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CSUS Liskeard Report |
REPORT text detailing the results of the historic
character study for the town of Liskeard. Bridget Gillard,
Historic Environment Service.. |
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Figure 1 - Location & Topography Map |
Map showing the location of Liskeard and its immediate
topography. |
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Figure 2 - Ordnance Survey 2nd Edition 1:2500 Map (c1907) |
Map showing the town of Liskeard in c1907. |
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Figure 3 - Historic Development Map |
Map showing the historic development and expansion of
Liskeard. |
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Figure 4 - Historic Settlement Topography Map |
Map showing the historic topography of
Liskeard with key
areas of historic activity. |
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Figures 5 - Surviving Historic
Components Maps |
Three maps showing the surviving historic buildings of
Liskeard. |
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Figure 6 - Urban Archaeological Potential Map |
Map showing the areas and sites of archaeological potential
in Liskeard. |
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Figure 7 - Character Areas Map |
Map showing the seven character areas identified by the
survey of Liskeard. |
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Character Area 1a. The Medieval Market 1 |
This area originally comprised the medieval commercial core and is still a busy shopping district. The area is characterised by narrow interconnecting streets lined with 18th and 19th century buildings many with their original shopfronts. |
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Character Area 1b. The Parade and its
environs |
Originally a mid-nineteenth expansion of
commerce and entertainment which developed around the market place.
Although the market has relocated the area is still an important commercial
centre and a place of public resort. It is characterised by the wide open
space of the former market place fringed by a number of large Victorian
buildings in an eclectic mix of styles. |
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Character Area 2a Post Medieval Urban
Expansion – The West Area |
Expansion into this area began as early as medieval times and there could still be fabric from this period within later buildings. However the major development took place in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when a mix of commercial, domestic, light industrial buildings and chapels was built. A high proportion of the historic buildings still survive, although a number have been converted. The mixed economy persists and on market days in particular this part of Liskeard hums with life. |
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Character Area 2b. The Castle and Post
Medieval Urban Expansion – The East Area |
Like the western end the development of this
area began with the expansion of the medieval core, and also with the
development of the castle. Intensive development did not take place until
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. However the nature of the terrain
and the existing medieval street patterns have resulted in an area of
smaller scale buildings with mainly narrow street frontages. Less suitable
for light industry the majority of buildings were originally shops and town
houses. Although a few shops and offices can still be found in this area
the majority of buildings are now domestic and the atmosphere is far
quieter than on the western side. |
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Character Area 3. Church Town |
The oldest part of the town, dominated by the fifteenth century church of St Martin. Originally the site of the first market place the area developed around the medieval streets into a somewhat self-contained community including the vicarage, shops and a pub reminiscent of a churchtown. Today the area is almost entirely residential and due to its topography, set on a hill side, seems slightly cut off from the central commercial core below. |
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Character Area 4. Large Villas |
During the early to mid nineteenth century a ring of villas developed around the central urban core. Set within their own ornamental grounds these houses were commissioned by the newly wealthy professionals and businessmen working in Liskeard. They were designed by architects such as Wightwick and Foulston, and the locally prolific Henry Rice. The majority still survive, although many have been converted into offices and flats. The grounds, which include a large number of mature trees, form a major element in the townscape of Liskeard and the gardens of Westbourne House are an important public amenity. |
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Character Area 5. Later Ribbon Development |
Apart from a few agricultural buildings this part of Liskeard remained undeveloped until the nineteenth century. Early development took the form of public buildings such as the workhouse and the gasworks both built in 1839. As the population expanded and the town became more prosperous the area became popular with the expanding middle class who wished to live outside the commercial core of the town. During the second half of the nineteenth century a large number of terraces, many designed by the local architect Henry Rice, were built along the roads into the town taking advantage of the greatly improved transport links, including the new railway built in 1859. Despite the increased volume of traffic and the loss of some buildings to the bypass, the area still largely retains its character as a high quality residential area. |
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