conservation area statement - Stroud District Council

THE SPACESCONSERVATION AREA STATEMENT – CONSERVATION AREA NO. 16 – TOP OF TOWNOn the whole, the Brick Quarter is made up ofstraighter streets than the lanes of the OldTown.To the north of the sub area, the density ofbuildings decreases, many more substantialhouses being detached or semi-detached andwithin their own garden grounds. Until theearly 20th century, parts of sub area 2 wereconsiderably leafier than they are today. Manyof these have now lost their enclosure and areincreasingly being used as hard standing andparking spaces.Again, the predominant ground surface here isthe black top of the roads and pavements.Some private gardens offer a contrast to thesehard surfaces with lawns, shrubs and flowers,however the impact of this is not great as themany car parking bays have been created atthe bottom the surface of which is commonlyconcrete.The many footpaths, which dissect the areaand link the terraces to the principal roads addsignificantly to the feeling of space and are animportant characteristic of the area.Tree cover is similar to that in the Old Townbeing limited to examples only being found inprivate gardens, or areas of wasteland, such asthe land to the rear of Mount Pleasant terrace.Above: Footpaths dissectingthe area create open spaceand are an importantcharacteristic of the area.Left: Some private gardensoffer a contrast to thepredominantly hard groundsurfaces.Page - 24 -