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The Top 3 Views in Kingswood

View %

Ash Path and Stream 52

Views to Nibley Monument 49

Abbey Gatehouse 44

Table 11: Source 2010 Kingswood Parish Plan

The Ash Path

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View to Tyndale Monument North Nibley

The Abbey Gateway

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3.2 -Settlement Patterns

The main settlement is the village of Kingswood which includes the designated Conservation Area.

There are also four smaller settlements with their own identity within the Parish.

Kingswood Village The main village focuses around the road pattern, derived from earlier communication routes. It can

be divided into two: (a) designated Conservation Area; and (b) the remainder of the village. The

Conservation Area is built up around the Abbey Gateway and St. Mary’s Church on High Street. It

forms a roughly triangular shape effectively delineated by Abbey Street, High Street and Old Rectory

Road. It then extends beyond these roads to take in historically and archaeologically important

residential and industrial buildings in Charfield Road, Wotton Road, Dye House Yard, Vineyard Lane,

Golden Lane, The Walk, Bruton Lane, Hillesley Road, Walk Mill Lane and Crow Meadow. Please see

the Conservation Area Statement for details of the area of the village within this area.

The remainder of the village is built off the main access roads of Wickwar Road, Charfield Road,

Wotton Road and Hillesley Road along which there has been considerable linear development.

The developments of Tyndale View, Chestnut Park, Somerset Close, Bramley Close, Laxton Drive,

Russett Court, Orchard Walk and Weavers Close are located off these roads. The above

developments are cul-de-sacs and have a style and distinctiveness which relates to the individual

development and does not reflect the character and history of the rest of the village. The building

materials used and the designs reflect the designs of that period rather than the essential

characteristics of the village.

eTh essential styl se and desig sn in the older part of the village are either detached terraced or

properties. The taller 3 story properties tend to be terraced mill cottages. This trend has

been not followed in the newer developments with the 3 story properties being tall town houses with

dormer windows.

The Outlying Settlements

Nind This is a small hamlet built on the side of Ozleworth Brook, a tributary of the Little Avon. Traffic

access to and from the hamlet is by the narrow route of Nind Lane. This links Nind to the main

routes of Hillesley Road into Kingswood. This is approximately one mile distant from the centre of

the village and does not have a footway. In the other direction Nind Lane leads on to Wortley Road

which is a main access route into Wotton-under-Edge.

There are many footpaths which lead in to Kingswood. Most important of which is the Ash Path

which is an important link with the main village. This footpath also heads to The Nind N ature R eserve

and onward to Hillesley

Monkham Thorns, Charfield Borders, New Mills This small settlement is on the county border with South Gloucestershire to the west. It has one

industrial site owned by Renishaw and Charfield Barns business park which has several businesses

located at this site. Wotton Animal Rescue is located here adjacent to the B4058 and is a rescue

centre run by volunteers. The settlement and the businesses are alongside the road.

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New Mills is also off the B4058 wh hasich bends severe quite at this location. The New Mills Building

dominates eth area and is the Renishaw head office. There are a number of houses adjacent to the

B4058 nearby. The B4060 Charfield Road forms a junction with the B4058 roundabout known locally

as the Renish Raw roundabout. This roundabout has 3 access roads, the B4060 to Kingswoo ,d the

continuation of the B4058 to Wotton-under-Edge and North Nibley and the access route to the main

Renishaw staff car park. There is a further Renishaw visitor and site entrance located just after the

roundabout.

Both of the above settlements have outstanding views to the Cotswold Escarpment, Wotton Hill and

Tyndale Monument.

Chase Lane This is on the southern county border with South Gloucestershire. It is located nearer to the village

of Wickwar than the village of Kingswood. The properties are linear, along Chase Lane. The

settlement is predominantly agricultural. Many of the buildings are listed farm buildings. There are

extensive views across to Wales and the Forest of Dean and views of the Cotswold Escarpment at

Hillesley and Hawkesbury. The view towards Wickwar includes the historic church.

3.3 Buildings and Spaces

St Mary’s Church: see Conservation Area Statement

Kingswood Congregational Chapel: see Conservation Area Statement

Tubbs Turf

Tubbs Turf is set below a boundary ragstone wall and is bordered directly on one side by the rear

gardens of the terraced weavers cottages of Charfield Road on one side and the houses located on

both Wotton and Charfield Roads.

Many of the surrounding buildings are listed and within the conservation area.

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Kingswood Playing field and Village hall

The Playing field is bordered on three sides by agricultural fields and on one side by the rear gardens

of the houses at Wickwar Road. The boundary is in the form of a high hedge and trees. The

remaining three sides are open fields and are bordered by native low hedges and drainage ditches.

The ground here is clay and drains poorly very . There are extensive views to the Cotswold

Escarpment and Wotton Hill.

Kingswood Finger Post

This is an important feature within the village and acts as both a signpost and a memorial.

The Community raised money for this to be installed at the centre of the village to commemorate

the loss of 3 young people of the parish who lost their lives in a tragic car accident in December

2005.

The Finger post is cast iron and is bedded in welsh slate which forms a small flower bed around the

base of the post.

