Buildings
Features common to many houses built before 1914 give the village its character and are illustrated here. However, good quality contemporary architecture and construction can be produced in sympathy with the traditional mould and is to be encouraged. Designers are challenged to evolve building styles which are true to their own period in using available materials but sit comfortably alongside older housing in the vicinity.
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Modern style reflects the gable ends and steep pitched roofs of earlier periods |
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The stepped elevations of this modern development create distinction and interest |
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Variations in porch design enhance the original cottage character |
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A modern extension in creosoted weather-boarding complements this cottage |
Successful new developments using sympathetic materials and detailing can maintain and strengthen the visual cohesion of the village and help to continue Goring's architectural tradition
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Buildings developed over a period of time continue to display the integrity of their original design |
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Dormer windows effectively link extensions to the original cottage style |
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The use of flint with brick quoins confers a distinctive quality upon many of the older buildings in Goring |
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Hanging tiles produce a decorative and waterproof surface |
Originally cheap and easy to obtain, flint is now more expensive |
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Coloured bricks as an integral part of design |
Timber frame with diagonal herring-bone brickwork |
Building materials
Local red bricks and clay tiles mould the character of Goring's village centre. The colour and texture of new brickwork should respect the local material, many examples of which appear on these pages. Knapped flint and timber are prominent on the oldest buildings.
The Edwardians added patterned tiles, coloured brickwork, hanging tiles on upper storeys and between windows and decorative woodwork on gable ends. Ridge tiles on these houses show a rich and inventive use of repeating linear pattern.
Building features
Chimneys, many with decorative brickwork, are prominent on older buildings in the village. Simple pitched roofs with gable ends are generally preferred to hipped roofs. Careful choice of windows to reflect the period of the house can help a new extension to harmonise with the old. Porches are attractive features of many houses and cottages in Goring, often tiled over a timber frame. Walls, hedges, gates and fences serve to complement the buildings they enclose. By conforming to the style and period of the property they enhance the character of the village.
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Tall, brickwork chimneys sometimes copied from old Elizabethan houses |
Goring Style. Local brickwork frames the window opening in this flint-walled cottage |
