Building record TR 34 SW 2307 - Historic Building 22 Queens Gardens, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3178 4151 (11m by 10m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Small mid C19th (possibly earlier) domestic cottage style building in a brown brick. Forms part of a terrace fronting immediately onto the street on the south western side of Queens Gardens (20-27). This build building is set back very slightly from its south eastern side suggesting that it is not the same build. There is a single window on each floor, aligning across the floors. These windows are located on the south eastern half of the façade with a door on their north western side. There is a flat gauged brick arch over each of these windows, both of which have been painted white, and small protruding stone sills, also painted white. 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, this is painted white. A parapet with stone (?) coping is located over the first floor at the roof level. A gutter down pipe runs through a gap in this parapet down to the pavement level over the north western party wall, this may be original. There is a former site of a rectangular opening (now blocked with brick) with a small modern vent, located at the pavement level, directly below the ground floor window, highlighting the presence of a basement below the ground floor. It is possible that this opening may have originally functioned as a coal shoot or similar. An original metal boot scraper is located immediately next to the front door, also at the pavement level. A few modern features are attached to the façade, including several vents. Modern wiring is draped untidily un a number of locations across the façade. The brickwork is discoloured but otherwise the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
There are two windows, one per floor both of which are modern PVC replacement. The door is in a painted (black) timber and looks to be a later, though in-keeping, replacement. It has a small square glazed opening in its upper half. There is a small blocked semi-circular fanlight above the transom over the door. Both the windows and door are in a good condition.
The roof has a large modern conversion adding a near full floors height to the building. This extension is mansard and in slate with metallic flashing at the angles and brick over each of the party walls. There is a large aerial attached to the rear part. It appears to be in a good condition, though it is unlikely that any of the original roof structure survives.
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: #101769 Building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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 12:35PM