CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 7
1.1 Conservation areas ............................................................................................... 7
1.2 The purpose of a conservation area appraisal ................................................. 7
1.3 Conservation in Enfield ...................................................................................... 8
1.4 Planning policy framework ................................................................................ 8
2 APPRAISAL OF SPECIAL INTEREST ............................................................... 9
2.1 Location and setting ............................................................................................ 9
2.2 Historical development ....................................................................................10
2.3 Archaeology .......................................................................................................12
2.4 Identification of character areas ......................................................................13
2.5 Spatial analysis ...................................................................................................13
2.6 Character analysis ..............................................................................................16
3 SUMMARY OF SPECIAL INTEREST...............................................................24
4 SUMMARY OF ISSUES .........................................................................................25
5.1 Bibliography .......................................................................................................26
5.2 Contact details: ..................................................................................................27
6.1 Listed buildings ..................................................................................................27
6.2 Criteria for assessing unlisted elements ..........................................................27
ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1: Location map .................................................................................................... 9
Figure 2: Historical development ..................................................................................10
Figure 3: Hadley Wood, 1914 OS map ........................................................................12
Figure 4: Townscape analysis ........................................................................................13
Figure 5: Crescent West, streetscape ............................................................................14
Figure 5: Crescent East, streetscape .............................................................................14
Figure 6: Shops and flats to west of railway ................................................................15
Figure 8: Bridge over railway cutting ............................................................................15
Figure 9: View to north from Crescent West ..............................................................16
Figure 10: Crescent East ................................................................................................17
Figure 11: Lancaster Avenue .........................................................................................17
Figure 12: Houses, Crescent West ................................................................................18
Figure 13: Houses, Crescent East .................................................................................18
Figure 14: 34-40 Crescent West ....................................................................................19
Figure 15: Details, 40-38 Crescent West ......................................................................20
Figure 16: House, Crescent West ..................................................................................20
Figure 17: Crescent West, brickwork detail .................................................................21
Figure 18: Crescent East, balcony and tile-hanging ....................................................21
Figure 19: Footways and lamp standard ......................................................................23
Figure 20: Security company sign..................................................................................24
All maps are reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on
behalf of the Controller of Her Majestys Stationery Officer Crown copyright.

Hadley Wood Conservation Area Character Appraisal