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The Chipping

This is a major area at the heart of the community as detailed in the community section and

depicted below. It is within the conservation area.

3.4 Listed Buildings

Most of these are in the Conservation area. See separate Conservation Area Statement The details below relate to the listed buildings in the outlying area and the text has been sourced from British Listed Buildings. We do not currently have photographs of these properties and would like to appeal to the owners of the properties if they could supply photographs for inclusion in this report.

osTh e listed below are in the outlying settlements.

3.4.1 Chasehouse Farmhouse

Late C18th. Rendered on plinth, slate roof, brick end stacks with stone offset and moulded cap.

Single range and rear wing, 2 storeys and cheese-drying attic louvres on gable ends. 3 windows, 16-

pane sashes. Two on ground floor with central door case with flat wooden hood on scrolled brackets

and 6-panel door, 2 glazed, 2 fielded and 2 flush.

3.4.2 New Mills

ST 79 SW KINGSWOOD B 4058(off north side) 7/259 Former Mill Building at New Mills,

west of Bushford Bridge (formerly 23.6.52 listed as New Mills)

Former mill building, at time of survey (January 1985) under conversion to industrial premises for

Renishaw Engineering. Early C19th. Brick with freestone quoins and decorative brick panels, with

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hipped slate roof. Very large single range, 4 storeys with basement and attic. 17 bays, with nearly-

square mostly fixed lights under segmental brick arches, 16-pane to ground and first floors, 12-pane

to second and third, fourteen 8-pane dormers with segmental roofline. Round tie bar ends with star

motif between each bay and each floor. Nearly central projecting bay in different brick and possibly

a later C19th addition, also 4 storeys and with similar windows, with clock face on large stone-coped

ogee gable to east and with decorative side eaves frieze of diagonally set bricks. Remains of

weathervane at top of gable. Directly behind this bay on rear wall is very large brick industrial

chimney, rectangular with slightly sloping sides and over sailing brick courses. 2 door openings on

ground floor on left hand side of projecting bay. Under extensive restoration and interior not

accessible at time of survey.

3.4.3Langford Mill

Former mill. 1822, dated iron plaque on south east facade. Coursed rubblestone, dressed on south-

west end with quoins, Cotswold stone slate roof, segmental brick arches, brick end stack to north.

Long range with 3 main storeys, attic and lower ground floor. 8 windows, mostly replaced multi-

pane casements. South- west end has 5 hauling bays with plain wooden doors. End bay to left has

plain board door up flight of brick steps. On lower ground floor, large brick arch in centre with

carved stone panel inset in wall above, and 2 more similar arches at right hand end also with

carvings inset above. Carvings apparently medieval and may have come from ruins of Kingswood

Abbey. Cast iron column structure internally.

3.4.5 Lower Barnes Farmhouse II

Farmhouse. Early C18th, extended later C18th or early C19th. Coursed rubblestone, Cotswold stone

slate roof, brick end stack to right, small coursed stone and brick extension to left. Single long range,

2 storeys with gable end attic on later wing to right. 4 windows, two 2-light casements in each part,

set at slightly higher level on right hand wing beyond break in roof line marking join of 2 wings, all

under timber lintels. Ground floor has 2 similar to left of central tongue and groove front door with

gabled and boarded hood, and one 4-pane sash to extreme right.

3.4.6 Grange Farmhouse 30.6.61I

Farmhouse. Probably mid C17th, extended in early C18th. Random coursed rubblestone, partially

strap-pointed, double Roman tile roof, rendered end stacks with 2 diagonally set brick flues on west

range and decorative stone caps only from removed flues on east range stack. Double pile, 2 storey

and attic. West front has 4 windows, 4-pane C19th sashes. Ground floor has central C20th door and

twin 4-pane sash to left under cambered arch, and multi-pane C20th window to right. Main entrance

on north end of rear range with large flat wooden hood on scrolled brackets and 4-panel door, top 2

glazed, lower 2 recessed. Small 2-light wood mullion attic window on left hand return of west range.

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Interior has wood newel stair up to attic in south west corner with very large newel post, and several

moulded chamfered beams with 2 stops on ground and first floors.

3.47 Mounteneys Farmhouse 30.6.61 II

Farmhouse. Mid C17th, altered and extended in C19th. Roughcast faced, double Roman tile roof,

rendered end stacks with offset and moulded dentil cornices to front range, brick stacks elsewhere.

Double pile plan with through passage, and additional wing to north west. 2 storeys with attic in

gable ends. 3 windows, 3/2/3-light C19th multi-pane casements. Ground floor has two C20th metal

windows, flanking central doorcase with early C19th wooden trellis-work porch and half-glazed door

with margin glazing. Interior has very fine C17th wide dog-leg staircase in rear range with twisted

balusters with acanthus-carved bases.

