Building record TR 34 SW 2305 - Historic Building 20 Queens Gardens, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3179 4150 (11m by 10m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Small mid C19th (possibly earlier) domestic cottage style building in a painted (white) brick. Forms the south eastern end of a terrace fronting immediately onto the street on the south western side of Queens Gardens (20-27). There is a single window on each floor, aligning across the floors. These windows are located on the north western half of the façade with a door on their south eastern side. There is a flat gauged brick arch over each of these windows, the first floor one has been rendered. The door is set within a slight recess in the façade and there are is a small stone step up to it. There is a blocked semi-circular window above the transom over the door and there is a corresponding arch in the brickwork surrounding it, with a modern light at its top. A parapet with stone (?) coping is located over the first floor at the roof level. A gutter down pipe protrudes from a gap in this parapet, down to the pavement level over the south eastern party wall. The gutter pipe is metal and is possibly original, there is a large amount of vegetation growth attached to it, particularly within its hopper at the top. A small vent is located at the pavement level, next to the stone step up to the door as well as another near the north western party wall, possibly indicating the presence of a basement below this building. A satellite dish is attached to the south eastern party wall and its associated wiring (as well as the wiring associated with the modern light above the door) is draped untidily across the façade. The paintwork is dirty and chipped in places, otherwise the building is in a fairly good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
There are two windows, one per floor both of which are modern PVC replacements. The door is in a painted (black) timber and may be original. It has six panels; four small square ones in the lower part and two larger rectangular glazed panels, in the upper half one of which is badly cracked. There is a small blocked semi-circular fanlight above the transom over the door. The paintwork on the door is very badly chipped and there is a large modern post box attached centrally to the door.
The roof was not clearly seen from the road, but information gathered from local residents have informed that it is a double apex roof in slate with guttering gathering water between the two apexes.
On a similar small scale as many of the buildings located on this narrow muse style street. The busy two way traffic detracts from the small and quiet feel of this side street.(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: #101767 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 12:34PM