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The Top 3 Views in Kingswood
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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)