CA - 3 Trawden Brook

CHARACTER AREA SIGNIFICANCE & EXPERIENCE OF PLACE

• Linear development along and fronting Skipton Road from where Trawden Brook crosses the road to distinguish Trawden from Winewall
• Long intermittent line of mills first in late 19C then housing to the south (Hall Road, Dean Street, River Street) 
• Single terrace on Bankfield Street – standard forms, plots and materials, otherwise organic pattern of types, details and orientation 
• Distinct from other CAs by way of mix of big industrial buildings and plots east of the main road – Black Carr Mill is the most prominent but others contribute
• Slight bend in the road near former Lodge Holme Mill and Hopkinson Street creates more visual interest with line of terraces both sides deflecting views – further enhanced by a cascade of terraces (Hall Road) 
• Standard building and plot typologies as with other CAs for terraces
• The narrow Keighley Road rises steeply from the valley floor at the junction with Skipton Road with views outwards to the extensive countryside but also framed by tight-knit groups of low terraced buildings on the road frontage (notably Nos. 1-3 and Nos. 1-13 Rock Lane)
• The larger buildings at Stunstead Road from Hilldene to Meadowfield punctuate the long views up the hill as a sharp corner is reached after Rayghyll towards the recreation ground allowing dramatic long views across the valley to the village below and to Colne 
• This Character Area more than any other has seen modern housing development schemes (Forest Bank and Backside Close) that although of a pleasant style all provide very similar pattern book, suburban housing designs of detached forms with parking areas dominant and little or nothing that reflects the heritage of the area in their layouts, detailing or materials

CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

From the Trawden Forest Conservation Area Appraisal 2005:

“The Trawden Brook valley allows very clear views of Winewall, Hill Top Trawden and nineteenth century Trawden from various angles, heights and sides of the valley. Almost everything is prominent and easily seen from several viewpoints. The western valley slope of Trawden Brook has Hill Top, Trawden at the top with nineteenth century Trawden at the bottom, with only a few fields critically separating the two.”

LISTED BUILDINGS

None

LOCAL HERITAGE ASSETS

The following buildings and structures are considered to meet the criteria for having local architectural and/or historic significance:

• Victorian Toilet, Skipton Road – a cast iron urinal. There is reference to it in a local newspaper in 1891 but the actual year of its construction is not known. A rare survivor in this region for this type of building. The first pissoir was built in Paris in the 1830s; later ones appeared in Germany and other European countries. A number of such buildings were installed in Britain in the late Victorian era. The majority were in cities and in the south of England. Bristol and London have a number of them still in use. No other examples are known of in this area of the country.
• Lodge Holme House, off Skipton Road - ?
• Trawden Primary School, Dean Street - ?
• Black Carr Mill, Skipton Road - ?
• Former Black Rock Inn, Keighley Road - ?

DESIGN STRATEGY

Future design management should follow the principles of Form & Style. The Character Area combines dominant building type, lines, forms and heights characteristics with a very strong pattern of street layout, which narrow the opportunity for any significant departure from those characteristics. However, there is a greater degree of scope for innovation in materials and heights in locations that occupy more prominent locations in the streetscene.

DESIGN CODING