Building record TR 34 SW 2310 - Historic Building 25 Queens Gardens, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3177 4152 (14m by 11m) |
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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). 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 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. 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 is blocked with timber and has a small modern vent inserted, it is possible that this opening may have originally functioned as a coal shoot or similar. There is a gap in the brickwork next to the door at the pavement level, with the remnants of a metal boot scraper at its base. Modern wiring is draped untidily in several locations across the façade, likely associated with an aerial attached to the roof. There is a fair amount of vegetation growth attached to the brickwork above the first floor and brickwork is slightly discoloured in some locations. Otherwise the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
Both of the windows and the door are modern plastic (white) replacements. These 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> 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: #101772 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