestreet names Saxon and GodesdoneRoads commemorate this. The formersaid to be near the well and the latter amispelt version of the hermit’s name.Following Peverel’s death and that of hisson on crusade, his inheritance inBarnwell passed to the Peche family(after whom Beche Road could benamed, although it is more commonlythought to be named after Sir Everard deBeche, an early benefactor of the priory,and a notorious anti-Semite).By the end of the 12 th century, the priorywas sufficiently prosperous andcomfortable for the king to stay there, thefirst of many royal visits, and by the endof the 13 th century most of the claustralbuildings had either been enlarged orreplaced. A church for the parish ofBarnwell was built by the priory in theearly 13 th century, outside its walls andaway from its own church. Dedicated toSt Andrew and thus perpetuating thededication of hermit Godesone’s oratory,the church became known confusingly asthe Abbey Church and though partlyrebuilt in the 19 th century, still stands onNewmarket Road. It is listed, grade II.King John granted the Midsummer Fair toBarnwell Priory in 1211, and in 1232Henry III allowed the fair to be held overfour days from the vigil of St Etheldredato the third day following, the 22 nd to the25 th June. The fair enabled the priory totake advantage, financially and socially,of the long-existing midsummercelebrations, now under a respectablereligious veneer. In 1235 the burgessesof the town and the priory came to anagreement in compensation for an eventfrom which the priory drew profit. Thisshowed that the fair was held oncommon pastureland near the priory tothe possible detriment of the commonusers.Attempts were made by the priory in thelate 14 th century to acquire the area ofcommon land between the priorybuildings and the river and the newly

erected fences became a target duringthe Peasant's Revolt of 1381. Thesuppression of the revolt by the Crownleft the priory in possession of the land,thus splitting Midsummer Common fromStourbridge Common – a situation whichhas survived to this day.The control of the Midsummer Fairgradually shifted from direct managementby the priory to that of the town and anew agreement of 1506 defined the roleof each.In 1538 the priory was dissolved andownership passed to private hands. Bythe 19 th century ownership of the priorylands was held by Thomas Panton. Thegreat priory church and the claustralbuildings became a quarry by 1578.Substantial ruins survived until, between1810 and 1812, the site was levelled andthe foundations were largely destroyed.So today only fragments survive, in thewalls and grounds of Abbey House andas the Cellarer’s Checker building on thecorner of Beche and Priory Roads (bothproperties are listed buildings).Enclosure of the East FieldThe growth of the University and theexpansion of Stourbridge Fair and rivertrade contributed to the increasingprosperity of Cambridge. However, itsgrowth was constricted and little urbanspace existed outside the King’s Ditch,which encompassed the historic core. Bythe 17 th century, plague outbreaks,especially in 1666 lead to theconstruction of ‘pest houses’ onMidsummer and Coldhams Commons toisolate victims, their bodies beingdisposed in nearby plague pits, (someearlier, 14 th century pits were discoveredon Midsummer Common in 1951). Theproblems of overcrowding andconsequent outbreaks of typhoidcontinued through the 18 th century. Thetown was unable to expand into the greatWest and East common fields. The Eastor Barnwell Field extended from the RiverCam on the east side of Cambridge,south to Trumpington Road and theareas around modern day NewmarketRoad, Coldhams Lane, Mill Road andHills Road.Enclosure was inevitable and it came in1802 with West Field and the Barnwell(East) Field followed with the Act of 1807and the Award of 1811. By this time,much of the land in the common field washeld by the University, Colleges orThomas Panton, as lord of the manor ofBarnwell. Land allocated by the Award inlieu of strips held in the common fieldbegan to be developed. Except for landnear the town centre, College ownedland tended to be developed slowly asleasehold property, whereas land held inprivate hands tended to be sold off infreehold blocks to be developed byspeculative builders. This wasaccentuated by the death of ThomasPanton, a major landowner, just beforethe Award was made and his executorssold the land fairly quickly. Thus land inthe New Town south of Lensfield Road,to the south of the town, was developedrapidly with poor quality housing.In the Riverside and StourbridgeCommon area, the earliest of this ‘new’development was on the edge of ButtGreen (possibly named after archerybutts that were set up in this area) andalong Maid’s Causeway.The name ‘Brunswick’ gives a rough dateof the 1820s. Caroline of Brunswick hadmarried the Prince Regent and returnedto England after he became King GeorgeIV in 1820. His failed attempt to divorceher increased her public popularity andher death in 1821 resulted in thecommemoration in the street names ofBrunswick Terrace, Gardens, Cottagesand Walk.7RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREASo the streets were laid out and buildingprogressed during the decade. Similarly,Auckland Road commemorates thefounding of the colony of New Zealandand the foundation of Auckland in 1840.Further east, development of the formerlands of the Priory came later, with streetnames commemorating the history of thesite. Its development was to permanentlysever Midsummer Common fromStourbridge Common and much of it wasbuilt between 1880 and 1910.Industry, Railway and RowingThe first edition OS map of 1886 showsthe street layout east of Butt Green withhousing from North Terrace andBrunswick Walk to Parsonage Street.Then between Parsonage Street andAuckland Road, land is occupied by theStar Brewery and Maltings. This brewerywas the last independent brewery of the19 th century to operate in Cambridge. Itclosed in 1972 and together withFrederick Bailey’s Malthouse has beenredeveloped as Bailey Mews. A school(now a clinic) had been built next to theStar Brewery. The Old Brewery Housesurvives in Parsonage Street as does theBurleigh Arms public house onNewmarket Road.Land further east is shown largelyundeveloped in 1886. The ‘AbbeyChurch’ is surrounded by gravel pits tothe north and the substantial grounds ofAbbey House and the Priory remains tothe west. The land north of NewmarketRoad is dominated by the gas works andclay pits. The site of Stourbridge Fair isshown around the Leper Chapel. By1903, the Cheddars Lane pumpingstation (built in 1894 and now aScheduled Ancient Monument) appears,together with housing in the Beche Road,Abbey Road and Priory Road areas, butstill with limited development in SaxonRoad and Riverside. Stanley Road hadbeen laid out, but mainly to serve thebrick works.The railway is bridged by NewmarketRoad close to the Leper Chapel. It isnow the Great Eastern Railway fromCambridge to Ely. On the 2 nd June 1884a branch line was opened to Fordhamand Mildenhall. A small station andplatform were constructed, BarnwellJunction, with the platform serving thebranch line only. Passenger serviceswere withdrawn on the 16 th July 1962 andthe station buildings converted to adwelling. The main line runs betweenStourbridge Common and Ditton Fields.8