3.4.8 Watsome Farmhouse

Farmhouse early/mid C17th core, extended late C17th or early C18th. Rubblestone, mostly strap-

pointed, roof partly in tile (core), rouble Roman and concrete tiles, 2 rendered stacks. Core and first

extension form L-plan with additional rear extension. Single storey and attic to core, front wing 2

storeys and attic, rear 2 storeys. Main front has 2 small gables each with 2-light wood casement

under timber lintel, 2 similar on ground floor and doorway to left with moulded wood frame in

recess under timber lintel and with 6 vertical glazed panels. Forward projecting wing to left has 2, 3

or 4-light wood mullion windows, some ovolo moulded on inside on ground floor, under timber

lintels and with flush splayed stone sills. Blocked doorway in angle. Room on ground floor in this

wing has chamfered beam with 2 stops. Some beams remain in core also.

3.5 Building Materials

There is a mixture of building materials used throughout the parish. The main ones being the local

ragstone, render and some red brick reflecting the mill buildings. See table below for over view

Development Type Building materials Windows Chimneys

Charfield Road Terraces 3 storey mill

cottages Detached

Render and red brick Yes

Chestnut Park Local Authority red brick Cornish Cob Newer Detached

Red brick render Mix of stone render and brick

Georgian Yes

Bramley Close Link Detached Red brick Dark hard wood surround Yes

Crow Meadow Bungalows Detached

Terraced cottages

Red brick and render Original widows Yes

Hillesley Road Terraced Detached Semi’s

Red brick render Mixture of traditional and newer type of windows

Yes

Laxton Drive Detached and semis Red brick Dark hard wood surround Yes

Orchard Walk Semi detached Yellow brick

Rectory Road Local authority Render, red brick

Russet Court Red Brick Dark hard wood surround Yes

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Somerset Close Detached Varying shades of brick Georgian small paned First houses only

The Chipping Terraced Detached

Render red brick

Tyndale View Terrace, Detached

Render stone and brick

Walk Mill Lane Semis TerracedBungalow

Render, brick, tiles White and mixture of

aluminium and traditional wood

yes

Weavers Close Semis Red brick White and large Yes

Wickwar Road Bungalows Detached Semis

Wotton Road Terraced Stone and render Georgian small pane Yes

Table 12: List of Building Materials

3.6 Distinctive Features

The picture above shows the rural character of the central village and how the village relates to the

open countryside. This picture needs to be viewed with the parish context in section 1 to get the

overall view of the parish including the outlying settlements. Please not :e this picture is pre the

new Chestnut Park development.

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Development Distinctive Features

Charfield Road Open Countryside

Variety of housing styles

Chestnut Park Distinctive Red Brick housing associated with local authority housing Cornish Style Housing Open green space with tress , flower borders and spring planting New housing estate of 27 houses being built to rear of the current development

Bramley Close Distinctive design of the houses in Bramley Close, Russet Court and Laxton Drive

Crow meadow Gentle transition between village and countryside Parking on road

Golden Lane Church Congregational Chapel Churchyard with listed tombs Rendered cottages 2 storey 1990’s redbrick flats Mature Tree

High Street The Parish Church and churchyard with listed tombs The Abbey Gateway The cottages alongside the Abbey Gateway

The gras eds area in front of the Abbey Gateway The historic and varied rendered houses and cottages built over many centuries, many of which are formally listed as being of historical and architectural interest A very large, mature copper-beech tree A private graveyard Pedestrian paths

Hillesley Road 2 & 3 storey terraced cottages of Hillesley Road Former Workhouse and Master’s Lodge Red brick and rendered cottages of Weavers Close Gentle transition between village and countryside Parking on road

Laxton Drive Distinctive design of the houses in Bramley Close, Russet Court and Laxton Drive

Orchard Walk Yellowish brick 70’s design

Rectory Road Public Lavatories Main Route through the Village Chestnut Park Council Estate The ‘Old Rectory’ – Boundary House Rear vehicular access and access to the gardens of 2 of the largest properties in the Village (Tyndale House and 10 High Street)

Round the Town Pedestrian only 50/50 period and modern property ‘Cut through’ between Old Rectory Road and the High Street

Russet Court Church Congregational Chapel Churchyard with listed tombs Rendered cottages 2 storey 1990’s redbrick flats Mature Tree

Somerset Close Safe environment, given that the estate is a cul-de-sac. Brick-built houses Georgian style windows mostly white some dark wood. Open plan front gardens Lawns and mature shrubs Some spectacular views out to countryside

The Chipping Pub Post Office and Village Store Community Gym and Coffee Shop Village Green Memorial Finger Post sign Rendered cottages and Townhouse Brick Cottages Old Church of England school (now the Gym) – 19th Century

Tyndale View Open Countryside Variety of housing styles

Walk Mill Lane Mill Cottages at top of Walk Mill Lane

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Mill Cottages at bottom of Walk Mill Lane bordering the stream The two industrial sitesOpen Countryside

Weavers Close Red brick houses of Weavers Close Haulage yard and mechanic’s work shop at Weavers Close

Wickwar Road Open Views

Wotton Road The Old Rectory Georgian Town Houses An important medieval house Tubbs Turf Important and attractive views on entering the village Cohesion of building period, style and materials. A key gateway to the village

Table 13: Source Consultation details

4.0 Key Design Characteristics of the Parish and outlying Settlements The developments have been clustered by geography. The main village of Kingswood plus the

outlying settlements have been identified in this section. The conservation Area has been considered

in a separate Conservation Area Statement.

