Late C19th building relatively tall and narrow, Same build as No 50 on its southern side and possibly No. 52 on its northern side but is on a smaller scale (narrower) than both of these. No’s 51-55 form a terrace of 6 houses which are all of a similar size and share a number of architectural details. It also shares a number of architectural details with No’s 47-48 to the south, suggesting that they are contemporary. The ground floor has a former commercial use (the building is currently empty). There is a doorway on its northern side set within a slight recessed porch area, with large, near floor to ceiling height window to the south. The window and door surrounds and frames, as well as the stall risers below and pilasters over each party wall, are in a painted (black) timber. There appears to be two fascia’s, one rests directly over the modern shop front wile a second is located over this and is possibly original. At the first-floor level there is a large canted oriel bay window, with a flat metallic roof, this is likely a later insertion. Two modern vents, one on each side of the window, have been inserted near the top of the first floor, and there is a bracket, presumably for a flag pole located above the southern of these two vents. At the second-floor level there are two windows, these are closely spaced and together are the same width as the bay window below. At the base of this floor there is a string course, this rests directly below the second floor windows and forms a continuous sill. This string course continues at the same level onto both buildings next door (50 and 52). There are pilasters located between and on either side of the two windows, these continue onto the large, Dutch style gable dormer above. A metal gutter down pipe is located over the southern party wall, it is possibly original and runs through a gap at the top of the second floor, down to the pavement level. Over the northern party wall is a decorative plaster (?) pilaster which runs from the top of the ground floor to the roof level. There is lots of intricate detailing including two Corinthian style capitals located beneath a string course and a triangular pediment at its top. Two further string courses are located on this façade, one at the top of the second floor and a final, which also forms a cornice at the roof level and a continuous sill to the dormer windows, located at the very top of the second floor. The upper of these two string courses also continues onto the buildings on either side, while the lower continues just onto the building to the south. There are two dormer windows divided by the stone pilaster, they are narrower than the windows on the second floor. They are located within a large brick and stone, Dutch style gable surround, with a slight parapet with stone coping, and a semi-circular pediment over. The stone and plaster detailing is badly damaged and weathered in numerous places and there is quite a lot of vegetation growth across the façade, particularly at the upper levels and over the gutter down pipe. Despite this the building appears to be structurally sound.

The ground floor has a former commercial use (the building is currently empty). There is a large double doorway on its northern side of the façade set within a slight recessed porch area, the door and porch area takes up the northern half of this narrow façade and is mostly glazed with the base of the glazed panel aligning with the tops of the stall risers. The southern half of the ground floor has a large, near floor to ceiling height window with a further glazed area located on the return towards the recessed door. The window and door surrounds and frames, as well as the stall risers below and pilasters over each party wall, are in a painted (black) timber. The first-floor bay window has three segments separated by timber mullions, each of the segments are simple two pane sashes. The second floor and dormer windows are also timber sashes, the upper parts of all of these are divided into smaller panes by timber glazing bars. The upper parts of the second-floor windows are divided into eight while the dormers are divided into six. All the timber frames are painted white. There is a broken pane in one of the dormers and some of the paintwork on the frames and surrounds is untidy, otherwise the windows appear to be in a good condition and may be original, though this is not certain.

The roof is mansard and in slate – the slates are rounded on the bottom end (suggesting they are machine cut?). There is a large dormer with an elaborate surround (discussed above). The roof structure is shared with No 50 on the northern side. There is a brick stack over the northern party wall which is attached to the stack of No 52. Though only a small portion of the roof was seen, it appears to be in a good condition (1)

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