Design Principles

design principles plan
  1. Retention of historic buildings, to receive maintenance and repairs for future use
  2. Improved access into site
  3. New gateway building with presence on Brougham Road; scale to maintain presence on Brougham Road; opportunity for contemporary architectural building of interest for possible retail use
  4. Creation of “Carding Count”; renovation and refurbishment of historic building into studio/workshop units complemented with new light industrial units (5) in private yard
  5. New industrial units to incorporate stone reclaimed from demolition, and modern materials with attention paid to River elevation design and detailing due to prominence from surrounding views into Marsden
  6. Creation of “New Mills Yard” to provide flexible space for Marsden, including much needed parking; new build riverside retail/leisure units (8) echoing form of the single storey historic weaving sheds; and the refurbishment of the ground floor spinning mill for retail/leisure units revealing historic structure and impressive façade viewed from Derby Terrace (9)
  7. New retail/leisure space, single storey, facing “New Mills Yard” with opportunity for River frontage
  8. New pedestrian bridge link to connect Warehouse Hill Road to Brougham Road through a pedestrian priority realm between the retained mills and connections east west along the River
  9. Multiple pedestrian routes into site from Marsden improving connectivity through Marsden, particularly links to the school and Peel Street from Warehouse Hill Road
  10. Primary axis through the site retained for pedestrian, cycles and limited vehicles as part of a shared surface approach to the hard/soft landscaping design. The route will connect Warehouse Hill Road to Brougham Road and Derby Terrace providing an accessible route under DDA
  11. New car park for retained and refurbished office building
  12. Existing stone walls reduced to maintain edge protection to the River; opportunity to improve the sight line on Crowther Bruce Mill Road bend and widen it nearer Brougham Road.
  13. Future opportunity to open-up the River (subject to further funding).