4.1 Walk Mill Lane, Bramley Close, Laxton Drive and Russet Court and Orchard Walk

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I. Related to the very local landscape: Walkmill Lane leads off Hillesley Road. The row of

terraced cottages at the top is within the conservation area. Please see Conservation Area

Statement. At the far end it opens out to the weir by DCL and the terraced cottages by

Ozleworth Brook. All of the other roads listed are cul-de-sacs which lead off Walkmill lane.

II. Pattern and shape: Walkmill Lane is a linear road leading to the other roads listed above. It

is a no through road and finishes with an industrial site which is currently home to a printing

works. It is the only access road for Laxton Drive, Bramley Close, Russet Court and Orchard

Walk. The road surface is in a bad state of repair and is often very wet due to surface water.

There is a pavement on both sides of the road. At the end is access to The Ash Path which is

a stream side footpath along the Ozleworth Brook - CKD 16. Bramley Close, Russet Court

and Laxton Drive form a cul-de-sac. The angles and designs of the houses make the roads

very distinctive and different from all other roads in the village. The houses are very

distinctive in design and built from red brick. Some have front gardens others have

courtyards. The houses are a mixture of link detached, semi detached, detached houses and

two bungalows. The some of the gardens at Laxton Drive back on to Golden Lane. The Flats

at Russet Court open on to the Churchyard and the Conservation area. See Conservation

Area statement.

Russet Court opening out on to Golden Lane and the Conservation Area

The streets in this development are named after apples. This reflects that the development

stands on what was once an orchard. It is significant however that there are no trees or

green space within this development.

Bramley Close leads to Laxton Drive and Russet Court. The road is wide and has pavements

on both sides. Laxton Drive in particularly is a wide open road. The end of the road joins the

footpath behind DCL and leads to the ' duck bridg 'e over Ozleworth Brook and into Vineyard

Lane. Russett Court Flats border on to the Conservation area at Golden Lane and the

Churchyard. The flats are set back amongst trees and settle into the landscape well and

although modern in design they relate well to the churchyard.

Orchard Walk is a cul-de-sac with a footpath linking it to the High Street - see Conservation

Area Statement. The houses are post war semi- detached and detached and are built from

brick. The post war houses are similar to the houses Walkmill Lane. There is a pavement

throughout this development. All of the houses have front gardens and some of the front

gardens are used for parking. Vehicles also park on the pavement. There are some high

hedges and some of these encroach on the pavement. There is a cramped feeling to the cul-

de-sac because of the number of vehicles parking on the road and pavement.

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III. Nature of Buildings :

The houses are a mixture of styles.

Semi-detached which have off street parking and front gardens.

The Red brick distinctive style from the Bramley Close Development which also have

driveways and gardens

Terraced mill cottages opening on to the road

Terraced mill cottages with long front garden facing the Ozleworth Brook

3 detached properties accessed via a private drive

Private drive with 4 houses adjacent to Walkmill Lane and the field boundary. Mixture of

detached, terraced and semi- detached houses

Block of flats

IV. Building Materials:

Brick for semi detached houses

Mixture of different shades of brick for the houses

Local stone for the mill cottages.

Dark Red Brick

Dark roof tiles

Brick blockwork for drives and court yards

Timber

Solid wooden front doors

Glass porches

V. Distinctive features:

DCL printing works

Soils Agricultural supplies

Ash Path - CKD 6

Terraced mill cottages

Footpath behind DCL printing works

Ozleworth Broo withk other the on bank and side one on hedge

Poor trenchesmany with Surface Road

Roof Lines

Solid Wooden doors

Glass porches

Court yard type front gardens

Views Monument Tyndale and Wotton to

Glass porches

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Parking on Walk Mill Lane is problematic especially at the junction of Hillesley Road and Crow

Meado .w

4.2 Hillesley Road, Weavers Close and Crow Meadow

I. Relates to the very local landscape: The first part of Hillesley Road is in the Conservation

Area. Please see the Conservation Area Statement. Hillesley R oad is an unclassified road and

leads to the village of Hillesley. Kingswood Cemetery is located along this road. There are

views into the centre of the village and the Chipping. See Conservation Area Statement and

view to open countryside and farm land - C19th properties are dotted along the length of

Hillesley Road indicating the pattern of original settlement. The land in between these older

properties has been in-filled with newer homes and small developments. The former C19th

parish Workhouse and Workhouse Master’s Lodge are located on Hillesley Road.

Hillesley Road leads out into open countryside and is the road to Hillesley, Hawkesbury

Upton and beyond. Kingswood Cemetery is located out of the village further along Hillesley

Road. There is no footpath to the cemetery.

Residential properties at the village boundary end of Hillesley Road are positioned in a way

that gives a gentle transition between the village and the open countryside.

There is a parking area located on Hillesley Road nam ed Squaws (formerly Squalls) Lake.

Squaws Lake is a footpath which links Hillesley Road and Wickwar Road. Frequently

used by villagers to access the Village Hall located on the opposite side of Wickwar

Road.