It is crossed by a footbridge and thencrosses the River Cam by a bridge whichseparates these two open spaces.Other bridges crossing the Cam includethe various footbridges which replacedferry services and the two road bridges,Victoria Bridge, built in 1890 and listed,grade II, and Elizabeth Bridge built in1971.The arrival of the railway in Cambridgehastened the decline in river trade,which, with the reduction in importance ofStourbridge Fair, was to becometerminal. The character of the River Camwas about to change.Boat racing was introduced to Cambridgeby the University and the first boat clubsfounded in 1825 were Trinity and StJohn’s (always known here as LadyMargaret after the College’s foundress).Racing seemed to be a somewhat casualaffair between these Colleges until 1827when others joined in and the CambridgeUniversity Boat Club was founded.Organised racing began, but the narrowand meandering Cam prevented racingabreast and so the system of ‘bumpracing’, which had become all the rage inOxford, was adopted. These races arenow called the Lent and May bumpswhich are run over four days in Februaryand June (since 1883) respectively.The development of rowing as a sportwas facilitated by the deliberate wideningof the river along ‘Long Reach’ around1930 by the Conservators of the RiverCam. This was to allow two abreastracing along a one mile course.Initially, the racing took place closer tothe town than it does today, between theold locks at the Pike and Eel and Fort StGeorge public houses. In 1834, whenthe lock was moved to Jesus Green,there resulted an unbroken stretch ofriver from Bait’s Bite Lock to Jesus Lockand the bumps course moveddownstream. Other, small boat racingwas organised; the first being theColquhoun Sculls, founded in 1837 andorganised by Lady Margaret Boat Club.It was raced initially on the Thames, buttransferred to Cambridge in 1842. Apartfrom a gap during the First World War,rowing has continued to expand. Townrowing started probably in the 1860s andtown bumps have been held since then.In 1868, the Cambridgeshire RowingAssociation was founded and a numberof town boat clubs were established (egRob Roy Boat Club in 1880). The townregatta was reconstituted as an openevent in 1956 and the Head of the Camrace was founded in 1962.Some of the 19 th century boathousessurvive on the north bank of the river andthree are listed. The University BoatClub (Goldie Boathouse, named after afamous oarsman, John Goldie whorowed for St. John’s and the University inthe 19 th Century) was built in 1882 and isthe oldest survivor. Then there are Clare(1898-1900) and Pembroke (circa 1895).A fourth, Gonville & Caius and SidneySussex, was built in 1958. All are listed,grade II.The character of the river has thuschanged. It is recreational for racingboats and barges are now used forcruising or as houseboats. The towpathsprovide informal recreation for the City,whilst traditional grazing takes place onthe commons. In 2011, Cambridge Past,Present and Future celebrated the 800 thanniversary of the Stourbridge Fair. Thisre-enactment of the fair has been going9RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAfor approximately eight years and hasbecome increasingly more popular withthe local community. MidsummerCommon continues to host a variety ofevents from fairs to firework displays.3.4 ArchaeologyAccording to the CambridgeshireHeritage Environment Record (HER),there are 39 recorded sites/monumentsin the Riverside and StourbridgeCommon area and one ScheduledMonument, the Old Cheddar’s LanePumping Station (SAM CB65).There is little evidence that Riverside andStourbridge Common was ever part ofany settlement core. There was amediaeval village at Chesterton andanother at Fen Ditton but little in thisarea. Development along the main roadto Newmarket has its origins in the 19thcentury expansion of Cambridge alongthe river.There is little prehistoric evidence for thisarea. Stray finds of pottery are knownfrom Stourbridge Common, and potteryand a possible Bronze Age cremationfrom Midsummer Common. Major IronAge settlements are known at Castle Hilland Greenhouse Farm, and theConservation Area lies between them.The area also lies outside the perimeterof the Roman town and no major roadsare known that would have attractedactivity and cemeteries. A significantcemetery was discovered on Jesus Lane10and although outside the area, doesindicate that there was activity adjacent.It is certainly likely the riverside area wasexploited given the extensive use of thiswaterway by the Romans.There are indications of Middle Saxon(650-900AD) activity along BarnwellRoad including burials. This wouldpredate the use for churchyard burialsand indicates a nearby settlement. Theperimeter of the mediaeval town wasdefined as the Kings Ditch, and thoughthe Riverside and Stourbridge Commonarea lies beyond this, mediaevalCambridge did spill over the ditch andalso the open space around the town hasother uses.The nunnery of St Radegund layimmediately to the west of VictoriaAvenue and its precinct probably reachedthis ‘modern’ road. The nunnery wasfounded in the 12 th century and in 1496was closed and became Jesus College.The precinct of Barnwell Priory, which isdescribed above, probably followedNewmarket Road, Elizabeth Way,Riverside and Butt Lane. The priory wasdissolved in 1538, and heavily robbed ofstone to build, amongst other things, the‘new’ chapel at Corpus Christi College.The only surviving structure is theCellarers Chequer on Abbey Road (listedbuilding), but it is believed that the priorypossessed a full complement of monasticstructures.The Leper Chapel on Newmarket Roaddates from around 1150 and is the lastsurvivor of the Hospital of St MaryMagdalene. Its history and survival isdescribed above. It is one of the bestexamples of a Norman chapel survivingin this country. This area, along theNewmarket Road was likely to have beenmarked in the mediaeval period withreligious houses and other peripheralactivity alongside, with open spaces inbetween.A further indication of the peripheralnature of the Riverside and StourbridgeCommon area in the mediaeval period isthe report of plague pits dating from the14 th century on Midsummer Common.This was not uncommon when thepressures of mass deaths arising fromplague often led town authorities toundertake large scale burials on openspaces outside the traditionalchurchyards.

4 Spatial AnalysisThe Riverside and Stourbridge CommonConservation Area is dominated by thethree large open spaces along the RiverCam: Midsummer Common with ButtGreen, Stourbridge Common and DittonMeadows. There are two urban areas.Firstly the Brunswick ‘estate’ just to theeast of Butt Green and its continuationalong Newmarket Road, forming thesouthern edge to Midsummer Commonand, secondly the residential area east ofElizabeth Bridge to Stourbridge Commonand including the area around BarnwellJunction, the Leper Chapel and theformer Globe public house, and theadjacent old paper mill.There is a prevalence for the majority ofthe properties within the area to haveprivate space to the front, even whenthey look directly over MidsummerCommon, which is bounded by a lowbrick wall, often with railings on top. Thisgives additional green areas which makea positive contribution to the streetscape.4.1 The Brunswick AreaAs described earlier, this is the firstresidential area in the Riverside andStourbridge Common Conservation Areato result from the enclosure of the East orBarnwell Field.Maid’s CausewayThe north side of Maid’s Causeway isincluded in this Conservation Area; thesouth side being within the adjacent Kite11RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAConservation Area. The north side wasknown as Brunswick Place when built.All of the buildings here, apart from amodern house on the corner ofBrunswick Gardens, are listed grade II.They comprise three elegant terraceswith fine detailing, two storeys withbasements and some have dormers tolight the attics. All are in grey gault bricklaid in a Flemish bond and slate roofswith hung sash windows set in four inch(100mm) reveals. The windows typicallyhave glazing bars dividing them into sixpanes over six panes and panelled frontdoors have rectangular or semi-circularfanlights above.The terrace forming Nos. 49 – 53 isparticularly decorative with iron balconiesto first floor windows and some ornateglazing bars to the fanlights.No. 73, a former vicarage, is also listedgrade II. It also has immense style and aparticularly ornate porch and doorway.It has a row of pollarded limes in front ofit, but beyond are fewer trees and theview less soft. Maid’s Causeway wasonce an avenue of London plane treeswhich probably extended up NewmarketRoad. Only three planes now survive inMaid’s Causeway, with a fourth outsideNo. 43 Newmarket Road.Brunswick Walk and North TerraceThe terraced houses here, mainly two tothree storeys, frame the east edge of ButtGreen and the southern edge ofMidsummer Common respectively. Nos.1 – 10 Brunswick Walk are listed, gradeII; the rest are Buildings of Local Interest.They are of local grey brick with sashesand slate roofs.To the east of North Terrace are twostaggered terraces of mid 20 th centurydwellings in a pinkish brick and with flat12

oofs. They do not provide an attractiveedge to the common, unlike theirneighbours.Brunswick CottagesThis terrace of six, two storey cottagesand the adjacent house, MidsummerLimes, are set above a tall concreteretaining wall and sit on the river terrace.Probably dating from the 1930s and ofgrey brick and slate, they still provide animportant edge to the common.Brunswick Terrace and BrunswickGardensThe terrace leaves Maid’s Causeway asa very narrow street (marred by theprobably unnecessary double yellowlines in the highway), which opens out tothe north.The west side of the terrace, Nos. 1 – 9,are Buildings of Local Interest. Theydate from the 1820s and the quietplainness is in sharp contrast to thefancier houses on Maid’s Causeway.Neat two storey cottages in Flemish bondgault brick with recessed windows ofhung sashes (six over six panes), simplesemicircular heads over the doors andslate roofs, they sit behind low brickwalls, though some have now gone. Therest of the street comprises laterterraces, all two storey again and mostlygault brick, but with some bands ofcontrasting red brick or stone lintelsabove windows and some withrectangular fanlights over the front doors.Brunswick Gardens has no terracing.The boundary walls to the back gardensof Brunswick Walk form the west side,and the garden walls of North Terracethe north, whilst the east side has onebuilding of note, Denmore Lodge, andthen a courtyard of modern houses.Although the tall fencing undoubtedlyprovides privacy for Denmore Lodge, it isnot visually pleasing.Parsonage Street and AucklandRoadThese two streets, built a little later thanthe previous, are separated by the site ofthe former Star Brewery and Bailey’sMaltings. This area and the end ofAuckland Road are occupied by modern‘mews’ housing and apartments, whichare of little ‘steetscape’ value and provide13RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAan unsatisfactory visual edge toMidsummer Common. The single storeypebbledashed Yasume club house inAuckland Road looks tatty and detractsfrom the street. This now has planningpermission for demolition and theerection of a community centre andsynagogue.The remaining terraces are pleasing andrelatively small in scale, of gault brick andslate. In Auckland Road, Nos. 9-15 haveGothic brick arches with keystones overdoors and windows with mouldedbrickwork standing proud.The terraces on the east side ofParsonage Street are also pleasing, andare of gault brick as well with somecontrasting red. The plaque at No. 2would seem to suggest that Fred Baileybuilt some of them in 1873. Nos. 10 – 16comprise a modern terrace which fits inreasonably well. This side of the street ispunctuated by The Old Brewery House,which was attached to the Star Breweryand is a building of some local interest.Only the side is seen from the street withits six over six sash windows and fanlightover the front door. On the west side,opposite The Old Brewery House is agarden wall to the ‘new’ vicarage, built ofbrick set in a rat-trap bond (ie. with thebricks set on edge, rather than flat).Newmarket Road from ParsonageStreet to Elizabeth WayNewmarket Road proper starts atParsonage Street where an attractiveterrace of two storey houses (Buildings ofLocal Interest), are sandwiched betweena corner shop and the Burleigh Armspublic house, both of which are ofinterest. The former, which has marginalglazing to windows on the first floor, anattractive shopfront and a curved cornerdoor, forms an important visual stop,whilst the pub, now with paintedbrickwork, but still with the tall heavychimneys of the terrace, provides aclassically styled end to the row.Beyond is the decorative three storeyBurleigh House, set behind tall walls andshrubs. It has two storey canted baywindows on the east and alternatetriangular and semi-circular details overfirst floor windows to the west a cantedbay and porch on the ground floor– all inKetton limestone with similar stonequoins, the rest being in Flemish bondgault brick.Either side of the junction with AucklandRoad are substantial villas, three storeyswith basements and bay windows on theground or ground and first floors. Allhave names, The Laurels, Selhurst,Holdhurst, Lyndhurst on one side, thenAuckland Terrace on the other, all of themid 19 th century. Following AucklandTerrace is No. 43, Emmanuel College’sBarnwell Hostel, a substantial, if14

somewhat oppressive, three storey 19 thcentury building of local historic interest.It has a mix of features, crow stepping,Venetian windows, Dutch gable andlimestone parapet copings. The mix isnot altogether visually pleasing. To therear is a modern building, incorporating aglazed tower and copper dome, whichforms the main body of the hostel. Tothe front is one of the few remainingLondon Plane trees.To the rear are allotment gardens andviews from the river terrace acrossMidsummer Common to the Cutter FerryFootbridge.The view out is fine; the view back is notso pleasing, looking to the houses atEvening Court and the atrium of No. 43.To the east, the previous site of theCambridge Regional College buildings isbeing developed. Cutter Ferry Footbridgeitself offers good long views along theriver, with views west across MidsummerHouse towards Victoria Avenue andJesus Green beyond.The modern buildings leading up toElizabeth Way are three storey, bulkyand of little visual interest. They do notrelate well to each other and create arather uninspiring street scene. The finalvisual stop is the tyre depot on ElizabethWay and the jumble of poor quality streetfurniture surrounding a busy roundaboutand public underpass. This area is ablemish, unfriendly to pedestrians andcyclists with nothing to relieve the dullappearance.Running parallel to Elizabeth Way isWalnut Tree Avenue, which runs into theformer Regional College Site. There is avery stark appearance to this road as itleaves the entrance to MidsummerCommon and travels south against theside of the elevated Elizabeth Way.Under this section of the road is a hostelfor the homeless. Walnut Tree Avenue isanother area of opportunity for visualimprovement.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA15

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAVictoria Avenue / MidsummerCommonThis common was originally one withwhat is now known as Jesus Green, andis divided from this by Victoria Avenuewhich forms the western boundary of theRiverside and Stourbridge CommonConservation Area. Victoria Avenue hasa fine avenue of horse-chestnut treeswhilst Midsummer Common haspredominately white willows along theriver’s edge, interspersed with someLondon Planes. Long views along theriver are gained from the grade II listedVictoria Avenue bridge and across theCommon from where views ofsurrounding landmark buildings such asthe pumping station chimney (aScheduled Ancient Monument) aregained.Development here came later than theBrunswick area, the last quarter of the19 th and the first decade of the 20 thcentury mostly. The area includes theformer land of Barnwell Priory andreaches down to the south bank of theRiver Cam. To the west is Elizabeth Wayand to the east Stourbridge Common.Elizabeth WayThis route is a modern one and as aresult has no development fronting it onthe south side of the river. The road iselevated, running behind Abbey Roadand alongside Walnut Tree Avenue, andforming a bridge over the River Cam.Although the bridge itself is modern andutilitarian in design, being four laneswide, which gives dominance to thehighway, its elevated position does offergood long views along the river. Vistaswest offer views of Midsummer Commonand boathouses, whilst vistas east offerviews of the Riverside and StourbridgeCommon Conservation Area’s terracesand the pumping station chimney.RiversideStarting at Elizabeth Bridge and goingeastwards, the view to the far bank of theriver is of trees around old moorings andalong the riverbank, as far as the newfoot and cycle bridge.4.2 Riverside and Beche RoadAreaThis street runs from Elizabeth Bridge toStourbridge Common. On its north sideis the river, and its south side is mostlyterraced housing or modern flats. It isthe only street with housing which has ariverside view – hence the name.16

It includes the Local Nature Reserve,Logan’s Meadow. The only exception isthe boathouse opposite the end of SaxonRoad, which is utilitarian and withoutcharm.The housing on the south side starts withpairs of villas of two storey, grey gaultbrick and slate roofs with ground floorbay windows with parapets, which havelittle circular mouldings as a motif.Panelled doors have semi-circularfanlights without glazing bars. Thewindows, where not replaced, are simpleplate glass sashes. Low front gardenwalls with some retaining the tiled pathsleading to the front doors. Then thedesign changes to red brick bay windowswith rectangular fanlights over the frontdoors and on the corner of Priory Road aDutch gable is provided as a terminationto the row. The terraces then re-startwith lean-to slate roofs over the baywindows of red brick and matching bandsto the front walls and above the first floorwindows to contrast with the grey gaultbrick. The roadside walls are low brickwith semi-circular copings and the frontdoors have patterned coloured glass tothe two upper panels. A good exampleof this is at Nos. 32 and 33.could identify individual developers orbuilders.From the junction with River Lane, thescene changes. Instead of two storeyterraces and villas with gault brick andslate roofs, new apartments appear.Firstly ‘The Mallards’, which is outsidethe Conservation Area, three storey ofyellow brick with red brick on edge sillsand three storey bays with artificial slateroofs. Then comes Riverside Place,which is of a bolder modern design, risingto five storeys and clad with creampanels and recessed render sections. Interms of height, bulk and design, thechange is unwelcome.Next comes the Cambridge Museum ofTechnology, which occupies the oldpumping station, which is accessed fromCheddars Lane. Next to it on Riversideis the Engineer’s House, an impressivebuilding of the late 19 th century andassociated with the pumping station. It isa ‘T’ shape building of two storeys at thetop of a row of steps. In the angle of the‘T’ a first floor room is supported oncolumns to provide a porch. The gable toRiverside has a bay window to theground floor of sandstone with mouldingto a parapet and a decorative apronbelow. The roof has stone parapets withball finials. In front and down the steps,there is a gate and boundary wroughtiron railings with alternating bayonet andY-topped rails.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAFrom Saxon Road, the terraces continuebut with stone detailing and bay windowsagain with parapets and front doors withsemi-circular fanlights. These subtletiesof design are important. They show howthe street has developed and the motifs17

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAThe pumping station itself is alsodecorative with tall arched windows andpolychromatic bricks of grey and red. Itwas built in 1894 to pump sewerage toMilton, the great steam engines being fedby town waste, brought to site by barge,which was burnt to generate steam tomove the beam engines. It has aremarkable tall chimney, which is theonly landmark building in thisConservation Area and can be seen forsome distance. It closed in 1968, but isnow a working museum and a ScheduledAncient Monument.Further east of the pumping station aremore flats, again of great bulk, some fourstoreys high and of pale buff brick, all instretcher bond, with red brick detailing atthe base, metal balconies and a centralgabled section. The revised ConservationArea boundary excludes StBartholomew’s Court and the equallyassertive Water View Apartments andRiverside House.18The new white foot and cycle bridge haslong ramps for cyclists and the disabled,which gives it a rather heavy appearanceand it contrasts with the simpliCity ofother footbridges over the river.However, it again allows long viewsalong the river with a seat on the bridgeto rest on. All the way along theriverfront in Waterside are galvanisedrailings, which have been painted white.The white paint has not adhered to thegalvanised surface and it peels, giving ita shabby appearance, which isunfortunate.The terraced housing resumes to StanleyRoad. Beyond are modern flats(Stourbridge House) with balconies cladin white plastic, looking across the riverto the rather stark and high blocks of flats(six storeys), which desperately need aplanting scheme in front to soften theimpact.Further along Riverside are a group ofthree terrace houses, very modest inscale, of two storey and of gault brickwith red brick detailing. The 1886 OSmap shows a terrace of four here. Alas,the entrance to the Common, with whitepainted, but peeling, fencing and barrieris not welcoming and needsimprovement. The iron railings to theplay area beyond show how it should bedone.Stanley Road

