Listed Building: 32-42 ARCHERY SQUARE (1069906)

Grade II
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 860, 5, 178
Date assigned 08 February 1974
Date last amended 14 December 2010

Description

Listing Text: WALMER 860/5/10032 ARCHERY SQUARE 08-FEB-74 32-42 (Formerly listed as: ARCHERY SQUARE 30-42) II Terrace of six houses, c1928. MATERIALS: White-painted brick, timber sash windows, and pantile roofs. PLAN: Terrace with three shared red brick stacks. Nos. 32-40 face to the south-west, No. 42 faces to the south-east. EXTERIOR: The houses have two storeys plus attic and a steeply pitched roof; a moulded eaves cornice runs along the terrace. All have a shaped-gable dormer with an eight-over-eight sash window. The houses are two bays wide and at first floor have a six-over-six sash window and a French window, which opens onto a balcony with cast-iron railings. The balconies are supported on Tuscan columns and under-built entrance porches. The porches have six-panel doors set in architraves, above is a cornice supported by console brackets. The doorcases are flanked by Tuscan pilasters. Nos. 34 and 36, and 38 and 40 have paired doorcases. No. 42, the end house in the terrace, is orientated at right-angles to the terrace. The pitched roof of the terrace terminates in a shaped gable end, which forms the principal elevation of No. 42. No. 42 is three bays wide with a single attic storey window and a central entrance porch with balcony above. The windows all have louvered shutters. INTERIORS: Not inspected. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: Nos. 32-42 Archery Square, a distinctive early C20 terrace of six houses, is listed for the following principal reason: * Architectural interest: the terrace is an attractive and stylishly executed example of early C20 Domestic Revival architecture which survives with a good level of external preservation. Previous listing: ARCHERY SQUARE 1. 1035 Walmer Nos 30 to 42 (even) TR 35 SE 5/178 II GV 2. An Edwardian terrace. 2 storeys and attics painted brick. Pantiled roofs each having 1 curved gabled dormer. Moulded eaves cornice. 1 sash to each and French window on 1st floor. Balcony with iron railings supported by Tuscan columns and underbuilt porches. The porches have 6 panelled doors set in architraves with console brackets and cornices and flanked by Tuscan pilasters. Nos 34 and 36 and 38 & 40 have double doorcases. No 42 has a curved gable end. Nos 30 to 42 (even) form a group. Listing NGR: TR3768451062

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  • Map: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.

Map

Location

Grid reference TR 3768 5106 (point)
Map sheet TR35SE
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish WALMER, DOVER, KENT

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2012 3:41PM