Monument record TR 34 SW 2095 - Warrant Officers Quarters (No 2 and 3) of the South Front Barracks, Western Heights, Dover

Summary

A building, containing a pair of (semidetached) Warrant Officers quarters, was constructed in brick, facing north on a small area of level ground on the south side of Citadel Road just west of the South Lines. They are double-fronted, of two storeys and three-by-three narrow bays with a hipped slate roof. They were constructed after 1897 and before 1900, when a detailed record plan was made. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3103 4053 (17m by 12m) (3 map features)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Summarised from report:

A building, containing a pair of (semidetached) Warrant Officers quarters, was constructed in brick, facing north on a small area of level ground on the south side of Citadel Road just west of the South Lines. They are double-fronted, of two storeys and three-by-three narrow bays with a hipped slate roof. They were constructed after 1897 and before 1900, when a detailed record plan was made. The record plan shows that they were built as semi-detached houses for Warrant Officers, No 3 on the west and No 2 on the east. Both houses were well-appointed, comprising kitchen, scullery and living room on the ground floor, with flat-roofed porched entrances in the east and west walls respectively, and three heated bedrooms and WCs on the first floor. There were yards to the north, incorporating a coal store, and small enclosed gardens on the south. White paint obscures the original grey brickwork with its red brick bands at plinth, ground-floor window head, first-floor window head and eaves level. The porches survive along with the large shared, central stack. The building is still present today though has been converted into flats. (1)

A plan and elevation drawing of this building, dating to 1900 – shortly after it was constructed, gives details of the interior layout as well as some of the exterior features. (2)


<1> RCHME, 2001, The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex (Unpublished document). SKE17505.

<2> Royal Engineers, 1900, Plans, sections and elevations of Warrant Officers Quarters numbers two and three of the South Front Barracks (Plan). SKE51611.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: RCHME. 2001. The Western Heights, Dover, Kent. Report No 9: South Front Barracks. Later 19th and 20th-century barracks complex. [Mapped feature: #92775 Warrant Officers Quarters (No2 and 3) of the South Front Barracks, ]
  • <2> Plan: Royal Engineers. 1900. Plans, sections and elevations of Warrant Officers Quarters numbers two and three of the South Front Barracks.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Survey of the site of the South Front Barracks, Dover Western Heights fortress (EKE11882)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2018 9:37AM