Building record TR 34 SW 2288 - Historic Building 9 Worthington Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3177 4157 (8m by 8m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Likely the same build as both its northern and southern neighbours and is part of a short late C19th terrace running from the large building at the junction of Biggin Street with Worthington Street (No 56-57 Biggin Street) and No 11 Worthington Street. There is no ground floor instead this area has been left open to provide access to the buildings to the rear. A pilaster is located on either side of this opening, the north eastern retains its original panelling while the south western is plain and painted white. There is a cornice at the top of this opening/base of the first floor, this aligns with the original cornices on the neighbouring buildings. The upper floors are in a red brick with stone detailing. There is a large central oriel bay window at the first-floor level. This has rounded corners and is divided into multiple panes by timber mullions and transoms. It has a metallic roof and is possibly a later insertion. There is a metal bracket, presumably for a flag pole, located near the base of the first floor, on the northern side of the window. There are two second floor windows, these are centrally placed and have rounded upper halves with corresponding semi-circular brick arches above, and stone keystones at the centre of the arch. These second floor windows also have small stone sills, all of which have decorative painted stone brackets beneath, though the inner two have been removed to make space for the large bay window below. At the roof level there is a large and elaborate Dutch style gable dormer in brick with stone coping and a semi-circular stone pediment at its very top. There is a stone string course near the base of this gable, this aligns with the stone sills of the two windows located within it. These windows have stone surrounds and are separated by a stone mullion. this mullion continues up to the pediment at the top of the gable. Two brick pilasters are located, one over each of the part walls, these finish with spherical terracotta finials at the base of the gable. Several modern features are attached to the façade, including multiple small vents and a security system and its associated wiring. The wiring is untidy and in places looks redundant. Some of the stone detailing in the dormer is badly weathered and there is a fair amount of staining to the brickwork, particularly at the upper levels. Otherwise the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
There is a single, large, central oriel bay window with rounded corners at the first-floor level, this appears to be a later insertion. This window is divided into multiple panes by timber transoms and mullions. The outer corners of the window are fixed and consist of two panes, the lower pane occupies approximately three quarters of the height of the window leaving a small opening above this. The transom separating the corners of the window into two parts continues onto the central section of the bay. The lower part consists of a modern two pane sash window while the upper is a small modern awning window. The two second floor windows are modern plastic insertions; the upper halves are fixed while the lower are hopper. The windows within the gable dormer are modern, they are both two pane sashes, but it is unclear whether they are timber or plastic. None of the original windows survive but the later/modern replacements are in a good condition.
The roof was not clearly seen as it is located behind the large gable Dormer. It is mansard and in slate – the slates are rounded on the bottom end (suggesting they are machine cut?). The roof structure appears to be shared with the two buildings on either side. There is a brick stack located over the south western party wall. Though only a small portion of the roof was seen, it appears to be in a good condition.
Late C19th building part of a short terrace which runs from No 56 Biggin Street to the north and 11 Worthington Street to the south and shares a number of architectural details with these. Worthington Street (which was previously a very narrow lane) were widened in the 1890’s suggesting that this is when this building was constructed. (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 SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101750 Building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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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 12:33PM