Building record TR 34 SW 2293 - Historic Building 19 Worthington Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

19 Worthington Street, Dover. Likely late C19th building, located on the south eastern side of Worthington 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 3175 4154 (11m by 15m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Late C19th forms part of a terrace and is the same build as No 15-17 to the north east, with which it shares a number of architectural details. The ground floor has been heavily inserted for a modern commercial use and retains few of the C19th shop front details. It is largely glazed with two large, floor to ceiling panes on either side of a glazed central doorway. the frames for both the windows and the door are metallic. Two decorative fluted spherical pilasters are located at both ends of the façade over each of the party walls at the ground floor level, these are the only visible remnants of the C19th shopfront. The modern fascia stretches the length of the façade and protrudes slightly from it. It is possible that details such as the elaborate capitals over the pilasters (visible on No 17 to the north) and the original cornice survive behind this modern fascia but this is not certain. The upper floors are in brick with stone/rendered detailing. At the first floor level there is a large, centrally placed bay window, the base of which rests on the protruding cornice on the floor below. It is in a painted (blue) timber with a metallic roof. There are two rendered/stone string courses, the lower aligning with the tops of the openings within this bay and the upper aligning with the base of the roof of the bay. Both of these string courses continue onto the buildings to the north. There is a further string at the base of the second floor, forming a continuous sill for the second floor windows. There are two second floor windows, these are closely spaced and together are the same width as the bay window on the floor below. There are two rendered/stone pilasters on either side of this window and a further forming a mullion between them. Two further pilasters, one over each of the party walls stretch from the base of the first floor up to the coping of the parapet. There is a rendered band at the top of the second floor with a moulded cornice at its top, over which rests a parapet in brick. There is a fair amount of vegetation growth at the parapet level and there is some staining and discolouration to the brickwork as well as some damage and weathering to the rendered details across the façade. There is an amount of untidy wiring attached to the facade, presumably relating to an (unseen) aerial at the roof level and/or a security system. There are no large cracks in the brickwork and the building appears to be structurally sound.

The ground floor is heavily inserted for a modern commercial use and is largely glazed with two large floor to ceiling panes on either side of a central glazed doorway. there is a small rectangular window above the transom over the door. The frames for both the windows and door are metallic and the windows all appear to be fixed in place. At the first floor level there is a large original bay window, the base of which rests upon the protruding cornice on the floor below. It is separated into four parts by decorative timber mullions, each consists of a two-pane timber sash, the outer two parts are rounded and are slightly smaller than two central parts. The roof of the bay is metal and there is a moulded cornice between the tops of the sashes and the roof of the bay. At the second floor level there are two windows closely spaced and separated by a rendered mullion. Together they are approximately the same width as the bay window below. Each part is a two-pane timber sash with the frame painted blue. The first and second floor windows appear to be original and although there is some chipped paintwork, are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

Late C19th building, forms part of a terrace running from the junction between Worthington Street and Queens Gardens and where Worthington Street meets York Street. It is the same build as No’s 15 and 17 to the north and shares many of the same architectural details with these as well as No’s 21-25 to the south. Worthington Street was widened in the 1890’s and it is therefore likely 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.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101755 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 12:33PM