gosforth conservation area character statement - Newcastle City ...

nature of the building stock. The external
streetscape detailing to the High Street
generally consists of modern street
furniture (bollards, guardrails and lighting
columns) set in pavements of pre-cast
concrete flags with granite kerbs.
The car park to the north of the High
Street, previously the site of a school, on
the west side detracts considerably from
the landscape and views of the High
Street due to the prominence of the
junction with Salters Road and Church
Road. The impact is softened to an extent
by the stone boundary wall, characteristic
of much of the area. This provides an
opportunity for enhancement through
landscaping.
Gap site at north end of High Street,
currently used as a car park
The most southern section of the High
Street (past the County Inn) is different. It
is considerably less commercial and
consists of substantial stone terraces set
back from the road with long front
gardens. The County Inn (grade II listed)
and Roseworth Terrace (no’s 1 & 2 grade
II listed), both mid-late c19th, remain
intact.
Rose Villa, formerly an early C19th
detached villa, now forms part of the 2
storey stone terrace 38-52 High Street. A
second terrace, nos 32-38, continues the
streetscene south. The two terraces,
which date from the mid C19th, excluding
Rose Villa, are grade II listed. The
detached house on the corner of The
Grove completes the streetscene. The
house has been altered to a doctor’s
surgery but still retains most of its
character and original appearance. The
Rose Villa
houses are set well back from the
pavement with long front gardens bounded
by a mixture of stone walls which
previously supported iron railings and
inappropriate high timber close-boarded
fencing. Views of the terrace are limited
due to the dense tree cover and shrubbery
within the front gardens. The character is
residential with mature gardens and large
trees. Access to the rear of these terraces
is from The Grove and the back lanes are
set with random whinstone setts. A
number of the northern most properties
also have rear gardens separated from
the houses by the back lane, similar to the
those found to the rear of West Avenue
and Hawthorn Road.
The residential character continues south
of The Grove. The east side of the street
is characterised by the end properties to
Roseworth Avenue and Crescent, and the
three larger, detached properties towards
the moor, with the southern section having
the characteristic tall rubble-stone walling.
There are a number of mature trees within
the gardens of these properties, which are
in a section where the ground dips
significantly toward the line of Crag Hall
Dene (now mainly culverted in that area).
36 Gosforth Consevation Area Character Statement