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KEYNSHAM CONSERVATION AREA HIGH STREET AND TEMPLE STREET SHOP FRONT AND FACADE ENHANCEMENT BUILDING REFERENCE EXTRACT OF STUDY AREA Ordnance survey licence reference SCALE 1:2000 0 10 20 50 100 HISTORIC IMAGE Image Reference DESCRIPTION STREETSCAPE AND DETAILS Temple 18 1 3 20 25 17 7 60 8 PH House 29 12 16 16 13 15 Meeting Room 5 4 9 19 3 1 2 17 6 16 16 CARPENTERS LANE 17 1 El Sub Sta TEMPLE STREET KEYNSHAM ROCK ROAD 29 Posts 13 Sub Sta El Temple Court 9 8 7 31-41 Def 10 to 15 3 1 5 2 to 3 15 16 Miland House Temple West 1 to 3 The Labbotts Car Park The Labbotts Car Park Amb Sta 14 Library Fire Sta River Terrace 25.9m St Kenya Court 44 1 2 27 56 62 15 5 44 1 to 4 5 to 37 TCB 3 19 Keynsham Leisure Centre Keynsham Library 1 to 7 Multi-storey Car Park ESS Market Walk 8 to 12 Keynsham Civic Centre (disused) 6 4 8 10 12 2a 20 22 30 28 26 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 44a 46 48 50 52 14 to 18 34-36 TEMPLE STREET, KEYNSHAM 34-36 TEMPLE STREET, KEYNSHAM FEB 2017 TS 34-36 Circa 1980's Circa 1970's HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT: 34-36 Temple Street is poorly covered by historic images so it is unclear if this building was originally domestic. The roof is Bridgewater pantiles with a rough cast elevation below. The elevation is symmetrically divided into two units about a central spine wall with back set doorways set 45° on plan. This is unique in the street and is an uncommon domestic architectural device being more readily found in retail properties where frontages need to be optimised. The building originally had a pair of mirrored double casement windows at first floor each with one opening light. The lights were divided horizontally into thirds. These windows appear to have survived until relatively recently. The 2 shop units originally had symmetrical openings with ashlar store risers which suggest that these were an intervention as the background construction is highly likely to have been rubble work. The stall riser to 34 was replaced at some stage with rubble and in subsequent years has been lowered. DESIGNATION: Unlisted but falls within Character Area 4, Temple Street of the Keynsham Conservation Area. INTEGRITY AND CONDITION: In all likelihood this building is a conversion from a dwelling into shops. Consequently there is no historic merit in the shop frontage which is generally timber with plate glass and glazed timber doors. Until recently the building had a strong sense of symmetry in all aspects of its detailing. This has been lost in recent years by the reworking of the shop front joinery and change in stall riser to No 34. The fact that the building has been decorated as a single entity emphasises the current asymmetry. The original upper floor windows have been replaced with UPVC windows without cills. The signage is simple and flush, consistently sized across the frontage and reasonably balanced extending only as far as the edge of the glazing line. ACTIONS The building has clearly been created with symmetry in mind and therefore was intended to read as whole rather than separate 2 units. The building could be enhanced by taking the following actions: u PVC windows should be replaced with timber casements with symmetrical handing and cills S tall risers should be adjusted to be the same height Joinery shop fronts should be the same design with additional divisions to glazing S hop front joinery should be in a contrasting colour to the masonry and include all elements including sills Decoration of the elevation as a whole is beneficial S ervice cables should be removed /rerouted internally S ignage should relate to shop front only and not extend to party wall S ign writing should be more traditional in form 2017

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Page 1: DESCRIPTION 34-36 TEMPLE STREET, KEYNSHAM · 2018-02-21 · BUILDING REFERENCE EXTRACT OF STUDY AREA Ordnance survey licence reference SCALE 1:2000 0 10 20 50 100 HISTORIC IMAGE Image

KEYNSHAM CONSERVATION AREAHIGH STREET AND TEMPLE STREET SHOP FRONT AND FACADE ENHANCEMENT

BUILDING REFERENCE

EXTRACT OF STUDY AREAOrdnance survey licence reference

SCALE 1:20000 10 20 50 100

HISTORIC IMAGEImage Reference

DESCRIPTION

STREETSCAPE AND DETAILS

Temple

18

13

20

25

17

7

60

8

PH

House

29

1216

16

13

15

Meeting Room

5

4

9

19

31

2

17

6

16

16

CARPENTERS LANE

17

1

El Sub Sta

TEMPLE STR

EET

KEYNSHAM

ROCK ROAD

29

Posts

13

Sub StaEl

Temple Court

98

7

31-41

Def

10 to 15

31

5

2 to 3

1513

16

Miland House

Temple West

1 to 3

The LabbottsCar Park

The LabbottsCar Park

AmbSta

14

Library

FireSta

River Terrace

25.9m

St KenyaCourt

44

12

27

56

62

15

5

44

1 to 4

5 to 37

TCB

3

19

Keynsham Leisure Centre

KeynshamLibrary

1 to 7

Multi-storey Car ParkESS

Market Walk

8 to 12

Keynsham Civic Centre

(disused)

64

8

10

12

2a

20

22

3028

26

32

343638404244

44a

46

48

50

52

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34-36 TEMPLE STREET, KEYNSHAM34-36 TEMPLE STREET, KEYNSHAM FEB 2017

TS 34-36

Circa 1980'sCirca 1970's

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT:34-36 Temple Street is poorly covered by historic images so it is unclear if this building was originally domestic. The roof is Bridgewater pantiles with a rough cast elevation below. The elevation is symmetrically divided into two units about a central spine wall with back set doorways set 45° on plan. This is unique in the street and is an uncommon domestic architectural device being more readily found in retail properties where frontages need to be optimised. The building originally had a pair of mirrored double casement windows at first floor each with one opening light. The lights were divided horizontally into thirds. These windows appear to have survived until relatively recently. The 2 shop units originally had symmetrical openings with ashlar store risers which suggest that these were an intervention as the background construction is highly likely to have been rubble work. The stall riser to 34 was replaced at some stage with rubble and in subsequent years has been lowered.

DESIGNATION:Unlisted but falls within Character Area 4, Temple Street ofthe Keynsham Conservation Area.

INTEGRITY AND CONDITION:In all likelihood this building is a conversion from a dwellinginto shops. Consequently there is no historic merit in theshop frontage which is generally timber with plate glass andglazed timber doors. Until recently the building had a strongsense of symmetry in all aspects of its detailing. This hasbeen lost in recent years by the reworking of the shop frontjoinery and change in stall riser to No 34. The fact that thebuilding has been decorated as a single entity emphasisesthe current asymmetry.

The original upper floor windows have been replaced withUPVC windows without cills. The signage is simple andflush, consistently sized across the frontage and reasonablybalanced extending only as far as the edge of the glazingline.

ACTIONSThe building has clearly been created with symmetry in mind and therefore was intended to read as whole rather than separate 2 units. The building could be enhanced by taking the following actions:∑ u PVC windows should be replaced with timber casements with symmetrical handing and cills∑ Stall risers should be adjusted to be the same height ∑ J oinery shop fronts should be the same design with additional divisions to glazing∑ Shop front joinery should be in a contrasting colour to the masonry and include all elements including sills ∑ Decoration of the elevation as a whole is beneficial∑ Service cables should be removed /rerouted internally ∑ Signage should relate to shop front only and not extend to party wall∑ Sign writing should be more traditional in form

2017