II. Settlement pattern and shape: The settlement on Hillesley Road is built upon the length of

the unclassified road. The pavement is not consistent along the length of the settlement but

one has been provided outside the more recent properties. It is lined with settlements on

both sides. Crow Meadow runs adjacent to Hillesley Road and has a footpath linking it to

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Weavers Close which is accessed from Hillesley Road. There is vehicular access to Crow

Meadow which is a no through road from the top of Walk mill Lane. This is directly next to

the T junction with Hillesley Road. It ends in a footpath and a detached property with a field

on the border of Weavers Close.

III. Nature of Buildings

Hillesley Road is a mixture of old and newer residential properties with the density of dwellings reducing

further out from the village centre to properties adjoining open countryside.

Historic stone-fronted, rendered and red brick C18th & C19th properties in-filled with newer as with the Abbey Mews redbrick development.

Hillesley Road has 2 and 3 storey detached, semi-detached and terraced properties on both sides. Hillesley Road has 2 short sections of pavement in front of newer properties.

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Entering the village boundary. Hillesley Road cottages (L) and new build

(R)C19th Cottage (L) and former Workhouse properties

Weavers Close is a development of residential semi-detached houses with driveways and garages.

The houses have front gardens.

Crow Meadow has a mixture of C18th/C19th properties sitting either side mixed with newer

properties. Given its containment between Weavers Close and main access road off Walk Mill Lane

it has a feeling of being in a built-up area. However, the large front gardens in front of the period

cottages on the eastern side give a pleasant, open perspective.

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Just beyond the main settlement on Hillesley Road is Kingswood Cemetery. There is no pavement

linking the village to the cemetery and parking in the gateway is for 2 cars only

Cemetery - Hillesley Road

IV. Building Materials

Mixture of colours brick

Render

V. Distinctive Features

Old Work house and Masters Lodge

Abbey Mews complex

Open views to countryside

Kingswood C emetery

Haulage Company (Weavers Close)

Vehicle maintenance workshop

Footpath

Crow Meadow is a quiet rural no through road - safe for children to play

Large front cottage gardens to period cottages

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4.3 Wickwar Road and Somerset Close

I. Related to the very local landscape: Wickwar Road (B 4060) runs from the main crossroads

junction at The Chipping to the southerly parish boundary where it becomes Station Road in

Wickwar. This has a junction with Chase Lane just south of the parish boundary. Wickwar

Road represents a winding through route for traffic travelling to the south out of the

village. The development has been built over time and on an ad-hoc basis. This has resulted

in nno uniform design style.

Somerset Close is a cul-de-sac. Detached houses built in the mid 1980’s located between

Hillesley Road and Wickwar Road. The access is from Wickwar Road. Some of the houses

border onto open fields. Somerset Close was built on a brownfield site which was formerly a

haulage yard The. therethat such ishere landscape is no risk of flooding.

There branch one just is off the roadway connecting to Wickwar Road, which ensures that

the de-sac cul- pleasant character is evident throughout the development.

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Somerset Close - Views to fields Somerset Close Houses

Pattern and Shape: Beyond the entrance to Somerset Close on the south-east side of the road and

for the whole length of the other side of the road, open fields lie behind properties emphasising the

rural nature and character of the area.

Beyond the Kingswood village road sign the settlement continues as Wickwar road runs through

agricultural land with just a small number of properties located close to the road. A number of

existing farms, or farmhouses and barns converted for residential use, are accessed by driveways on

either side of the road. See table of farms in section 1.5

The pattern of property development can be generalised as representing ribbon development along

Wickwar Road.

Progressive infill development of properties that took place over most of the 20th century has

resulted in no dominating pattern of building style or design.

Vehicular access to the properties in Squaws Lake is from the Wickwar Road and this access

continues as a footpath to link pedestrians with Hillesley Road. This footpath is used to access the

village hall.

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The driveway to the Village Hall and Playing Field runs off the north-west side of Wickwar Road.

Beyond the village sign, marking the extent of the built settlement, a high proportion of the farms

and converted farmhouses and barns to the south of the village access the public road system via

Wickwar Road. These include Trench Farm, Neathwood Farm, Day House Farm, Highwood Farm and

Cherryrock Farm. See table of Farms in section 1.5.

For much of its length Wickwar Road provides spectacular views of the sweep of the Cotswold

escarpment from Nibley Knoll and Tyndale Monument in the north to Hawkesbury Knoll and the

Somerset Monument in the south-south-east.

The road is a prominent feature and is used as a main commuter route linking Kingswood with the

towns of Chipping Sodbury and Yate and Junction 18 on the M4 motorway. There is a pavement on

both sides but this extends only to the furthest properties of the continuous built settlement.

Notably it does not extend around a bend in the road immediately beyond which are the residential

properties, “Chimneys” and Trench Farmhouse. The majority of the properties have driveways so

vehicles are parked off the road. The road narrows as it gets further into the village and there are

more vehicles parked on this stretch of road particularly at the intersection with Hillesley Road.

For virtually the whole length beyond the built settlement, approximately two miles, the road has

hedges on both sides. Where light industrial activities are conducted there are screening conifers

(see section 1.5) but the majority of the hedging comprises native trees and provides a habitat for

wildlife.

