5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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has occurred along most village streets,<br />
resulting in shortened plots <strong>and</strong> higher<br />
densities. <strong>The</strong>re is generally a strong sense<br />
<strong>of</strong> enclosure along the side lanes <strong>and</strong><br />
pedestrian alleys, which have relatively<br />
narrow widths compared to the height <strong>of</strong><br />
the buildings.<br />
Narrow lane leading to backl<strong>and</strong> development<br />
(example from Ascot).<br />
Side residential streets are narrow, more<br />
typically in the order <strong>of</strong> 1:2, <strong>and</strong> consist <strong>of</strong><br />
smaller terraced 2 storey houses on regular<br />
narrow plots. Frontages are either directly<br />
onto the street or set back behind small<br />
front gardens.<br />
unified built style, with two storey brick built<br />
cottages (terraces <strong>and</strong> semis) <strong>and</strong> larger<br />
buildings along main village streets. School<br />
buildings, churches/chapels <strong>and</strong> public<br />
houses add to the variety <strong>of</strong> built form.<br />
Building styles are characteristic <strong>of</strong> mid-late<br />
Victorian <strong>and</strong> early-Edwardian architecture.<br />
<strong>The</strong> residential streets comprise brick built<br />
dwellings with ground level projected bay<br />
windows, second storey sash windows with<br />
stone sills, projected porches with arched<br />
frontage, recessed entrance doorways with<br />
stained glass windows <strong>and</strong> prominent (<strong>of</strong>ten<br />
embellished) chimneys on steep pitched,<br />
slate ro<strong>of</strong>s (sometimes with front gables).<br />
Façades are <strong>of</strong>ten uniform <strong>and</strong> repetitive<br />
along a street, with these details<br />
contributing to a rhythm along the street.<br />
Details include red clay tile hanging on<br />
second storey facades, ro<strong>of</strong> finials <strong>and</strong> gault<br />
brick building edges <strong>and</strong> stone identity<br />
plaques engraved with the cottage name <strong>and</strong><br />
date <strong>of</strong> construction. <strong>The</strong> palette <strong>of</strong><br />
materials includes warm red brick, light gault<br />
brick, <strong>and</strong> slate ro<strong>of</strong> tiles.<br />
Façades are <strong>of</strong>ten uniform <strong>and</strong> repetitive along a<br />
street, as in this example from Ascot.<br />
Plot size <strong>and</strong> shape differs along main village streets<br />
<strong>and</strong> side streets.<br />
Large historic buildings (such as country<br />
houses, manors, lodges <strong>and</strong> gatehouses to<br />
large estates) are sometimes seen as large<br />
irregular plots amongst rows <strong>of</strong> terraces <strong>and</strong><br />
semis.<br />
Built Form & Architecture<br />
Victorian Villages were built relatively rapidly<br />
between c.1837-1910 <strong>and</strong> as such display a<br />
Public Realm & Streetscape<br />
Along main village streets, building frontages<br />
typically meet the street with no transitional<br />
space in between. Here, the building line<br />
provides a clear boundary between public<br />
<strong>and</strong> private realms. On residential roads,<br />
small front gardens are <strong>of</strong>ten evident,<br />
bounded by low brick walls with clipped<br />
hedges <strong>and</strong>/or wrought iron railings – these<br />
are particularly important features <strong>of</strong> the<br />
streetscape.<br />
RBWM Townscape Assessment 35 Final Report 2010: Volume 3