Barrow upon Soar Conservation Area Click mouse for next slide

Map of 1903

Map of 2007 The Conservation Area

Church and Almshouses

Canal and Railway

Barrow upon Soar – sitting above the river

A sense of history

Up Bridge Street

Jerusalem Island

Curving streets = changing views

The change from High St to North St marked by the wall of the Old Vicarage (and the chestnut tree)

The Gateway at the Hammer and Pincers

Two storey residential houses The ridge parallel to the street With exceptions of course

Changing gradient = Changing view

The view down Melton Road Terminated by a little cottage

Views of the church tower

The Roundhouse and Bishop Beveridge House

No 2 High Street - overlooking the railway

A Wealth of Traditional Shopfronts

Red brick, Welsh slate, Yorkshire sash windows

Painted brick, sash windows, Swithland slate

Granite from across the river

Special buildings

Traditional Doors and Windows

Special features

Cast iron street name plates

Open Green Spaces

Facilities for the Canal

The principal faces front the Canal

A superb resource for wildlife and biodiversity

For more about Barrow upon Soar Conservation Area download the Appraisal – either the text or the illustrated version.