The edge of the Conservation Area isdrawn to include the short terraces (Nos.143 to 155) and the modern housebeyond at the north end of Stanley Road.This ensures the inclusion of theremaining area of terraced housing up tothe entrance to Stourbridge Common.River LaneThree terraced rows on the west side atthe north end of River Lane are within theConservation Area. The terrace, whichruns to the corner of Beche Road and,indeed turns the corner with a blocked,former pub entrance with the remains ofits sign above, is the earliest with a dateof 1887. This is two storeys of gault brickwith a string course running between thetwo floors and, where they survive, sixover six pane sash windows. Thisterrace was extended southwards at alater date and surviving original windowsare two over two panes.Beche RoadThis road runs parallel to Riverside fromRiver Lane in the east to Abbey Road inthe west. It comprises long terraces ofpleasing appearance interspersed withmore substantial groups of villas. Itsappearance is only marred by overheadwires.The street is typical of the terracedstreets of this area, with certain subtletiesin the design of rows of houses, whichcould give clues to the identities of theirbuilders. The houses are all of twostoreys and of local gault brick, laid in aFlemish bond often with tallchimneystacks. The original sashwindows, where they survive are set infour inch (100mm) reveals and roofs areof natural slate. Subtleties include theaddition and treatment of bay windows;the majority of these are at the west endand particularly on the south side. Somehave stone columns dividing windowlights and some bays are two storeyshigh. A number of bays have parapetsand others simple flat roofs. The villastyle houses of the late 19 th century oftenhave names (Alexandra House, MertonHouse, Britannia and Barunga are all onthe south side).The plain terraces without bay windowsalso have subtleties with a mixture ofstone or brick lintels, some with flower orcross decoration – and names too.Springfield Cottages has a date plaquestating 1891 and the eighties andRIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA19

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAnineties seems to be the period whenmost where built.The house on the corner of Priory Roadhas a canopy over its door and acrossthe road is the remaining building ofBarnwell Priory, the Cellarer’s Chequer,of Barnack limestone and gault brickrepairs.Immediately opposite on the south sideof Beche Road, is Abbey Lodge, astriking building, double fronted of redbrick with ground floor bay windows,limestone dressings and a Gothic arch tothe front door. It dates from 1887.Further along is the listed boundary wallto Abbey House containing limestonerubble from the Priory. Trees growaround the edge of the grounds of theproperty and form an important backdropto the street scene.development, which has a rather blandentrance of brickweave paving betweenhigh blank, flank walls. On the southside, Saxon Road and Priory Road rundown to the river.Saxon Road and Priory RoadThese two streets run south - north andcomprise rows of terraced houses.Priory Road has small groups of villas onits west side with ground floor baywindows, some of stone, some red brick;some with parapets, some with lean-toroofs. On the east side the houses aremostly terraced without bay windows.Clevedon House (No. 38) has a date of1892. The Riverside end of the streethas an attractive view of trees across theriver.Two streets run off Beche Road on thesouth side; Godesdone Road, which hasa corner shop, and opposite a Gothicarched door with a rusticated surround ofstone, and Beche Court, a modernSaxon Road has a slight curve at itsnorth end, but the view is less pleasing,with a rather dull boathouse on the northbank of the Cam.20

It comprises short terraces, all two storeybut with fewer bay windows. The terrace,Nos. 17 – 23, is terminated on its southend with a two storey bay. SaxonTerrace, built in 1896, stands out. It hasa centrepiece with a Dutch gable,limestone drip moulding above its groundfloor windows, which have centrallimestone columns and the upper floor isseparated with a brick stringcourse – allfor show, but very pleasing. This is aBuilding of Local Interest.Abbey RoadAbbey Road runs from Newmarket Roadin the south to the River Cam in the northas a straight road. Back gardens on itswest side run up to the elevatedElizabeth Way. The street compriseslong terraces and villas dating from the1880s and 1890s. On the east side, atits southern end, is Abbey House, a 17 thcentury house with probably earlier parts,carrying the date of 1678 in its gable.It is built partly of red brick and some of itis timber framed and plastered. It has aplain tile roof. Its boundary to AbbeyRoad is a high wall with limestonefragments from the old priory and behindis a row of visually important trees.Continuing on the east side, beyondBeche Road is a series of villas, somewith bay windows and some without.They run from Rose Villa with a date on itof 1894 to Gladstone House, 1887 – alltwo storeys and all of gault brick withslate roofs – then the villas continue tothe north end of the road.The west side of the street starts at itssouthern end with a beauty salon in a1930s building, then the usual mix ofvillas with or without bay windows. No.19 has a grand two storey bay of Kettonlimestone and then Nos. 21 – 61 is a verylong terrace of villas with bay windowsand tulip motifs in the lintels; Nos. 63 –65 has castellated ground floor baywindows and No. 75 is the only one ofred brick with a cross motif in the lintels.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA21

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREANewmarket Road from Abbey Roadto Godesdone Road (north side)and from Occupation Road toAbbey Street (south side)The Conservation Area boundaryincludes this short stretch of the mainNewmarket Road which retains some ofits original traditional character. It alsoincludes the modern housing of BecheCourt, accessed off Beche Road.Further west of this area, substantialmodern developments intrudesignificantly and dominate the characterof the area to the detriment of thesurviving fragments of earlierdevelopment.Going from west to east, the north side ofthe road begins with a terrace of late 19 thcentury three storey houses which havehad ground floor windows replaced withshop fronts. Not all have been achievedwith success and some are just ugly.The notable exception is the café at No.123, which has a pair of recessed cantedbay shop windows with rounded pilastersframing them and separated by a centralshop door. The whole is framed bypilasters and a fascia, which is in scale,between two brackets. The lower partsof the shop windows have been painted,which is a pity but probably done in theinterests of the privacy of the diners.The mix of poor quality frontages, canopyblinds and signs on the ground floor oftencontrasts with unaltered upper floors.This continues to Godesdone Roadwhich has a furniture showroom on itseastern corner. The row of small twostorey cottages, Nos. 171 – 173, areprobably earlier in date, but have beengreatly altered. No. 141, a 20 th centurybuilding has a memorial to Donn Casey,an inventor 1931 – 2009.Almost in the centre of the row ofbuildings along Newmarket Road is thechurch of St Andrew the Less, knownconfusingly as the Abbey Church. This isa grade II listed building of reusedlimestone and clunch rubble withBarnack limestone dressings. It was builtby Barnwell Priory (which had its ownchurch) for parishioners, a capella anteportas, a chapel built outside the priorygates. It was built in the early 13 thcentury. Having been closed since 1846,it was restored 1854 – 6 under thesupervision of the CambridgeArchitectural Society.22

Although still in use, by the Polishcommunity some of St Andrew’s churchwindows have been boarded-up andgravestones and tombs have beendamaged, sadly including some fine 18 thcentury memorials at the east end of thechurchyard, which are certainly of localhistoric interest.The church is screened from the mainroad by a row of trees, which should beput forward for protection, as they areconsidered to be of great townscapeimportance in this stretch of road which isotherwise largely devoid of greenery.On the south side of the road, a smallgroup of buildings begins and ends with apublic house. The first one, from thewest, is the former Rose and Crownwhich is an attractive building which turnsthe corner well.This is followed by two pairs of muchaltered 19 th century buildings, Nos. 114-116 are BLIs and of 2-storeys, whilstNos. 118-120 are of 3 storeys. Theseproperties are followed by CambridgeAutoparts and the group ends with theFive Bells PH, a boarded up public housewhich has been disused for some time.Although much altered, this group ofbuildings retain the essence of the‘Riverside’ character.HouseboatsAlong the stretch of the river beingappraised are dotted many mooredhouseboats. Of various shapes, sizesand colour, they add to the riverscape,both positively and negatively.Where they are moored adjacent to thewhite railings along Riverside, paint ispeeling due to the occupants of thehouseboats climbing over to accessthem. Where they are alongside thecommons, they contribute to the tranquilriver scene. There are issues regardingRIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA23

