Building record TR 34 SW 2296 - Historic Building 25 Worthington Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3174 4153 (11m by 14m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Late C19th/early C20th forms the end of a terrace at the junction between Worthington Street and York Street and is the same build as No 21 and 23 to the north east with which it shares a number of architectural details. The ground floor has been inserted for a modern commercial use though retains a number of (possibly original) features. The commercial part of the building occupies the whole of the Worthington Street side of and the north western half of the York Street side. The north western corner of the building is set at an angle, the main access to the ground floor is through a door set within a receded porch area in this angle. The Worthington Street side is glazed with two large panes divided by timber glazing bars. There are two rectangular (vertical) panes on the returns towards the door within the recessed porch and a further three large panes, again divided by timber glazing bars on the commercial north wester half of the York Street façade. The area below all these windows is clad with painted (white) timber and there are two timber pilasters, one over the north eastern party wall on the Worthington Street side, and another separating the commercial half of the York Street side from the rest of the façade. Two columns are positioned on either side of the door, on the edges of the angled corner, supporting the large modern commercial fascia which protrudes slightly from the main façade, overhanging the recessed porch area and which stretches across the whole of the commercial part of the building on both the Worthington and York Street sides. It is possible that the original cornice and fascia survives behind this modern replacement but this is not certain. The south western end of the York Street side has two small widows, both are blocked with advertising relating to the commercial use of the property. The sills and lintels of both is painted blue. There is a small single-story extension on the far south eastern side of the building, this has a single large window again with painted (blue) lintel and sill. The upper floors are in a rendered and painted brick. At the first floor level of the Worthington Street façade, there is a rendered string course directly over the ground floor fascia. Above this is a large, centrally placed window, for which the string course above the ground floor 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. Directly above this band is the ‘Worthington Street’ street sign. 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 the north eastern party wall and at the edge of the angled corner 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 over the top of the parapet. These are also painted cream. The string courses, cornice and parapet all continue onto the angled corner and around onto north western end of the York Street side. There are two windows, one per floor, within the angled corner. These are also modern but are not as wide as those present on the Worthington Street side. In the north western half of the York Street side there are two further windows, again one per floor and again not as wide as those present on the Worthington Street side. There are two more pilasters, one located on the edge of the angled corner and the other separating the two parts of the façade. None of the architectural details apart from the cornice and parapet continue onto the south eastern end of this façade. There are two windows per floor, aligning across the floors at this end, all of which are modern with projecting sills painted cream. There is a gutter down pipe located between them which runs from the roof down to the pavement level. At the ground floor level this down pipe is set within a recess in the wall and is painted blue while the upper parts are cream. Many of the architectural details, including the string courses and pilasters, continue onto the buildings either to the north of this one (Nos 21 and 23) creating uniformity across the terrace. Several modern features are attached to the façade including a large light, a couple of metal brackets (presumably for flag poles) and a security system. The associated wiring crosses the façade and is untidy in places. Some of the paintwork is chipped and dirty in places and there are some small cracks in the render at the parapet level. Otherwise the structure appears to be in a good condition.
The Worthington Street side and north western part of the York Street side of the ground floor has a modern commercial use and is largely glazed. The Worthington Street consists of two large panes divided by timber glazing bars and with timber detailing over each of their transoms. There are two rectangular (vertical) panes on the returns towards the door, again with the timer detailing over the transoms, which is set within a recessed porch. The door is in a painted (blue) timber with a glazed upper part (divided into six square panes by timber glazing bars) and three rectangular (vertical) panels in its lower half. There are two very narrow panes surrounding the window, on set horizontally above it and another set vertically on its north eastern side. There is a further square window located above the door, this has been blocked by advertising relating to the commercial use of the property. Three further large panes, again with timber detailing above the transom and divided by timber glazing bars, are located on the commercial north western half of the York Street façade. The windows are all fixed and the frames for all these windows and the door are in timber painted white and are in a good condition and possibly original. The south western end of the York Street side has two small widows, both are blocked with advertising relating to the commercial use of the property. The sills and lintels of both is painted blue. There is a further large and modern window located within the single-story extension on the far south eastern side of the building, this again has a painted (blue) lintel and sill. All of the windows on the first and second floors are modern. There is one per floor on the Worthington Street Side, one per floor in the angled corner, and three per floor on the York Street side, the Worthington Street windows are wider than those on the York Street side, which are in turn wider that those within the angled corner. All are in a good condition
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. There is a fair amount of vegetation visible from the street level, located directly behind the parapet.
Late C19th/ early C20th building, forms the south western end of a terrace at the junction between Worthington Street and York Street. It is the same build as No’s 21 and 23 to the north east and shares many of the same architectural details with these as well as No’s 15-19 to the north. Worthington Street was widened in the 1890’s and this is the earliest date of construction for this terrace. (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: #101758 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 12:34PM