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Somerset Close represents the only development of housing that is accessed from Wickwar Road.

There are 39 houses in total. The estate has pavements and one area of traffic calming. The gardens

are unfenced and open to the pavement. The houses have paved drives and garages. The width of

the driveways and associated dropped kerbs, combined with the close spacing between properties,

results in relatively limited locations for on-street parking. The gardens at the front are laid to lawn

and there are mature shrubs, all houses have a reasonable sized garden at the rear.

Only the first houses on the road have chimneys, properties built subsequently have internal flues.

Solar panels have been installed retrospectively on the south-facing roof elevations of some

properties.

II. Nature of Buildings: There is a wide range of property types and architectural designs,

mostly dating from the 20th century.

With the exception of a small red-brick terrace and the four pairs of semi-detached houses

built by the local council in 1927, properties in Wickwar Road were largely designed and

built on an individual basis. Most properties were initially intended to be surrounded on all

sides by large areas put down to gardens, but this character has been lo ,st to a considerable

exten ,t due to infill development of later properties and/or substantial extensions to existing

properties.

Wickwar Road provides the majority of bungalows to be found in the village.

As the residential properties on Wickwar Road were not designed as part of a development

there is a wide range of building types and materials, and the resulting buildings include a

number of substantial, individual properties.

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Fairview, formerly of Fairview Farm, is a substantial white rendered house, one of the very few built

before the 20th century, in this case early in the 1800s. A stone-built barn converted to a residence,

Cloverlea Barn, along with its small-holding, is accessed by an adjacent track off Wickwar Road.

Nearby, Westfield House is an example of the substantial, individual properties developed towards

the end of the 20th century.

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Whereas this property has a facade of mixed materials, many of the most recent developments

have favoured the use of reconstituted stone blocks.

Lower Trench House is a rare example of a house built in natural stone.

White rendering is favoured in many of the older properties, in this case also showing a sympathetic

modern extension to the cottage at the far end of the terrace. The windows and roof line are in

keeping with the original building.

The four pairs of semi-detached inter-war council houses were by the built local council in 1927.

These were originally built to meet a chronic housing shortage, having a large garden to enable the

occupiers to grow their own food. They are white-rendered and in most cases have undergone

extensions or have had garages or sheds built on the surrounding land, that was once garden.

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The red-brick terrace that formerly housed the ironmongery and hardware business of

T. J. Hignell and sons retains some stylish features, including the tile-brick decorations

around doorways and bay windows and the stained glass panels in some of the upper

windows. It still houses business premises in the shape of a hairdressing salon. The provision

of services is important to the village and this should be retained for business use and not

converted to residential.

III. Building Materials:

White rendering

Local stone

Various shades of red brick.

The houses in the initial development off Wickwar Road have dark wood window frames,

the remainder are white.

The window style on Somerset Close is a small-paned Georgian design

Chimneys only on the first houses coming on Somerset Close

IV. Distinctive Features:

Individually designed and built houses (Wickwar Road)

Bungalows

Kingswood Village H all - See community section

Kingswood Playing F ield - See community section

Open, rural aspect affording spectacular views of Cotswold escarpment

Fairview House

Red-brick terrace

Well-maintained operating and converted farmhouses

White rendering on houses

Working farms

Views through to open countryside Haroldsfield Farm, Alderley and Wotton

Views through to the older properties on Hillesley Road

Open aspect (Somerset Close)

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Opens gardens (Somerset Close)

Green verges ( Somerset Close)

Safe environment for children to play (Somerset Close)

4.4 Charfield Road and Tyndale View

I. Related to the very local landscape:

There is a mixture of properties along Charfield Road. Some of the older properties are terraced

rendered-brick cottages while others are large detached houses. There are also some c.1970

semi-detached properties.

What is distinctive about the Charfield Road is the mixture of industry and residential

property along with open countryside. To one end, at the junction with Wotton Road, there

is even a set of multi-sport and tennis courts established on land purchased by the Parish

Council and developed through a village community initiative.

Tyndale View is a cul-de-sac of 41 houses built from 2008. It has a more closed-in feel at the

entrance as the road is narrow. The first part of this development is a block of flats which

forms part of the affordable housing for this development. The first part of the road is of

terraced housing. The estate then opens out into a wide grassed area with large detached

houses. There is a small Local Area for Play (LAP) and an area left as grass meadow. This

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area joins on to the new community areas that form part of the new Chestnut Park Estate.

There is a footpath which joins this estate to Chestnut Park.

II. Pattern and shape: Charfield Road (B 4062) extends from the New Mills roundabout

junction with New Road (B 4058) near the boundary of the Parish of Kingswood, to the

junction with Old Rectory Road (B 4060), effectively forming a cross-roads junction with

Wotton Road and Abbey Street. Various traffic controls along the Charfield Road consist of

50mph and 30mph speed restrictions and a traffic calming priority section at the Old

Rectory Road end.

Alongside Charfield Road there is little by way of trees and grass in the built settlement area

of the village in marked contrast to the open countryside immediately beyond. However a

naturalised area of what was once a field boundary has been left in front of the newly

developed flats in Tyndale View and will soon be transferred to parish council ownership.

