5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

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uilt density sets these suburbs apart from the Leafy Residential Suburbs. Built Form & Architecture This type displays a wide variety of architectural styles dating from a variety of periods, with Victorian lodge houses associated with the Crown Estate and larger late Victorian/Edwardian villas appearing as slightly scaled down country houses, developed within woodland. Victorian and Edwardian properties are typically ornate with sash windows, finials, steeply gabled roofs, some with half timbered gable ends. These are typically constructed from red brick and dressed stone with slate roof tiles. Some have stucco exteriors. Late 20 th Century buildings include ‘modern’ simple 1970s style villas as well as villas in a neo-classical style, including some in a ‘colonial’ idiom with full height Doric porticos, and others exhibiting five or seven bay symmetrical neo-Georgian styles. boundaries defined by dense native and mixed hedges (species include hawthorn, beech and laurel), in addition to ornamental walls and close board fencing. Ornamental gates are often apparent either in a low key traditional timber design or more elaborate wrought iron. Garden boundaries create a clearly defined interface between public and private realm, as here at North Ascot. Unmarked roads contribute to a semi-rural character. Surfaces of tarmac and concrete kerbs, with gravel limited to private driveways. Grass verges are also evident, supporting mature street trees such as oaks and pines. Modern street lighting poles are visible, often painted in a dark, muted green. Due to the low density of buildings and large driveways, there is little pressure for onstreet parking. Development in a modern ‘neo-classical’ idiom, as shown in this example from Sunninghill. 1970s development typically displays a lighter palette of materials with paler (yellow) bricks used. This lightness is accentuated by low roof pitches and large windows. Later buildings display a wide variety of materials, including red and yellow brick (including reclaimed stocks), concrete ridge tiles, slate, dressed and reconstituted stone for balusters, pediments, friezes and porticos. Stucco is also visible. Open Space/Greenspace This type has a strongly wooded aspect which arises from the presence of woodland belts between plots as well as in private garden plots. Public Realm & Streetscape The interface between the public and private realms is clearly defined, with garden RBWM Townscape Assessment 83 Final Report 2010: Volume 3
There are no obvious landmarks, and the townscape often has a slightly disorientating quality. However, the villas themselves often form focal points. Retention of historic features, such as avenues, within development. Greenspace is almost entirely in private ownership with only localised areas of communal greenspace such as verges and turning circles. Some features of the former landscape, such as avenues, have survived within the townscape. Longer views framed by avenues e.g. at North Ascot. Experience This is a very peaceful, tranquil environment, of a semi-rural, ‘sylvan’ character. It is essentially closed and private with a number of private roads. This sense of privacy is reinforced by high hedges and the fact that properties are set well back from the road. This private quality is further reinforced by the presence of CCTV cameras and conspicuous signs referring to use of private security. B. EVALUATION Wellingtonias at North Ascot. Private gardens are often densely wooded, with mature trees within making a notable contribution to townscape character. Tall hedges to garden boundaries reinforce the wooded character of these semi-rural suburbs. Views/Landmarks The winding character of roads and wooded character of the suburbs provides few opportunities for long views or intervisibility with adjacent townscape types. However, occasional long views are created by avenues which are former landscape features now encompassed within the townscape, for example at Kennel Avenue. Condition Mature woodland and tree belts are largely intact, with a number of trees making a significant contribution to townscape character and visual amenity. The urban form of large, organically formed plots off wide sinuous streets is similarly intact, as are the generally well wooded garden boundaries. However localised erosion has occurred at points where more open garden frontages and walls and gates with an ‘urbanising’ quality which detract from the semi-rural character. Within this type, three character areas are judged to be in particularly good condition or to be intact examples of the type. These are: RBWM Townscape Assessment 84 Final Report 2010: Volume 3
Page 1 and 2: 5: VICTORIAN VILLAGES Key Character
Page 3 and 4: has occurred along most village str
Page 5 and 6: many through-routes) and the human
Page 7 and 8: This area is located along Ascot Hi
Page 9 and 10: including lodges with large gardens
Page 11 and 12: 8: INTER-WAR SUBURBS Key Characteri
Page 13 and 14: Streets are of generous proportions
Page 15 and 16: Erosion of grass verges due to pres
Page 17 and 18: 9: EARLY POSTWAR SUBURBS (TO 1960)
Page 19 and 20: Architectural style is unified and
Page 21 and 22: Conserve the traditional use of low
Page 23 and 24: 10: LATE 20TH CENTURY SUBURBS (1960
Page 25 and 26: Public Realm & Streetscape Typical
Page 27 and 28: ensure continuity of tree cover and
Page 29 and 30: Photographs showing variations in c
Page 31 and 32: A. DESCRIPTION Location/distributio
Page 33 and 34: Within this type, one character are
Page 35 and 36: Photos of character areas Area 11A
Page 39 and 40: landmarks are not a feature of the
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Page 45 and 46: the key forces for change which wer
Page 47 and 48: Photographs of character areas Area
Page 49: A. DESCRIPTION Location/distributio
Page 53 and 54: Character Areas ASCOT GROUP There a
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Page 59 and 60: Views/Landmarks Glimpsed views are
Page 61 and 62: All of the generic guidance applies
Page 65 and 66: fenced boundaries within the indust
Page 67 and 68: Photographs of character areas Area
Page 69 and 70: STEP 1 COLLECT INFORMATION SETTLEME
Page 71 and 72: GLOSSARY OF TERMS Term ‘Ancient L
Page 73 and 74: Term Gable Gault brick Georgian GIS
Page 75 and 76: Term Definition courses of gault br
Page 77 and 78: Appendix 2: Field Survey Form
Page 79 and 80: Nodes: Landmarks: Key views: KEY IS
Page 81 and 82: HUMAN INFLUENCES Evidence of evolut
Page 83 and 84: Block Pattern (including plot form
Page 85 and 86: Frontages to street incl. fenestra
Page 87 and 88: Trees and their contribution to the
Page 89 and 90: Distribution of open spaces, intera
Page 91: Experience Vitality/tranquillity; c

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