1. Barrow upon Soar Conservation Area Click mouse for next slide

2. Map of 1903

5. Map of 2007 The Conservation Area

6. Church and Almshouses

7. Canal and Railway

8. Barrow upon Soar – sitting above the river

9. A sense of history

11. Up Bridge Street

12. Jerusalem Island

13. Curving streets = changing views

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

15. The Gateway at the Hammer and Pincers

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

17. Changing gradient = Changing view

18. The view down Melton Road Terminated by a little cottage

19. Views of the church tower

20. The Roundhouse and Bishop Beveridge House

21. No 2 High Street - overlooking the railway

22. A Wealth of Traditional Shopfronts

24. Red brick, Welsh slate, Yorkshire sash windows

25. Painted brick, sash windows, Swithland slate

26. Granite from across the river

27. Special buildings

28. Traditional Doors and Windows

29. Special features

30. Cast iron street name plates

31. Open Green Spaces

33. Facilities for the Canal

34. The principal faces front the Canal

35. A superb resource for wildlife and biodiversity

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