Building record TR 34 SW 2294 - Historic Building 21 Worthington Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

21 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 4153 (15m by 18m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Late C19th/early C20th forms part of a terrace and is the same build as No 23-25 to the south west with which it shares a number of architectural details. The ground floor has been inserted for a modern commercial use and retains few of the original shop front details. It is largely glazed with two large, near floor to ceiling panes located on either side of the door. The door, which is also glazed is located off centre, within the northern half of the façade with a rectangular (vertical) pane the same width as the door on its northern side and a larger square pane to its south. Above both these windows and the door are five further openings, three over the larger square window and one each over the door and narrower window. Three of these are occupied with modern vents while the remaining two are small square windows. The area below the windows is clad with painted (white) timber and there are two timber pilasters, one over each of the party walls, these are possibly original. These pilasters as well as the window frames and door are painted blue to match the commercial signage. A modern fascia containing the commercial signage stretches the length of the façade and protrudes slightly from it. There is a rendered string course directly above it at the base of the first floor. The upper floors are in a rendered and painted brick. At the first floor level there is a large, centrally placed window, the base rests on the string course above the ground floor which forms a continuous sill. This window is modern. There are two further string courses at the first floor level, the first aligns with the top of the window and the second is located just above it at the base of the second floor. These string courses and the area between them are painted in a different colour to the rest of the façade (they are painted cream while the main area is in white) creating a band across the façade. There is a single second floor window, this aligns with the first floor window and is also modern. There is a further string course located at its base and forming another continuous sill and a final aligning with the top of the window. At the top of the second floor is a cornice over which is a rendered parapet. The area above the upper string course on the second floor, including the cornice and the parapet are also painted cream rather than white. At each end of the façade, over both of the party walls, are rendered pilasters. These stretch from the base of the first floor, at the string course over the ground floor, to the roof level where they project up from the top of the parapet. These are also painted cream. The area between the southernmost pilaster and the northern pilaster on No. 23 is un-rendered and the brickwork, which is also painted cream, is visible. There is also a small area of brickwork visible at the northern end of the fascia over the ground floor, where a relatively large crack is evident. Many of the architectural details, including the string courses and pilasters, continue onto the buildings to the north (Nos 23-25) creating uniformity across the terrace. Several modern features are attached to the façade including a large light and a security system. The associated wiring for these features is untidy and in places looks redundant. Some of the paintwork is chipped and dirty in places but there are no large cracks in the rendered façade and aside from the crack visible on the northern side of the fascia, the structure appears to be sound.

The ground floor has a modern commercial use and is largely glazed with a two large, near floor to ceiling height panes located on either side of the door. The door is timber with a single large glazed panel, it is located off centre, within the northern half of the façade. There is a rectangular (vertical) pane the same width as the door on its northern side, a larger square pane to its south and a small rectangular (horizontal) window above the transom over the door. Above all windows and the door are five further openings, three over the larger square window and one each over the door and narrower window. Three of these are occupied with modern vents while the remaining two are small square windows. The frames for both the windows and door in a painted (blue) timber and appear to be in a good condition. The windows all appear to be fixed in place. The first and second floor windows are centrally placed and modern with plastic frames.

The roof was not seen as it is located behind a parapet but appears to be gabled with the gable ends located over the party walls. A parapet is visible from the street level over the north eastern party wall. (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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101756 Building, ]

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  • 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