The Padiham Heritage Appraisal - Burnley Borough Council

3.2.5 Without doubt Gawthorpe Street, reputedlylaid out to the designs of Sir Charles Barry, is themost important group of statutorily listed buildingsin Padiham (Plan A). The houses, built between1841 and 1851, are rendered rubble with ashlardressings and contain two storeys with one bayeach. In the 1990s a Heritage Lottery Fund grant wasused to restore the historic street surfaces. Whilst 11Gawthorpe Street has been restored and illustratesthe original design of the whole street, a number ofproperties have experienced unsympathetic changesto architectural features, for example the replacementof original timber framed, lozenged windows withUPVC casement windows. In addition some ofthe properties appear to be in need of sensitiveimprovements to external finishes (Plan F).The reinstated cobbles and barley twist lampat Gawthorpe Street help to retain the originalcharacter of the street.3.2.6 The properties fronting main roads such asChurch Street, Whalley Road and Blackburn Roadappear to be of a higher architectural quality and arelarger than those built on the surrounding streets.These buildings are later developments within Area 1having been constructed after 1850 (Plans B and C).3.2.7 Locally listed Osborne Terrace is ratherlarge and grand in appearance, being in an elevatedposition and accessed by a stone flight of steps withdetailed iron railings (Plan A). The datestone on thegable of 48 Osborne Terrace reads ‘Erected AD 1863.’William Waddington, the Padiham architect who wasresponsible for St. Leonard’s Church, designed thesehouses. Waddington lived with his family at 48 in the1860s. John Weir, Medical Officer of Health occupied48 in 1887 (Barrett, 1887, p.244).Osborne Terrace, Church Street3.2.8 Nos. 71-95 Church Street form a terraced block formerly known as Windsor Terrace.The block is locally listed and was constructed during the c.1870s (Plan A). The propertieshave bay windows at the ground and first floor levels with crenellated mouldings above thefirst floor bays. Barrett lists the following people as residing at Windsor Terrace in 1887 (Barrett,1887, pp.223-245):71 Henry Dean (Henry Dean & Sons, Levant Mill)73 Richard Cronshaw75 Miss Emily Helm (School)77 Rev. Isaac Pollitt (Wesleyan)83 William Wilcox (Professor of Music)85 Miss Mary Alice Shuttleworth87 Richard Smith (Cabinet Maker)89 Mark Martin (Commission Agent)91 Miss Elizabeth Howarth93 Richard Denbeigh (Steward of Liberal Club)95 Amos Sagar (Salesman)Windsor Terrace, Church Streetheritage appraisal 11