The Padiham Heritage Appraisal - Burnley Borough Council

sixcharacter area 46.1. Introduction6.1.1 Character area 4 is defined by the River Calder to the north, to the west by thedisused Padiham branch railway line which runs north west to south east and by Green Brook,a Calder tributary. Boundaries to the south and east are those of the Padiham Area ActionPlan (Plan A).6.1.2 Character area 4 includes part of the settlement known as Stockbridge. The areais principally residential but also contains an important shopping centre along Burnley Road.Overlooked from the elevated historic core of Padiham town centre, the character area slopesgently down towards the river from south to north and there is also a downward east-westslope towards the railway embankment, this slope being more pronounced on streets at bothends of the character area.6.1.3 The area’s main architectural and heritage interest lies in the integrity of the latenineteenth and early twentieth century historic terraces, whose typical ‘gridiron’ layout contrastswith the more fluid layout of older Padiham. Also contributing to the area’s significant interest isthe diversity of building styles and detail, with both vernacular and polite influences, evidencedwithin the compact settlement.A procession winds its way across Padiham Bridge before itwas widened in 1904 (Lancashire Library photograph).52 heritage appraisal