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IF A n n a r l y F o l d wasn’t cur rently up for sale as 19 separate houses, it would suit the Beeb a treat. For filming period


crete blocks or unsuitable “ E s s e x ” homes were finally dispelled as the site


for the new Annarly Fold — to build those fictional 200-year-old mill buildings (but to the highest 1993 standards), thus ensuring- the most significant devel­ opment in Worsthorne Square this century was in perfect keeping with its historic and conservation status. Fears of ’60s-style con­


19th Century, the story continues, the mill-owner decided something more prestigious was needed and built himself “No. 3”, a Georgian-style house in the middle of the workers’ cottages facing into Wors- thorne square, handing over his former home to the mill manager. This, then, was the brief


amounted to a film-style screenplay, story-boarding the history of a fictitious three-storey mill, “built around 1790 in the Richard Arkwright style with two rows of cottages for the workers and a more up­ market residence at the top of the site for the mill- owner and his family”. As it flourished in the


Brownside Road in the centre of Worsthome vil­ lage (and bearing the name of a previous title- holder to the land, one Baron Annarly) it stands on the site of a former Vic­ torian cotton mill which, though long-since demo­ lish ed , was to be i ts inspiration. The result was truly inspired. I t sta rted with what


most stunning “ new” development imaginable outside a Granada Studios Tour, so much so that it takes a great leap of faith to accept that it’s a new development at all. Gracing the corner of


dramas in. It is, quite simply, the


By Ton y Tho rpe


owner, local builder Ste­ ven Potts, contacted R.T. Holcroft and Associates incorporating Duncan Armstrong, and together with the Marsden Building Society they set about the task. Duncan Armstrong and


way for building, and the- result, now completed and waiting for takers, is quite simply stunning — a new development tha t looks exactly like old mill build­ ings on the outside, but with brand new modern’


check ground conditions and make sure they were suitable for rebuilding. That task was allocated to Burnley’s Worms Eye Site Investigation, who gave the site a thorough going- over with bore holes and uncovered (and filled in) an early Victorian pond in the process. Their OK cleared the


via a curving “mill block” to the rear of the devel­ opment and something equally straight out of the 19th Century —• a large, three-sided courtyard sur­ rounded by the kind of mix-and-match buildings the period was famed for. On the right, raised a little by elevated front


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lage centre, a couple of terraced stone “mill-work­ ers” cottages lead the eye straight to “No. 3”, the mill-owner’s house, which looks like it’s been added as a natural Victorian a fterthought until you examine the date-stone over the door — it reads 1992! From there, you’re led


homes on the inside. Truly amazing. Starting from the vil­


Ray Holcroft’s plan was to make the new Annarly Fold look as traditional as possible, in the certain knowledge th a t Steven and his team of expert stonemasons, led by Billy Farrar and Arthur Todd, were more than capable of realising their designs. The first priority was to


ago, were massive wooden posts supporting proper timber floor-joists, and genuine natural stone being cut and carved to complete the picture. So traditional was the building process it was


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one of the houses was still in the process of being built by Steve and his team, which gave us the chance to look a t what w e n t i n t o t h e i r construction. There, like a century


they’re renovated “origi­ nals” never leaves you, and the occasional diagonal passage or tiny landing window reinforces that feeling. But th e re ’s a greater surpise in store — or there was. At the time of our visit,


at No 3 is posher than the others, needless to say, but all have things like cornices (some of them moulded) and solid, cot­ tage doors that make them special: In fact the feeling that


quirky, personality-ridden homes, each one different from the other and each one filled with the kind of lumps, bumps, turns and twists that make old cot­ tages so very desirable. The mill-owner’s house


first impressions, however idyllic. This is no mere external facade as a quick look inside confirms, a pleasurable surprise that proves the period charac­ ter is no cheap cosmetic exercise. What you’ll find is


evocative they ooze char­ acte r, and in company with th e sur rounding buildings and “cobbled” square they scream epi­ sodes from “Dr Finlay” and “All Creatures Great and Small” as if they were purpose-built for them — h e n c e my o p e n in g remarks. But don’t be fooled by


gardens, is a block of houses that remind you immediately of the Bronte Parsonage. Opposite them is a row of delightful weavers’ cottages, and to the rear there’s a mish­ mash of frontages that are quite simply gorgeous. As quirky as they are


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tempting to hail a Han- some cab back into Burn­ ley, and it would have been no surprise if one had turned up. But the truth of the matter is there were more surprises in store.


built-in garages, and those that don’t have been pro­


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period-looking or not, are built to the highest possi­ ble modern specifications and their “random” look purposely designed. Most, for instance, have


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the entrance to the court­ yard, which looks like something out of “Sherlock Holmes”, is up to modern electrical standards.


k itch en s as s ta n d a rd (though most buyers will be able to choose their own lay-out), and all come complete with 1990’s cen­ t r a l -h e a t in g , b u rg la r alarms and smoke alarms as standard. Even the gas lamp at


vided with parking-space for two cars. All have Callerton fitted


development's a bang up- to-date, fully-fitted blast from the past, a mix of old and new that most of us wouldn’t have thought possible if we hadn’t seen it with our own eyes, and proof that you CAN build great new houses to com­ plement charming old vil­ lages if you have the will and the foresight. Worsthorne always was


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plete with waste disposal and cooker hood), hard­ wired smoke detectors and burglar alarm systems. Some h ave g a ra g e s


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ing space for two cars, and rumble-strips will encour­ age careful driving on the site.


a charming old village, and now its even more so. Steve Potts and the Mars­ den between them have removed an eyesore and replaced it with something so perfect that a few years of aging will hide the fact it was built in the early 1990s, despite the fact it was built to the highest of specs.


because i t’s not normal procedure, but I’m deter­ mined to add it to this one — Annarly Fold is the fin­ est development I’ve ever seen, a dream of a devel­ opment th a t grabs the imagination as much as it grabs the attention. Carried out to the high­


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