Building record TR 34 SW 2265 - Historic Building 24 Cannon Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

24 Cannon Street, Dover. Likely late C19th building located on the western side of Cannon Street, with a commercial and domestic use. Currently (2019) in a good condition. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3186 4152 (17m by 17m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

This building was constructed in the 1890’s after Cannon Street was widened in 1893. It forms the corner between Cannon Street and New Street, it is also the last in the terrace of Cannon Street (which turns in to Biggin Street to the North). The ground floor is modern and heavily inserted for commercial use as a bank. The north eastern corner of the building is set at an angle, and the main access into the commercial ground floor is through a door within this angle, there is a further door at the far southern end of the Cannon Street Façade for access to the upper floors. Just under half of the New street façade (the south western half) is in an exposed brown brick across all floors. This western segment of the building is at a slightly lower level than the rest of the building and there are two windows, one on the first and another on the second floor, with a string course between the first and second floors and a cornice beneath the eaves. There is a flat gauged brick arch at the first-floor level, aligning with the windows on the upper floors indicating the former site of a window here. On the rest of the building, the first floor is stuccoed with three windows, divided by pilasters, on the Cannon Street façade and a further two on the New Street façade. The angled north east corner is stucco over both floors and there is a blocked opening at both the first and second floor levels. There is an entablature above the first floor running the whole way across the façade and forming the sills of the second-floor windows, which all align with those on the floor below. The second-floor windows all have moulded plaster surrounds, though this floor lacks the plaster pilasters between the windows where there is exposed stock brick. The pilasters do continue on the second floor over the party walls and at the edges of the angled north east corner. Over the second floor there is a large moulded cornice to a slight parapet, behind which are located three dormer windows which align with the windows on the floors below (Cannon Street Façade, New Street roof level was not seen). There is some staining to the brickwork and plasterwork, and some graffiti on the New Street façade, other wise the building is in a very good condition.

All of the openings at the ground floor level are modern. There is an automatic glazed and metal double door within the angled north east corner, and a further timber door at the far southern end of the Cannon Street façade, with a square window above the transom over the door. The windows at the ground floor level are large, near floor to ceiling, with two gaps located centrally for cash machines. There 6 windows per floor on the first and second floors, three on the Cannon Street side and three on the New Street side. There are two windows within the western brick segment of the building, facing New Street, one at first floor and one at second floor level. Both are timber sashes divided into four panes (two in the upper and two in the lower) by timber glazing bars. All of the other windows are two pane timber sashes with frames painted white. The first and second floor windows align with each other, though the first-floor windows are slightly larger. The three facing Cannon Street are closely spaced but there is a slightly larger gap between the two on the New Street. There are two blocked openings, one per floor, within the angled north east corner. At the roof level there are three dormer windows (which could be seen, there may be more on the New Street side). All appear to be flat roofed and the central one has a slight arch in its upper pane. All of the windows are in a good condition.

The roof was not clearly seen by appears to be mansard and in slate, with brick stacks over the southern and western party walls. (1)


<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101727 Building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 1 Town Centre (EKE19202)
  • Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)

Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 12:30PM