Maidenhead Riverside Conservation Area Appraisal - The Royal ...

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Maidenhead Riverside Conservation Area Appraisal
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Character Areas
Rooflines
Windows and
doors
Facing Materials
Again rooflines are varied within the area although the
common roof material is red clay tile. Some welsh slate is
also prevalent. Where slate is utilised, roofs are of a
shallower pitch. The pitches on the tiles roof vary but tend
to be of a steep pitch and often have decorative features
such as terracotta ridge tiles, finials and fancy scrollwork to
gable end bargeboards. The roofline of Guards Club Mews
is particularly ornate and of a Gothicised style. Modern
development within the area has largely respected the local
vernacular and utilised traditional materials.
On the late Victorian properties windows are largely timber
and painted white. There is a mixture of vertical sliding sash
and side hung casements utilised. Oldfield has retained full
length bay windows, decorative dormers and circular oriels
and is a particularly decorative example of late Victorian
glazing. There is evidence of modern intervention on some
buildings with the use of upvc.
Brick is the prominent building material and the local red
brick frequently utilised. Some modern dwellings are
constructed from concrete, although finished in a render.
The bricks are left exposed, usually in a flemish bond on
most traditional buildings, particularly at lower level. Render
and roughcast is commonly used, with buildings painted
white, or in a muted shade such as the Thames Riviera.