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9 Linear View: King Henry VIIIs Mound,

Richmond to St Pauls Cathedral

1 Richmond Park was first enclosed by Charles I and is the largest of

Londons Royal Parks. There are excellent Londonwide panoramas
from various locations within the park, those from Sawyers Hill being
particularly good examples. King Henry VIIIs Mound is reputedly a
Bronze Age barrow, much altered. It provides magnificent views across
the Thames to Twickenham and the North Downs to the west. To the east,
a keyhole view of St Pauls Cathedral is obtained through an artificially
maintained gap in the trees covering the mound, which is aligned with
a gap in the trees in Richmond Park beyond.

2 There is one Viewing Place with one Assessment Point in this designated
view. The significant view from this Assessment Point contains a
Protected Vista, which is managed by Geometric Definition and is subject
to a direction issued by the Secretary of State that is reproduced in
Appendix G.

Viewing Place and Assessment Point for Designated View 9:

King Henry's Mound, Richmond to St Paul's Cathedral

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Viewing Place 9A
King Henry VIIIs Mound: the viewing point

3 There is one Assessment Point at this Viewing Place. The view from King
Henrys Mound is unlike any other view designated in the London Plan.
Although the Viewing Place is far removed from urban central London,
not only in distance but also in its scale and character, it offers a view of
one of Londons best-known landmarks, that is ten miles away, through
the space in the trees. Very little intervening development can be seen
between the trees in the foreground and St Pauls Cathedral and all visible
development is entirely subordinate to the form of the lantern, dome,
drum and peristyle of the Cathedral. Development around Broadgate and
Liverpool Street Station can be seen in the background beneath the level
of the dome.

Visual management guidance

4 The view is subject to Qualitative Visual Assessment described in
Chapter 3. In addition the guidance in Chapter 4 'Management by
Geometric Definition' applies. This view is over such a long distance that
atmospheric conditions have a considerable effect on its visibility. The
dome of St Pauls Cathedral should therefore always be seen against sky.

5 Reference should also be made to visual management guidance paragraph

3.40 that refers to Landscape management in the foreground. Trees
should be pruned so as to preserve the view. The guidance regarding The
quality of the Viewing Place at paragraphs 6.13 - 6.16 applies.

Assessment Point 9A.1

King Henry VIIIs Mound: the Viewing Point looking towards
St Pauls Cathedral

6 The view of St Pauls Cathedral experienced from this Assessment Point is
managed by Geometric Definition.

7 The Strategically Important Landmark in the linear view is St Pauls

Cathedral.

Protected Vista
8 The Protected Vista is centred on the dome of the Cathedral, creating a
Viewing Corridor of two dome widths (70 metres). Due to the keyhole
nature of the view, there are no Lateral Assessment Areas within this
Protected Vista.

9 The following width applies between the defining points identified below:
C to D the Landmark Viewing Corridor measures 70m.

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Full extent of the Protected Vista from Assessment Point 9A.1

Geometrically Defined Assessment Areas for the Protected Vista

from Assessment Point 9A.1
y

BAA

VC

Co-ordinates
Height for Theshold Plane (AOD)

VC
BAA
a
518,605.8E 173,150.3N 59.1m
b
532,054.4E 181,142.2N 52.1m
52.1m
c
532,036.5E 181,172.3N 52.1m
52.1m
d
532,072.3E 181,112.1N 52.1m
52.1m
y
535,041.1E 182,966.9N
52.1m
z
535,084.9E 182,893.2N
52.1m
Length
ab
15.6Km
bx
3.5Km
Width
cd
70m

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Significant view from Assessment Point 9A.1

Telephoto view of the Strategically Important Landmark with

outline of the Protected Vista from Assessment Point 9A.1

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3D/Aerial view of the Protected Vista at the Strategically

Important Landmark from Assessment Point 9A.1