Conservation Area: Moody Street (Congleton) Conservation Area (005)

The special character of Moody Street Conservation Area derives from the following elements: • A mixture of seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth century residential, public and retail buildings on a historic thoroughfare, with their origins in the medieval street layout and burgage plots; a ‘typical’ British high street; • A variety of building styles within streets and even within buildings, reflecting different periods of construction; • The number of buildings or monuments listed or of local architectural or historic interest, including the Grade I listed St Peter’s Church and the Grade II* listed Town Hall; • Traditional craftsmanship, natural resources and energy of production embodied in original building materials and architectural features; • Use of a limited palette of natural building materials of timber, brick, local stone and slate roofs; • Hard and soft landscaped spaces enhancing the environment; • Significant views along the main Lawton Street/High Street route; • Green open spaces provided by the informal area around the bath house, the area around St Peter’s Church and the formally landscaped Memorial and Community Gardens. A detailed definition of the special interest of the Conservation Area is set out in the character appraisal.