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAthe requirement for better mooringstations and the impact on the area thatthese may bring.4.3 Barnwell JunctionThe Conservation Area boundaryincludes a small group of buildingsaround the former Barnwell JunctionStation on Newmarket Road. The areaincludes a number of meadows andsurrounding trees.Barnwell Junction is approached down aprivate drive, once the Railway Stationapproach road. Just past a new houseon the west is the station building, now adwelling. It comprises a station house oftwo storeys and a single storey ticketoffice and booking hall, which has amock timber frame, giving it a rustic look.The buildings are of brick and painted.The platform, which only served the24branch line to Mildenhall, survives,together with a small, gault brick platformbuilding with a chimney stack. Thesebuildings are of local historic interest.Just beyond the railway and sited in ahollow, emphasised by the railway bridgeand elevated main road, is the Chapel ofSt Mary Magdalen, the Leper Chapeldescribed previously. It is listed, grade I.The surrounding grassland, ChapelMeadows, was part of the site of thegreat Stourbridge Fair. To the east, andimmediately on the roadside is a formertoll house, The Round House, which haswindows set to provide views up anddown the turnpike and is listed grade II.A single storey building facing theNewmarket Turnpike with a two storeyrear extension, it is built of gault brickwith a slate roof and dates from around1830. The slate roof is low pitched andhipped with its eaves supported onslender cast iron columns.To the east is the Old Paper Mill which isattached to the former Globe publichouse, which turns the corner into DittonWalk. Both are listed grade II. The OldPaper Mill is hidden behind a roadsidewall, but its attractive brick gable isclearly seen, with its steeply pitched roofbehind a parapet, chimney stack perchedon top and a triangular bay windowprojecting at high level. Behind the wallis an attractive early 18 th century housewith a weather boarded mill attached.

This has been extended to form flats andthe boarding has been painted grey.The Globe is of painted brick with aCambridgeshire plain tile roof. It hasseen better days and is now subdividedto provide a bookmaker’s shop andrestaurant with a confusion of signs,colours and inappropriate canopies overwindows. It turns the corner to DittonWalk with a 19 th century extension, alsopainted with a slate roof.The view back, across the car park is anunattractive mix of delivery doors andramps, balcony, signs, aerials andextractor flue. It contrasts sharply withthe adjacent paper mill.4.4 Boathouses on the Northside of the River CamThe stretch of the northern bank of theCam, between Victoria and ElizabethBridges, is where the majority of theboathouses are situated. Victoria Bridgeis an elegant, single span cast ironstructure by Webster and Waters. Thereare the arms of the town and Universityin the spandrels. It was opened in 1890and is grade II listed. Beyond ElizabethBridge the frontage of the river is welltreed with open green spaces forming agentle view towards Chesterton. Much ofthis area is gardens which come down tothe river’s edge.Beyond, to the east and on the southbank, is the Fort St George public house,a popular venue overlooking MidsummerCommon. It is listed, grade II, and datesfrom the 16 th century. It is timber framedand rendered with some brick re-facingand rebuilding.On either side of it are Ferry House andMidsummer House, forming a pleasing‘island’ surrounded by common land andriver.On the opposite bank, the boathousesstart. From Victoria Bridge, the first isLady Margaret (St John’s College) built in1905 and with a first floor balcony and astriking weather vane above its hippedroof. Next is Queens’ built in the 1980sof a pinkish brick with three gables – it isstriking rather than beautiful. BeforeCaius is reached, there is a small groupof modern dwellings, Boathouse Court,which are of cream brick and glass, butof a proportion and massing appropriatefor the site. They sit well amongst theboathouses.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA25

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREACaius boathouse was designed by W MFawcett and built around 1880. It is ofred brick and large glazed windows anddoors on the upper floor leading onto abalcony. Peterhouse next, a Building ofLocal Interest, built in 1928, with anadjoining and matching single storeyboathouse of 1998.Adjacent is the Cambridge RowingAssociation boathouse. It is a singlestorey breeze block building of the 1980swith a flat roof and no charm. Adjoiningit, the Cambridge ’99 has more style witha clock tower and weather vane, built inthe 1980s following a fire in 1983. Thesmall City of Cambridge Rowing Club isnext and then Trinity First and Third(1935) and St Catherine’s (1930), both oflocal interest.Beyond is Goldie Boathouse of 1882, theoldest and listed, grade II.Jesus College next, of 1932, a Building ofLocal Interest with its clock tower andthen Trinity Hall (1905) with its two endgabled wings. The next three are allgrade II listed buildings, Corpus Christiand Sidney Sussex (1958-9, extended1980s), Clare (1898-1900) with its ornatebalcony and Pembroke (c1895) with itsdouble gable and mock timber framingpainted white.The footbridge to Cutter Ferry Laneinterrupts the sequence, beforeEmmanuel (circa 1895), again withornate balcony and central gable andthen Downing (2001 by Nick Ray),strikingly modern and asymmetric.Beyond the footbridge is another group ofdwellings, Banhams Close, of brownishbrick and a modern design, thenFitzwilliam boathouse, 2005 by DavidSayer, with a striking curved roof; aBuilding of Local Interest.Next comes the Eights Marina, a block offlats, which are rather bulky in form andtoo high, before Elizabeth Bridge isreached.26

4.5 Stourbridge Common andthe North side of the RiverCamThe Conservation Area boundary followsthe north edge of the towpath to DittonMeadows where it continues to the Cityboundary and across to the Bait’s BiteLock Conservation Area (within SouthCambridgeshire District). Included withinthe Conservation Area are the formerPenny Ferry public house and theslipway off Water Street.This area is of historic and social interestbeing the site of an important linkbetween the two banks of the river.Currently boarded up and disused, thePenny Ferry is visually prominent on bothsides of the Cam and is a significant siteon the riverbank. The car park adjacentto the site, which has been part of anenvironmental improvement scheme,leads onto the Haling Way which runsalongside the river and out of the City.Stourbridge Common has a famous past,although little of this is evident from thearea’s present appearance and use –surrounding road names provide the linkinstead. The Common today forms partof the green river corridor that extendsinto the heart of the City and at itseastern end provides views across DittonMeadows to Fen Ditton. It hasbiodiversity value in its guise as a floodplain for the River Cam and is grazed bycattle in addition to providing arecreational facility. The Green Dragonfootbridge links the Common toChesterton on the other side of the riverand is a key cycle / pedestrian route aswell as allowing good long views alongthe river.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA27

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA5 Architectural OverviewThe two main built-up areas of theRiverside and Stourbridge CommonConservation Area, are Brunswick andAbbey Road / Beche Road, which arecharacterised by rows of terraced housesand ‘villas’. Rarely more than twostoreys, they are usually built of greygault brick from local clays, laid in aFlemish bond and with windows (usuallysash, where they survive) within four inch(100mm) reveals. The importance ofterraced housing is the repetition anduniformity of design though it is the28variation in detailing of these buildings,which gives visual interest and charm.Some include red bricks over windowsand doors or as string courses. Theseare usually buildings of the last twodecades of the 19 th century. Others havelimestone dressings.The Brunswick area has the earliestbuildings, dating from around 1825.There are terraces of fine quality lateGeorgian houses, with decorativefanlights and some balconies. Some ofthe terraces have basements andwindows tend to be six over six hungsashes without horns.

Elsewhere, much was developed fromthe 1870s and the priory area later duringthe 1880s and 1890s. Architectural detailis subtle; bay windows usually on theground floor but exceptionally rising totwo storey are of gault brick, red brick orlimestone. Windows, here with horns,are often two over two sashes or plateglass, but always recessed. There aredesign motifs which could help identifybuilders: parapets with round or quatrefoildetails on bay windows, tulip and crossmotifs above lintels for example.Roofs are always of natural slate andrarely hipped. Many of the terraces arepalisaded with small front gardens andlow brick walls to the road and paths ofred tile leading to front doors. Fanlightsare plain, rectangular or semi-circular,but without glazing bars.In this area, older buildings are of stone.The Leper Chapel, St Andrew’s Church,the Cellarer’s Chequer and walls toAbbey House all have limestone rubbleand the buildings have Barnacklimestone dressings.Early brickwork tends to be red and someroofs (Fort St George, Old Paper Mill,The Globe, Abbey House) are of theCambridgeshire mix of plain (peg) tile.There is little timber framing, the Fort StGeorge and Abbey House being theexceptions.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA29

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAA number of modern buildings of the late20 th and early 21 st centuries have madean impact. Some are high in relation totheir surroundings without achieving thedistinction of landmark. Some reach inexcess of five storeys and together withtheir bulk are often discordant and anumber detract. Where brick is used, it isinvariably in stretcher bond, which addsto monotony, and architectural detail‘features’ tend to be contrived. Not all isbad. Housing near Victoria Bridge, forexample sits well in its location in termsof form, massing, height and design,without pastiche. Some of theboathouses too have refreshing moderndesigns which are still in scale with theirsurroundings.Finally, the one landmark in theConservation Area is the former PumpingStation, now the Museum of Technology.Its tall gault brick chimney can be seenover a wide area and makes a positivecontribution to the City’s skyline.30

6 Trees, Landscape and Open SpacesThe landscape of the Conservation Areais relatively flat with land rising modestlysouthwards on river terraces. There arethree major open spaces, MidsummerCommon with Butt Green, StourbridgeCommon and Ditton Meadows. In thatorder, going west to east, they becomeprogressively more rural.Midsummer Common is bounded on thesouth by housing and on the north byboathouses. It has few buildings on it,the Fort St George group and the newpublic toilet of striking design (the‘armadillo’ as it has become knownlocally) on Victoria Avenue.It is characterised by informal recreationalong towpath and river.31RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREALess of a park than Jesus Green to itswest, it has grazing cattle, yet hostsoccasional public events. It is a moreurbanised common with taller buildingsadjacent and close to its boundary.Stourbridge Common is separated fromMidsummer Common by the Riversidehouses. Along with Ditton Meadows, it ismore rural in character than MidsummerCommon, with well screened, lowbuildings on its edge. In some areas, theedges have been neglected and arefragmented, therefore needing strongenhancement. It is still busy with cyclistsand walkers along the tow path, but itbecomes quieter beyond the GreenDragon footbridge and though boundedon its north side by the buildings ofChesterton, grazing cattle seem lessquaint.Housing to the south seems moredistant. It no longer hosts a fair and nopublic events are held here. StourbridgeCommon is a County Wildlife Site. Thelocal ‘Friends’ groups are very active insupporting these open spaces. Forexample the Friends of StourbridgeCommon provide a community-basedfocus for its protection and futuremanagement.Beyond the railway bridge, DittonMeadows is countryside, but stillaccessible to the town and paths wellused by cyclists and walkers. The river isclose to the start of the bump raceswhich run upstream, yet it is quieter andbuildings on the north side more sparse.Beyond are views to St Mary’s Church inthe village of Fen Ditton and further still isopen countryside and arable fields. Thisis Green Belt land and a City WildlifeSite.Chapel Meadows is different in characteragain having the former BarnwellJunction on its western edge and treesscreening it from adjacent developments.It is historically linked to the fairs onStourbridge Common and is a CityWildlife Site.As well as being well used bycommuters, these commons areimportant for recreational purposes asresidents and visitors alike meanderalong the river towpaths. Improvementsare still needed to the street furniturealong the river to accommodate theseactivities.Midsummer Common is a City WildlifeSite, the River Cam a County WildlifeSite and an important wildlife corridor.Stourbridge Common and DittonMeadows are important wet grasslandsites and potential Local NatureReserves. Logan’s Meadow on the northside of the river, east of Elizabeth Bridgeis managed by the City Council as a localnature reserve. Stourbridge Common,Ditton Meadows and Chapel Meadowsare all within the Green Belt which givesadditional protection againstinappropriate development. MidsummerCommon and Stourbridge Common areboth Registered Commons.The City Council publications, NatureConservation Strategy: EnhancingBiodiversity (2006), the MidsummerCommon Conservation Plan (2001) andthe Midsummer Common ManagementPlan 2009-2014 (2009) give details of thewildlife importance of these open spacesand measures required to maintain andimprove them. This includes enhancingspecies poor grassland, maintaining oldpollarded willows and the network ofriverside willows.32

The continuation of grazing is importantas is selective mowing and ditchmanagement.Not only are they important for wildlife,but trees are important visually. Theyprovide a backdrop to the ConservationArea, which has high levels of trees.Individual trees and groups are protectedby Tree Preservation Orders. They alsoact as ‘foils’ for buildings, softening theirimpact and visually improving the aspect.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA33

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA7 Key Characteristics of the Conservation Area1. The River Cam and its bridges –visually important, important forformal sport and informal recreation,important for wildlife.2. The Conservation Area is dominatedby three large open spaces,Midsummer Common with ButtGreen, Stourbridge Common andDitton Meadows.3. A backcloth of trees surrounds thecommons, softening and at timeshiding the built-up area beyond.344. The commons form part of a greenwedge which penetrates the Cityeast to west.5. The Commons are important openspaces visually, for informalrecreation and for wildlife. Theybring countryside into the heart of abusy City, but there are opportunitiesfor visual improvements toboundaries and other areas topreserve and enhance the setting ofthe commons.6. The area was peripheral to medievalCambridge.7. The area owes its development tothe importance of Stourbridge Fair,the rise and demise of BarnwellPriory and the early 19 th centuryenclosure of the East (Barnwell)Field.8. The area developed in the Brunswickarea around 1825 and then furthereastwards, reaching the Abbey areain the 1880s and 1890s.

9. Two storey grey, gault brick housespredominate.10. The area is characterised by streetsof terraced housing and ‘villas’ of the19 th century:• The terraces are characterisedby consistent materials; gaultbrick with occasional red brick orlimestone detailing and naturalslate roofs.• The terraces usually have smallfront gardens behind low brickwalls.• Terrace detailing includes baywindows with parapets or with flatroofs or with lean-to slate roofs.• Terraces and villas have subtledetailing with, for example, tulipor cross motifs in stone lintels orquatrefoils or circles in bayparapets.• Brickwork is always in Flemishbond.• Windows are set in four inch(100mm) reveals. They areusually sash types of timber, sixover six panes or later two overtwo or one over one.• There are no derelict buildingsbut there are some areas ofopportunity for visualimprovement, including themoored river craft.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA35

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA8 IssuesRiverside and Stourbridge Common is anattractive area of Cambridge. Itcomprises quiet residential streets ofwell-kept houses. These streets have avisual unity and the buildings subtledifferences. Many of the subtleties canbe harmed by inappropriate alterations –replacement windows being an obviousexample. A number of terraces havebeen spoilt in such a way. Terracesrequire neighbours to respect the unity ofthe whole and to exercise restraint inchanging windows or doors. A change toa single property can adversely affect theappearance of the whole terrace. Theuse of Article 4 Directions to controlalterations to principal elevations shouldbe considered.The public realm is generally in goodorder. Streets are usually well paved andstreet furniture is not generally obtrusive.There are areas where visualimprovement is needed. These are:• Elizabeth Way/Newmarket Roadroundabout and adjacent spaces.Traffic is the problem here, but it hasbeen so catered for that theenvironment for pedestrians andcyclists is poor and it has resulted ina highly unattractive environment.The underpass is not pleasant, streetfurniture is utilitarian, in poorcondition and excessive. Buildingson the edge are tatty andimprovement is needed. This isparticularly true of the shops andpremises along Newmarket Road.The Eastern Gate Development36

Framework Supplementary PlanningDocument was approved in October2011 by the City Council.• Walnut Tree Avenue. This roadfollows the elevated Elizabeth Wayand the latter’s concrete retaining wallalong the east side of the street givesa bleak appearance. This isespecially unfortunate at its junctionwith Midsummer Common. Treeplanting here on a large scale couldhelp soften the impact.• Entrance to Stourbridge Commonfrom Riverside and river fencing.Here a mix of barrier and paintedmetal fencing is not attractive, yet justbeyond is cast iron post and rail ofattractive design. Something similaris needed here. The galvanisedfencing all the way along Riversideneeds painting, but with properpriming of the galvanised surfacefirst.• In places the pilings for the riverbanksis very poor. They are reaching theend of their lifespan particularly alongStourbridge Common and the northbank abutting the tow-path betweenthe former Penny Ferry and the Cityboundary.The following buildings are suggested forinclusion as Buildings of Local Interest,they are described in more detail inAppendix 2:• No. 20 Beche Road, Abbey Lodge;• Barnwell Junction Station buildings;• No. 1 and Burleigh Arms PH,Newmarket Road;• Nos. 13 – 15 Newmarket Road,Burleigh House;• 18 th century tombs and gravestonesat church of St Andrew the Less;• No. 18 Parsonage Street, The OldBrewery house; and• No. 1 – 15 Saxon Road, SaxonTerrace.37RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA9 ReferencesCambridge City Council Cambridge Landscape Character Assessment 2004Cambridge City Council Nature Conservation Strategy: enhancing biodiversity 2006Cambridge City Council Midsummer Common Conservation Plan 2001Cambridge City Council Eastern Gate Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document 2011Cambridge City Council Newmarket Road Suburbs & Approaches Study 2011Cambridge City Council Open Spaces and Recreation Strategy 2011Cambridge City Council Cambridge Official Guide 1975English HeritageNational Heritage List for Englandhttp://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/protection/process/nationalheritage-list-for-england/Haigh, D The Religious Houses of Cambridgeshire Cambs. County Council 1988Lobel, M.D (ed) The Atlas of Historic Towns Vol 2 Historic Towns Trust 1975Pevsner, N The Buildings of England: Cambridgeshire Penguin Harmondsworth 1970edn.Porter, E Victorian Cambridge: Josiah Chater’s Diaries Phillimore London 1975Ray, N Cambridge Architecture: a concise guide CUP 1994Read, W.L. & Knell, K.A. Running and Maintaining a Steam Pumping Station: the duties of workmen Cambridgeat Cheddars Lane sewage pumping station 1894-1968UniversityEngineering Society JournalVol 41 1971Reeve, E.A Cambridge Batsford London 1976Royal Commission on An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge vol I & II RCHM(E) HMSO 1959Historical Monuments(England)Taylor, A Cambridge the Hidden History Tempus Stroud 1999Taylor, C The Cambridgeshire Landscape Hodder & Stoughton London1973University of LondonInstitute of HistoricalResearchThe Victoria County history of Cambridgeshire and the Isle of Ely Vol II 1967Vol III 1959Vol V 1973Watson, L Midsummer Common Cambridge: management plan 2009-14 Wildlife Trust Beds., Cambs.,Northants. Peterborough 200938

