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ContentsLIST OF FIGURES........................................................................................ 31. APPRAISAL CONTEXT........................................................................... 42. THE STUDY AREA .................................................................................. 63. HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY ............................................................ 74. SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND APPRAISAL OF VIEWS............................. 104.1 FORM......................................................................................................................104.2 VIEWS.....................................................................................................................114.3 OPEN SPACES .........................................................................................................135. BUILT FORM ......................................................................................... 145.1 STYLE ....................................................................................................................145.2 ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER, MATERIALS, COLOURS AND TEXTURES.........................155.21 Character .................................................................................................................... 155.22 Plan, Form and Massing.............................................................................................. 155.23 External Walls and Façade Finishes ........................................................................... 165.3 LISTED AND UNLISTED BUILDINGS OF IMPORTANCE ....................................................225.4 TREES, GREEN SPACES, EDGES AND ECOLOGY.........................................................225.5 DETRACTORS, NEUTRAL AREAS AND GAP SITES – ENHANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENTOPPORTUNITIES ....................................................................................................226. PRESSURES AND THREATS ................................................................ 227. SUMMARY OF SPECIAL INTEREST ..................................................... 238. RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS........................................... 24SOURCES................................................................................................... 26
List of FiguresFIG. 1: Map of <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>FIG. 2: Map of Fenton, an extract from William Yates’ Map of 1775FIG. 3: Map of Fenton dated 1880FIG. 4: Map of Fenton dated 1924FIG. 5: <strong>Hitchman</strong> street c. 1970FIG. 6: View of the shop on the corner of <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong> and Victoria RoadFIG. 7: Shop opposite <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong> on Victoria RoadFIG. 8: Shop opposite <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong> on Victoria RoadFIG. 9: Alley way to side of <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>FIG. 10: View of Factory Bottle ovensFIG. 11: Strong silhouette of roof-scape is an important characteristic of the <strong>Conservation</strong><strong>Area</strong>FIG. 12: Double fronted house in <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong>FIG. 13: Shop window with decorative terracotta panels below archFIG. 14: Larger scale elevations to Victoria Road resembling those at Victoria PlaceFIG. 15: A gable to <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong>FIG. 16: Windows with moulded aprons and curved archesFIG. 17: Door to <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong> on pavement edgeFIG. 18: Recessed door to <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong>FIG. 19: Garages occupying the end of <strong>Hitchman</strong> <strong>Street</strong>FIG. 20: Fragment of original cobbled surfaceFIG. 21: The Fire Station in Fountain <strong>Street</strong>FIG. 22: Improvements could be made to the prominent shop signage and entranceFIG. 23: Listed Bottle ovens, the surviving fragment of the Baker Factory3
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