This area is a small woodland and home to many birds and wildlife. A footpath, CKD 6, runs

from Charfield Road to Monkham Thorns and the Charfield Parish boundary via Elbury Hill.

Charfield Road is a single residential road, Tyndale View, joining it along its length, along

with the access to the Abbey Mil sl industrial site almost opposite Tyndale View.

Charfield Road looking towards the War Memorial and Old Rectory Road. The traffic calming

initiative can be seen here

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Charfield Road looking in the direction of New Mills

Tyndale View is a development of properties to the left hand side of the section of Charfield Road in

this picture.

This picture also shows the extent of the pavement on the left hand side when heading out of the

village. On the right hand side the pavement stops at the side of the row of terraced cottages.

Pedestrians coming from the properties further along on this side of the road have no pavement on

either side and must cross the road to safety the get fo a pavement, then cross back over if wishing

to walk towards Wotton or to get to the school in Abbey Street.

Charfield Road has a very open feel to it when near to the junction with Old Rectory and Wotton

Roads because of the landscaped area provided by the Tubbs Turf facilities on one side, the widening

of the road at the junction and the distance that the frontage of Boundary House is set back on the

other side of the road. The road narrows considerably at the brow of the small incline at the edge of

the built settlement and village sign.

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The entrance to Tyndale View

Tyndale View shown to the North of Charfield Road in this picture

III. Nature of buildings: The Tubbs Turf multisport and tennis facility and associated landscaped

gard ,ens with disabled access, is located between Charfield Road and Wotton Road. This site

is bordered by a ragstone wall.

Charfield Road as it nears Old Rectory Road has some properties which are located in the

Conservation Area. It ends at the cross-roads junction described above with a view of the

Village War Memorial directly opposite. See conservation Area Statement

Row of terraced cottages on Charfield Road adjacent to the traffic calming

Terraced properties built 1851 running immediately alongside Charfield Road

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Properties are a mixture of terraced weaver and mill cottages and rendered properties. There is a

more modern brick development of houses and some individual detached houses.

The Abbey Mil sl estate is set back from the road and comprises of mill buildings used for industrial

purposes and modern warehouse type buildings.

Tyndale View is a a mixture of Residential housing, terraced, detached and a block of flats.

IV. Building Material:

Render

Ragstone

Reconstituted stone

Render

Red brick

V. Distinctive features

Mill Buildings

Open countryside

Tubbs Turf multi sports complex

The R oad

Grass verge and wooded area

Limited pavements

Grass meadow

Play area (Tyndale View)

3 storey town houses (Tyndale View)

An industrial building by the entrance to others

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Further industrial buildings on the Charfield Road

Open Countryside running along Charfield Road

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4.5 Kingswood Playing Field

I. Related to the very local landscape: The playing field lies on the north-west side of the

Wickwar Road and provides a continuation of the green space adjoining Wickwar Road and

Chestnut Park. This local amenity area is positioned at the highest ground level within the

village and commands the most complete views of the Cotswolds AONB.

It offers important visual amenity. From the North round to the East, there are clear, unobstructed

views to Nibley Knoll with the Tyndale (Nibley) Monument; Wotton Hill with the Jubilee Trees

(planted to mark Queen Victoria's Jubilee); Cotswold Escarpment and Wotton-under-Edge.

More local views to the North East, over two open fields with mature trees and hedgerows, are of

the old Chestnut Park local authority estate and the new Taylor Wimpey Chestnut Park estate.

Two of the Village's Listed Buildings are also clearly visible from the Playing Field to the North East:

Boundary House and Chestnut Park Farm.

Further views beyond the gardens and the properties in Wickwar Road to the South East and South,

take in the Southern Cotswold Escarpment including Somerset (Hawkesbury) Monument and

Alderley’s Tower Folly on Winner Hill.

Views to the South West round to the North West are of further open fields, towards Charfield.

The Playing Fields are surrounded on 4 sides by mature hedgerows (ranging in depth from 5-8 feet

deep - obviously of some age - multiple species) and tree ,s plus in excess of 200 new saplings

planted under a Woodland Trust initiative.

II. Settlement pattern and shape: The Playing Field has a full-size football pitch with a spectator

stand at its north-western end, junior football goal nets and a cricket square in the centre of the

field.

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III. Nature of Buildings and space: The only building on the playing field is the village hall. This

comprises a single storey community area with a bar and kitchen, completed in 1975; a high-

ceilinged hall with a stage, opened in 1982; and sports changing rooms added later to the north-

western end nearest the sports pitches.

The access driveway is between pre-existing properties on the Wickwar Road: a large detached

private house with rendered finish to the right-hand side of the entrance and former Local

Authority semi-detached properties, also with rendered finish, to the left of the entrance. These

properties have rear gardens backing onto and views over, the Playing Field. Various memorial

benches are placed around the edge of the field.

To the side of the access driveway there is a children's play area including equipment for very

young children and for older children/teenagers. This is served by an adjacent area with seating

and tables.

The village hall is at the south-eastern corner of the field at the end of the access driveway.

There is parking space for hall-users on two sides.

