Building record TR 34 SW 2308 - Historic Building 23 Queens Gardens, Dover, Kent

Summary

23 Queens Gardens, Dover. Likely mid - late C19th building located on the south western side of Queens Gardens, with a domestic use. Currently (2019) in a good condition. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3178 4151 (12m by 10m)
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). 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 small parapet with stone (?) coping is located over the first floor at the roof level. A gutter down pipe runs through a small gap in the parapet, down to the pavement level over the south eastern party wall. There is a rectangular opening located at the pavement level, directly below the ground floor window, highlighting the presence of a basement below the ground floor. This has its original metal shutter and 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. Modern wiring is draped untidily in several locations across the façade, likely associated with an aerial attached to the roof. The brickwork is slightly 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 (possibly original) timber framed sashes, each divided into sixteen panes by timber glazing bars. Both the frames and the glazing bars are painted white. The door is in a treated timber and looks to be a later, though in-keeping, replacement. It has six panels, two small square panels at its top and a further four rectangular panels below. 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 was not clearly seen from the road, but information gathered from local residents have informed that it is a double apex roof with guttering gathering water between the two apexes. It is tiled and there is a central stack with the fireplace below likely being located between the front and the rear rooms.

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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101770 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