Marchwiel Conservation Area Assessment and Management Plan

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Smithy CottagesSchool Cottages18Figure 5: The Western Terrace and J Scott FurnishersWrexham RoadRose CottagesGlenthorneRowan CroftEthan HouseDGarageStone Cottagescharacter in det ailKeyDCharacter Area BoundaryImportant Area of TreesImportant Hedge BoundaryImportant TreeImportant ApproachSignificant ViewImportant Townscape GroupBuildings of Visual InterestImportant Brick BoundaryImportant Stone BoundaryImportant Openspace/GreenspaceOrdnance Survey (mapping) © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. 100023429. 2010
character in det ailThe Western Terraces and J Scott Furnishers4.16 The more urban western section of theConservation Area extends from the allotment gardensand Stone Cottages to the east following the line of themain road before terminating to the west side of SmithyCottages to the north and Glenthorne to the south. Therows of cottages here occupy slightly elevated positionswhich allows for brief glimpses of the Ruabon andEsclusham Mountains to be obtained in between thebuildings liningthe southern sideof the road.Public footpathsleading from theConservation Areato the opencountryside to thesouth helpmaintain the ruralsetting. Buildings are typically domestic in scale with amixture of red brick, red sandstone and render finishesproviding variety to the streetscape.4.17 To the northare StoneCottages, a row of4 small cottagesconstructed fromred sandstone laidin randomcourses. Thecottages, setbehind neatsandstone walls surmounted by cast iron railings, arebelieved to be some of the oldest buildings within theConservation Area along with the adjoining Stone Housedating from the 17th Century when they wereconstructed to house the brick workers who made thebricks for the nearby Erddig Hall. The cottages wererenovated and saved from demolition in the mid 1980'swhich saw the addition of the heavy and badlyproportioned front porches. Windows are moderntimber replacements with original flat arched stone blockheads. Of interest is the large stone buttress projectingfrom the front elevation of number 4 Stone Cottages.4.18 Adjoining is Stone House, a larger cottage builtcontemporary with or slightly earlier than StoneCottages. Theproperty isthought to havebeen built for thebrickworkmanager and maydate from as earlyas the mid 17thCentury evidencedby an ornamentalfire plate foundduring renovation works with displays the date 1679.Internally the cottage retains many original featuresincluding oak purlins, lintels, brick arches and a barrelvaulted ceiling to the cellar. The building is of redsandstone construction but the front elevation has beenrendered with cement obscuring most of the originaldetailing, however the simple dentil course remainsvisible and the slate roof are retained. Openings arerecessed with modern uPVC alternatives. The left groundfloor window has been enlarged disrupting theproportions of the frontage.19
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Page 3 and 4: contentsPart I - Character Assessme
Page 5 and 6: Part 1Character Assessment
Page 7 and 8: introductionConservation Area Desig
Page 9 and 10: hist ory and dev elopment2 Historya
Page 11 and 12: hist ory and dev elopment1874 on th
Page 13 and 14: hist ory and dev elopmentFigure 2:
Page 15 and 16: summary of special character3 Summa
Page 17 and 18: summary of special characterobtain
Page 21 and 22: character in det ailCentury house.T
Page 23: character in det aildetailing inclu
Page 27 and 28: character in det ailattached to the
Page 29 and 30: summary of negative fe a ture s5 Su
Page 31 and 32: enhancement planPart 2Enhancement P
Page 33 and 34: design guidance7 DesignGuidance27
Page 35 and 36: design guidanceRainwaterGoods7.5 Ra
Page 37 and 38: c onserv a tion are a controls8 Con
Page 39 and 40: sources of funding9 Sources of Fund
Page 41 and 42: appendix 2APPENDIX 2CONSERVATION PO
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