Late C19th building relatively tall and narrow, same build as No 54 to the south. 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 southern neighbour. It also shares several architectural details with No’s 47-48 further to the south, suggesting that these are also contemporary. The ground floor has a modern commercial use, there is a large double door on the northern side, set within a slight recessed porch, and a large window to the south. The frames for the windows and doors, as well as the stall-risers below, are in a painted (black) timber. There is a large modern fascia over the ground floor, this protrudes slightly from the rest of the facade and is topped with metallic flashing over which is some bird repelling features. Over the northern party wall there is a polished stone pilaster which is topped with a stone console, these probably relate to the building on the northern side and are likely original. This pilaster continues up in stone from the top of the ground floor up to the roof level, it I highly decorative and includes intricate detail. The upper floors are in brick with stone detailing. At the first-floor level there is a large, central, canted bay window, with a flat metallic roof, the base of which rests on the protruding fascia of the floor below. This is possibly a later insertion. A modern bracket, presumably for a sign is located near the base of the first floor on the southern 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 the building next door to the south (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 southern party wall, it is painted black and likely 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. 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. Both of these are also present on the buildings to the south. There are two dormer windows divided by a 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 detailing is damaged and weathered in places, predominantly at the upper levels and there is some staining to both the stone and brickwork, particularly in the area around the gutter down pipe and beneath the string courses. Otherwise the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.

The ground floor is inserted for a modern commercial use. The door is in the northern half of the façade set within a slight recessed porch. This door is a large double door each with a large glazed panel. There is a rectangular window above the transom over the door. On the southern side of the facade, occupying just over half of it, is a large, near floor to ceiling height window. The frames for both the windows and door 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 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. There are two sash windows within the gabled dormer, these are narrower than those on the second floor but are in a similar style, with the upper parts divided into multiple panes (six per window) and the lower a large single pane. All the timber frames are painted white and some may be original, though this is not certain. They all appear to be in a fairly good condition, though there is some dirt and chips to the paintwork, particularly on the first floor bay window.

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 southern side and possibly No 56 to the north. There is a brick stack over the northern party wall which is possibly shared with No 56. 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.