10 Contact DetailsFor further information about historic buildings and Conservation Areas, contact:Urban Design and ConservationPlanning ServicesCambridge City CouncilPO Box 700CambridgeCB1 0JHTel: 01223 457000Email: planning.conservation@cambridge.gov.ukRIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA39

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA11 Appendix 1: Listed BuildingsStreet Building Grade DescriptionAbbey Road Abbey House II 17 th century, perhaps containing parts of earlier date; 2 storeys with attics; partbrick; part timber-framed and plastered; irregularly planned house said to containa fragment of the old Priory; tiled roof. On front of house, one brick shaped gabledated 1678, with bands between storeys and two brick chimney stacks withgrouped rectangular shafts. Several panelled rooms and bolection-mouldedfireplace surrounds.Roadside walls II Probably 18 th century. Stone wall with some brick inset; brick coping. Two pairs ofstone gate piers with ball finials.Arch at Abbey House II Detached Romanesque archway standing immediately to the west of the house.Rear wall at Abbey House Medieval stone wall circa forty yards in length running east-north-east from thehouse. Repaired in brick. Probably part of the precinct wall of Barnwell Priory.Medieval stone wall circa forty yards in length running east-north-east from thehouse. Repaired in brick. Probably part of the precinct wall of Barnwell Priory.Brunswick Walk 1-10 II Early 19 th century. Grey gault brick. 2 storeys, 2 windows, except Nos 9 to 10which have 3 windows; sashes, mostly with glazing bars. Panelled doors withrectangular lights over. Nos 9 and 10 have pilastered door surrounds and paintedwooden rustic lattice porches. Slate roofs.Maid’sCauseway(N side)4027-33 (odd) II Circa 1825. Grey gault brick. 2 storeys and basement, 2 windows, sashes mostlywith glazing bars. Panelled doors with rectangular lights over.Slate roofs.39-53 (odd) II Circa 1825. Grey gault brick. 2 storeys and basement, Nos 51 and 53 have attics.2 windows, No 53 has 3 windows, sashes, mostly with glazing bars. Panelleddoors with rectangular lights over, Nos 51 and 53 have grander doors than therest. Slate roofs.55-71 (odd) II Circa 1825. Grey gault brick. 2 storeys and basement, 2 windows, No 57 has 3windows. Sashes, mostly with glazing bars, No 67 has mid-C19 sashes. Panelleddoors with rectangular lights oven Nos 63 and 65 have arched doorways withfanlights, No 55 has panelled reveals and a fanlight. Slate roofs.73 II Early 19 th century. Grey gault brick. Probably converted from 2 houses. Stuccobands at 1st floor and eaves levels. 2 storeys and attic, 4 windows, sashes with

MidsummerCommonNewmarketRoad(N side)Priory Roadglazing bars, 4 dormers behind a broken parapet. The windows on the east sideof the street front are set closer together. Tuscan porch probably added later, doorsurround with 4 Ionic pilasters and semi-elliptical fanlight. Slate roof.Fort St George PH II 16 th century, with alterations and additions in the 19 th century and later. Timberframed,rendered and painted; in part refaced or rebuilt in brick, especially theeast and west gables and the ground floor south front. 2 storeys, moderncasement windows, 3 below, 5 above; 1 small-paned sash window. Originally a T-shaped plan, but with 19 th century additions. 1st floor overhang on carved timberbrackets. Some chamfered ceiling beams. Great central brick stack, old tile roof.Church of St Andrew theLessChapel of St MaryMagdalene(Leper Chapel)IIISmall church of early 13 th century date consisting of chancel and nave. Rubblewith some dressed stone. Built by Barnwell Priory. The church was restored 1854-6, the vestry and Organ-chamber added in the late 19 th century.Complete and little altered chapel of mid 12 th century date, consisting of chanceland nave only. Roof of 1400. West wall altered 1867. Ashlar, flint and brick withtiled roof. Unusual architectural and carved decoration of tile period.The Round House II Circa 1830. Formerly a toll-house on the Newmarket Turnpike. Grey gault brick.Single storey rectangular block with semi-octagonal bay projecting on the roadfront. Modern 2 storey addition on the north-east. Sash windows, some withglazing bars. Low-pitched hipped slate roofs, with bracketed boxed eavessupported on slender free-standing cast-iron columns. Central brick chimney.Paper Mills II Early C18. Buff brick. 2 storeys and attic; 6 windows sashes with glazing bars, 2attic dormers with Cl9 bargeboards. Early 19 th century trellis-work porch withslated roof, external shutters. Continuous band at 1st floor level, brick dentil eavescornice, old tile roof. Good chimney at south gable end. Some chamfered beams.The mill on the north is dated 1871; a rebuilding of an older mill. 2 storeys and loftweatherboarded and gault brick. Timber vent on roof and sack hoist at rear. Slateroof.Former Globe PH II Early 19 th century. Brick, rendered. 20 th century public house treatment below, 319 th century sash windows above. Canted bay rising through both floors. Moderntiled roof.Barnwell Priory (Cellarer’sChequer)II* Remains of 13 th century stone building, part of claustral buildings of BarnwellPriory. Built of clunch. Barnack stone with a tiled roof. Remaining 13 th centuryfeatures include a doorway, several windows and a fireplace.Victoria Avenue Victoria Bridge II Foundation stone laid in 1889, opened in 1890, both events commemorated byplaque on the south abutments at road level. Engineers Webster and Waters.Single span cast-iron bridge on stone abutments and approaches.41RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREACheddars Lane Pumping Station ScheduledAncientMonumentRiverside BoathousesBoathouseUniversity Boatclub,Goldie BoathouseClareBoathouseCollegePembroke CollegeBoathouseGrade DescriptionIIIIIIElliptical arch and open iron balustrade. Decorated on either side of the piercedspandrels with arms of the City and the University.Brick built engine and boiler house with very fine chimney. Station engineer’scottage. At south east end of station a large shed for coal. Site on three circles.Contains some original machinery but some parts rusty as no protection wasgiven when the station was closed down. Pumping station was completed in 1895to pump Cambridge’s sewage through to new sewage farm at Milton.The Goldie Boathouse, built in 1882, is the oldest surviving intact boathouse on the river, and is a grade II ListedBuilding. It was the site of the first meeting of the Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) in March 1883, and isnamed after a famous oarsman, John Goldie who rowed for St. John’s and the University in the 19 th century. Hecompeted in four Boat Races against Oxford from 1869 to 1872The building is red brick, with a red machine tile roof. The gabled roof has three dormers and a central transverseridge stack. The outer two dormers are pedimented, and each have two single-light centre-hung casements withglazing bars. The wide pedimented central dormer also has two groups of two single-light casements, separated by aplaster inscription plaque that reads: CUBC Goldie Boathouse. Above this are the coat of arms of the University, andraised plaster decoration in the pediment.The first floor has four sets of French windows, opening onto a timber balcony with a turned balustrade and squaresectionsupporting posts rising to a flat section of roof.The ground floor has one pair of timber double doors to the right, and two two-light casement windows with glazingbars and segmental heads to the left.Boathouse. 1898-1900. Red brick; pantiled roof 2 storeys in 4-window range. Ground floor with 2 pairs of timberboathouse doors, set under basket arches. First floor with full width timber balcony supported on square-sectiontimber posts and reached by ladder staircase at east end. Balustrade in form of repeated open squares within crossbracing. First floor fenestration of 2 central 2-1ight casements, that to left developed into French window. One outer3-1ight casement right and left. Hipped roof with deep overhang, the soffit to front (i.e. facing river) with five registersof triple drop pendants, the outer ones doubled in depth. Stacks on east and west roof slopes. On the left (west) sidea single-storey extension of late 20 th century with double doors and a gable facing.Boathouse. c.1895. Brick with timber upper floor and tiled roof. 2 storeys and attic. 4-window range. Ground floor with2 double timber boathouse doors. First floor with close-studded applied timber frame. 4 groups of 3-light crosscasements, the central upper element arched. Multiple glazing bars. 2 encircled quatrefoils in centre and one at eachend. 2 gables, each with timber framing and a 2-light casement with glazing bars. Gabled roofs. 20 th century outshutto west return with a double timber boathouse door.Corpus Christi & II Boathouse with changing facilities. 1958 by David Roberts, extended to sides in 1980s. Light-weight steel frame on42

