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Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) Appendix B - 31 16 Caution East Marylebone History St Marylebone became part of the newly fashionable West End of London in the second half of the 18th century, changing the rural picture of a few houses fronting onto Oxford Street into a totally urban one. By the beginning of the 19th century the street pattern and development of East Marylebone was virtually complete, with the main parallel north/south streets crossed by secondary east/west streets. From the mid-19th century changes in tastes and need were reflected in re-developments, particularly during the Victorian period when many of the original buildings were demolished and plain Georgian terrace fronts south of Marylebone Road began to be replaced by a more eclectic range of styles. Many corner sites were also redeveloped at this time and this resulted in a diverse and elegant street scene featuring a rich variety of late Victorian and Edwardian street frontages. Urban character East Marylebone has a predominantly urban character with few trees or green open spaces. Its rich mix of building types for various uses and united by robust Edwardian architecture of a substantial scale with vibrant brick and intricate friezes. Trees There are no squares or major public spaces in this area. Street trees are located at street junctions in the more residential northern half of the area, which provide welcome interjections in the hard townscape without obscuring the character of the place, or they provide a welcome cloak to some uninspiring architecture. In other locations they are incongruous with the scale of the buildings and available space in the street, and damage the character of this hard urban place. The predominantly narrow streets, detailing of the architecture and distinct sense of place should be respected, and its streets, generally, left unobscured by trees. Photos A hard, treeless streetscape. East Titchfield Street (sourced from Google Street View)
Appendix B - 32 Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) 16 Caution East Marylebone Planting principles 1. Preservation of the historic townscape is very important in this area. Where largely uninterrupted streets of historic architecture exist, these should be retained as far as possible as fine examples of their type, acknowledging the original design intention of no street trees. However, opportunities for tree planting in this area may be possible as part of a planned and coordinated scheme particularly at spacious junctions, and/or where the historic fabric is already eroded through infill developments or other modern interventions and taking account of all the other planting principles outlined in this document.. 2. There are a number of later developments, such as Middlesex Hospital, the back of the BBC, and some later residential blocks that would benefit from new planting as part of a designed scheme.
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