The Padiham Heritage Appraisal - Burnley Borough Council

4.5 Landmarks, views, greenspaces and trees4.5.1 An important characteristic of the garden suburb style isthat industry is separate from residential properties and this is trueof Character Area 2. In fact the only other land uses in Area 2, apartfrom one shop and pub, are a park/open space and allotments. Theallotments and park are located directly behind Garden Street to theeast and have been developed on land, which has been reclaimedfrom Padiham Quarry (Plans B & F).4.5.2 The park itself appears to be separated into two distinctareas. One is a play area complete with play facilities and ball courtwhilst the other is an open grassed space which has a generousamount of trees planted on its perimeter. However, poor lighting andlimited natural surveillance make the area feel isolated.The child’s play park appears to be well used,although it is quite difficult to access and has noproper road frontage. The park is enclosed betweenhousing to the west and allotments to the east.Footpaths leading to the surrounding countryside canalso be accessed from here.4.5.3 The playground and accompanying open space is relativelydifficult to access. The main entrance appears to be located atHargrove Avenue to the north of the site, although there are othereven less obvious entrances on Garden Street and Quarry Streetto the south. The Quarry Street entrance is a narrow path that runsbetween Fairweather Court and the allotments.4.5.4 In addition to the park is the reclaimed green space onthe former quarry site at Town Hill Bank. The layout of the housesin the Town Hill Bank development appears to follow the perimeterof the former quarry site. The grassed area, which contains a smallnumber of trees in the middle of the housing development, wasonce the site of the smaller stone quarry (Plan C). The site slopesdownhill and provides views across the east side of Padiham andout towards Gawthorpe (Plan F)View from the top of the Town Hill Bank development.4.5.5 As Character Area 2 is situated on a slope that runssouthwards down towards the centre of the town it enjoys superbviews across Padiham and Burnley. The vistas down Garden Streetand Adamson Street are especially rewarding and should not bejeopardised by future development (Plan F).View from the northern end of Garden Street.heritage appraisal 37