A Viewing Point with seat (commemorating the Queen's Jubilee in 2012) is positioned to view

the Cotswold Escarpment.

IV. Distinctive Features:

Open aspect affording spectacular views of Cotswold Escarpment

Natural hedgerow on all sides

Brick faced timber framed village hall

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Sports pitches

Play equipment

Valued Community space

4.6 Chestnut Park

I. Relates to the very local landscape: The original houses on Chestnut Park were built by the local

authority in three stages between 1948 and 1954 in response to a housing shortage after the

Second World War.

It was designed as a cul-de-sac and the original houses are all two storey.

The original houses have large gardens; there are now lawns and hedges in most.

Chestnut Park has been substantially expanded through the Taylor Wimpey housing

development carried out over 2012-2014 on what was open countryside to its rear. The new

houses are of variable design and building materia ,ls comprising a mixture of 2, 3, 4 and 5

bedroom properties over 2 or 3 floors. All 4 and 5 bedroom houses are detached with 1 or 2

garages each. To the far northern corner are 3 x 3 bedroom terraced houses; 2 x 2 bedroom

semi-detached houses lie next to these, with a further 3 x terraced 2 bedroom houses and a 3

bedroom end of terrace adjacent.

At the front of Chestnut Park, bordering onto Rectory Road, there is a grassed area. To the south

of the road junction with Old Rectory Road this is a wide expanse which formerly provided a

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children’s play area but now provides a decorative amenity with flower beds, maintained by the

Parish Council and flowering cherry trees.

At the northerly end of the estate on Old Rectory Road stand the Public Toilets, which are kept open and serviceable by the Parish Council.

II. Pattern and shape:

III. The houses are set back from the road and the estate has a spacious feel to it.

Open green space in front of Chestnut Park

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The houses at the front of the estate are set back from Old Rectory Road and separated from it by a

green space before another pavement. They are accessed by a paved footpath and have the use of

parking areas integral to the overall layout of the original estate.

The above picture which showing the flower beds demonstrates the connection between Chestnut

Park and the Chipping in the conservation area.

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A double row of houses at the rear of the southerly side of the estate are accessed by a paved

footpath.

By contrast, there are no pavements in the new development area of Chestnut Park. Front gardens

end at the road side to encourage pedestrian right of way, children to play in the streets and a

community feel in respect of the open spaces. Gardens have been defined using hedges. Side verges

and path edges have been planted with medium size shrubs and flowering hedges. Feature trees are

planted at regular intervals.

A footpath leads from Chestnut Park to The Chipping over open fields and, in the other direction,

around to Tyndale View.

The settlement pattern of the new development is relatively complicated and warrants a detailed,

illustrated description as follow :-s

On entering the new development (Picture 1) there are 4 houses, 2 x 4 bedroom houses on the left

and one 4 bedroom followed by a 5 bedroom on the right.

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1.

At the T-junction immediately beyond these houses, the road to the left leads to one 5 bedroom

house on the left facing directly onto the road (Picture 2) and one 5 bedroom house lying adjacent to

the road.

Beyond this house lies access to a double garage and another 5 bedroom property (Picture 3).

2. 3.

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This section of Chestnut Park allows a farmer access to his land between Chestnut Park and the

village hall. This section of road also contains a cycle and foot path (Pictures 4 & 5) leading into

Tyndale View. The path is divided from the road by a bed containing medium-sized shrubs. A new

orchard has been planted between Chestnut Park and open countryside to the South East (Pictures

5&6)

4. 5.

Turning right at the T-junction (Picture 6) Chestnut Park sweeps to the left. A further mixture of 4

and 5 bedroom homes sit on either side of the road (Picture 7).

6. 7.

After the second house there is a left turn with access to a further 2 proper ,ties their garages and

the original orchard with newly built pond (Picture 8).

The road then turns slightly to the right and the 2 and 3 bedroom houses are found here (Picture 9).

8. 9.

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IV. Nature of buildings and spaces

The original Chestnut Park Estate has a lot of green spaces. The roadway into the estate has a grass

verge before the ro .ad

The houses alongside the roadway into the estate have driveways and hedges.

There are pavements all around the original estate and good street lighting throughout. As noted above, the new development has been designed without pavements to create shared access for vehicles and pedestrians. The large green space which fronts the original houses has flower beds and trees. There is a concrete bus shelter in front of Chestnut Park on Old Rectory Road. No public bus services use this.

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V. Building materials

Many of the original houses are built from red brick. When these houses were renovated in the late

1990’s, the first concrete and tile semi-detached houses, which front on to Old Rectory Road were

demolished, and new rendered ones built.

The Cornish-style houses, which were of reinforced concrete construction and prone to “concrete cancer”, were renovated in 2000. Houses in the new development are a mixture of stone (honey-coloured to replicate Cotswold

stone), red brick and rendering.

Building materials

Red brick

Tiles

Render

VI. Distinctive Features

Distinctive red brick housing associated with original local authority housing

Cornish-Style Housing

Open green space with trees , flower borders and spring planting

New housing estate of 27 houses, having a wide variety of styles, built to the rear of the

original estate

Open Countryside to the south west (although open countryside to the north west of the

original estate has been lost to the new development)