Railway bridge arches over the Derwent at Ambergate

Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site

Mel Morris Conservation was commissioned by Derbyshire County Council and English Heritage to carry out an audit, photographic and condition survey of buildings and structures within the more remote and rural parts of the Derwent Valley WHS and to consider the historic transport and communication corridors thematically, tracing the course of and investigating the evidence along the river, railways, canal and road. This included recommendations for new and extended conservation areas, highlighted the potential of key unprotected buildings and structures and formed the baseline data for a Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme for the World Heritage Site.

Original design by Obi, rebuild by Trentham Expertise

We have undertaken the following Conservation Area Appraisals & Character Statements;

Wollaton Park Conservation Area Appraisal, Nottingham 2002
Repton Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Swadlincote Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Shardlow Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Ticknall Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Melbourne Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Etwall Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Bretby Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Milton Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Newton Solney Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Walton-on-Trent Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Swarkestone Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Stanton-by-Bridge Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2005
Cromford Conservation Area Character Appraisal - 2006
Castle Top, Lea Bridge & High Peak Junction Conservation Area Appraisal - 2006
Matlock Bank Conservation Area Character Appraisal - 2007
Brassington Conservation Area Character Appraisal – 2007
Buxton Conservation Areas (4) Character Appraisal for High Peak Borough Council 2007
Kings Newton Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Woodhouses Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Aston-on-Trent Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Barrow-on-Trent Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Twyford Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Netherseal Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Smisby Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Trusley Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Trent & Mersey Canal Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Lullington Conservation Area Character Statement, Derbyshire 2008
Derby: Green Lane & St. Peters Conservation Area Appraisal & Conservation Management Strategy (2009), for Derby City Council
Carsington & Hopton Conservation Area Appraisal - 2009
Middleton-by-Wirksworth Conservation Area Appraisal - 2009
Lumsdale Conservation Area Appraisal, Derbyshire – 2010

Mel Morris Conservation is based in north Staffordshire, which means the consultancy is ideally placed to cover the East Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire), the West Midlands (Staffordshire, Shropshire, Birmingham) and the North-West (Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire).