Late C19th building relatively tall and narrow, same build as No 52 and 54. No’s 50-55 form a terrace of 6 houses which are all of a similar size and share a number of architectural details. It is exactly the same (apart from on the ground floor) in terms of scale and details as its northern neighbour. It also shares several architectural details with No’s 47-48 to the south, suggesting that they are also contemporary. The ground floor has a former commercial use (the building is currently empty). The details of the ground floor were not seen as they are located behind a heavy metal roller shutter. There is a large commercial fascia over the modern shop front with metallic flashing over and some security system wiring. The upper floors are in a painted (cream) brick with stone and plaster detailing (also painted). At the first-floor level there is a large, central, canted oriel bay window, with a flat metallic roof, this is possibly a later insertion. Two modern brackets, presumably for flag poles are located near the base of the first floor on either side of the window. At the second-floor level there are two windows, each divided into four by stone mullions and transoms. These windows are closely spaced and together are approximately 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 (52 and 54) and is present on all the other buildings within this short terrace. 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 northern party wall, it has been painted to match the brickwork and is possibly original. It runs through a gap at the top of the second floor, down to lower part of the first floor where it is replaced by a modern black down pipe that continues down to the pavement level. Over the southern party wall is a decorative plaster or stone 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, a grotesque style moulded face 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. This upper string course is also present on the buildings either side, while the lower is only on the building to the north. 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 damaged and weathered in places, particularly at the upper levels. Otherwise the building appears to be structurally sound.

The ground floor openings were not seen as they were covered by a metallic roller shutter. The first-floor bay window has three segments separated by timber mullions, each of the segments are simple two pane sashes. The dormer windows are also timber sashes, the upper parts of both are divided into six smaller panes by timber glazing bars. The second-floor windows are each divided into four by stone mullions. Each part consists of a timber framed casement windows, the lower two in each window are large single panes, while the upper parts are divided into four by timber glazing bars. All the timber frames are painted white and appear to be in a good condition. Some 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 54 on the northern side and 52 to the south. There is a brick stack over both party walls 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.