Sidney SussexCollege Boathousepiled concrete foundations infilled with brick and some weatherboarding to first floor front; shallow first floor houseschanging facilities and has flat felt roof, deeper three bay boat store below has lean-to extensions and pitched roof.Symmetrical composition of three main bays to front, and the set-back lean-tos either side, all with folding doorsunder clerestory glazing' now blocked. Above, changing rooms with near-continuous broad band of glazing, withsquare panes and doors at either end, are set behind steel and timber balcony and reached via spiral concrete stairsto either side, with powerful newel posts and slender steel balustrade. Shields of the Colleges sharing the boathouseto front, and four flagpoles complete the delicate grid of the composition. Interior of the ground floor a simple store;the upper floor noted to be 'spartan', as it does not overlook racing and elaborate facilities were not required.Rowing started at Cambridge in the 1820s (before it was introduced at Oxford); Corpus Christi College founded itsfirst club in 1827-30; Sidney Sussex followed in the early 1830s. They were the first Colleges to build a combinedboathouse. This was the first modern style boathouse built at Cambridge, and was widely imitated here andelsewhere. It is a graceful little building, making the most of a small budget (£13,000). The thin, angular lines areappropriate to its river setting, and contrast with the more flamboyant styles of the earlier boathouses alongside.RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA43

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA4412 Appendix 2: Buildings of Local InterestStreet Building DescriptionAuckland Road 9 – 15 (conseq) This is a terrace of six houses, two storeys with the central two houses (numbers 12 &13)having an additional Dutch gable end onto the road. The roof is slate and the gutters are allcast iron. The walls are Gault brick. There are a total of six chimney stacks. Each house hasone1/2 vertical sash window on the first floor and one on the ground floor. The gable has anadditional two, smaller 1/1 vertical sash windows. The windows are all timber-framed. Thedoors are all timber, and each has a curved fanlight. The tops of the all the windows are alsocurved, and above each window and fanlight is a curved panel of decorative brickwork with akeystone. There is a rubbed brick drip over the brick arch.BarnwellJunctionBrunswickGardensBrunswickTerracePlatform buildingDenmore LodgeBrunswick Walk 11 – 14 (conseq)NewmarketRoadNewmarketRoadSmall gault brick platform building with chimney stackA large two storey house with projecting wing to the road and a two storey castellated porch inthe angle with arched first floor window. Gault brick with red brick string and a red brick band onthe stack. Projecting wing has two storey canted bay window of stucco with a parapet. 1/1windows with stone lintels.1 – 9 (odd) A terrace of five two storey houses. They are built of Gault brick and have slate roofs and onechimney stack each. The guttering is a mixture of plastic and iron. Each house has one 6/6vertical sash window on the first floor and another one on the ground floor. All the windows aretimber framed, and all the doors are timber under brick arches with a timber infill.This is a terrace of four houses, with four storeys including a basement. The walls are Gaultbrick, and those of number 14 are painted. There is a gable at each end of terrace. The secondfloor has two 2/2 vertical sash windows per house. The ground and first floors each have baysof three 1/1 vertical sash. Each basement has a bay with one 2/2 and two 1/1 vertical sashwindows. All windows are timber framed. The door is timber panelled with a large fanlight.3, 5 & 7 Early 19 th century. Grey gault brick. Two storeys, one window below (number 3 has two), twowindows above. Arched, recessed doors with fanlights over, number 7 has modern door. Slateroofs.43 Late 19 th century gault brick of 3 storeys with string courses between floors gable to the road.Roadside gable has stone parapets and scroll detail against the stack. Dutch gable to north andstack with stone detail. W front has gables over third storey windows. The northern most has 2x

6/6 and the other a single 6/6 window. To North is a crow-stepped wing of 2 storeys. East fronthas 2 Venetian windows above main doorcase.Riverside Engineer’s House Engineer’s house to adjacent pumping station built 1894. It is a ‘T’ shape building of two storeysat the top of a row of steps. 2 storey of gault brick with double red brick platband, sandstonedressings and details and a slate roof with decorative ridge tiles and central stack. The roof hasstone parapets with red brick copings and sandstone ball finials. In the angle of the ‘T’ a firstfloor room with a lean-to roof of slate is supported on columns to provide a porch. The gable toRiverside has a bay window to the ground floor of sandstone with moulding to a parapet and adecorative apron below. The upper window has a sandstone console and ball finial on akeystone with a moulded brick arch. In front and down the steps, there is a gate betweenmoulded cast iron piers and boundary wrought iron railings on a sandstone capped brick wallwith alternating bayonet and Y-topped rails which match those of the Scheduled AncientMonument.Suggested additional Buildings of Local InterestStreet Building DescriptionBeche RoadBarnwellJunctionNewmarketRoad18 – 20 AbbeyLodgeStation Houseand ticket office1 and BurleighArms13 – 15 BurleighHouseChurchyard of StAndrew the Less1887 (date stone). Double fronted red brick 2-storey house with ground floor bay windows,limestone dressings and a Gothic arch to the front door.Station House – 2-storeys, painted brick Ticket Office (and Booking Hall) – single storey, mocktimber-frame.These form the ends to the row of BLIs – Nos. 3, 5 & 7. No. 1 is a corner shop and the BurleighArms a public house, both of which are of interest though later than the terrace between. Theformer, which has marginal glazing to windows on the first floor, has a 19 th century shopfrontand a curved corner door, whilst the pub, now with painted brickwork, but still with the tall heavychimneys of the terrace, provides a classical style end to the row.Set behind tall walls and shrubs. A double pile house of 2 storey with basement of gault brickwith limestone detailing, now an office. 2 storey canted bay windows on E with limestonequoins and window surrounds. Dentilled detail to gable and tall stack. W section has alternatetriangular and semi-circular details over first floor windows a canted bay and porch on theground floor– all in Ketton limestone with similar stone quoins, the rest being in Flemish bondgault brick. To the rear is a modern extension of full height.18 th century memorials (tombs and gravestones) at east end of the churchyard.45RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREA

RIVERSIDE AND STOURBRIDGE COMMON AREAParsonageStreetSaxon RoadFormer GasWorks WarMemorial andPaving18 The OldBrewery House1 – 15 odd SaxonTerraceOpen paved square in front of metal gates with a stone war memorial for the former gas worksemployers and employees. The base of the memorial is a square plinth with lettering on threesides. One side is for those that died in the First World War, the second side is for those thatperished in the Second World War and the third side is a commemoration of the employers andemployed who erected the monument in 1921. On top of these square sides is a band ofcarved flowers and ribbons with angled edges to soften the appearance of the memorial. Theseare highly decorative and a contrast to the plain base. On top of this sits an octagonal sectionwhich has eight niches with carved heads. This is then topped with a domed section and ashort column with a ‘gold’ cross. The memorial is in front of a large pair of metal gates whichare in Art Deco style with square decorative detailing, painted black. The paving for the squareis modern but sets the gates and memorial off well.19 th century substantial house which was attached to the Star Brewery which close in 1972.Only the side is seen from the street with 3 x 6/6 sash windows and fanlight over the front doorwhich has 4 panels.1896 terrace with a centrepiece with a Dutch gable and datestone in the apex under a triangulardrip mould. Limestone drip moulding above ground floor windows (1/1), which have centrallimestone columns and stone chamfered lintels. The upper floor is separated with a brick stringcourse. First floor windows 1/1 sashes. Rectangular fanlights over front doors and low brickfront garden walls with bull nose Staffordshire blue brick copings46

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