Building record TR 34 SW 2321 - Historic Building 9 Priory Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3162 4165 (14m by 9m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Forms part of a terrace of 9 houses of an early to mid C19 date and double depth plan, in a stock brick with a rendered and painted (white) basement. The brickwork across the façade is not continuous with its southern neighbour implying that they are not of the same build and possibly suggesting very slightly different construction dates. The ground floor is raised above the street level and the door, which is located on the northern side of the façade, is accessed via a set of concrete steps. This door has a moulded stucco architrave with cornices on console brackets. This plaster detail surrounding the door is weathered and cracked in places. There are a set of possibly original iron railings on both sides of the steps, as well as around a small area in front of the basement area, separating it from the street level (the area railings are a later, though in-keeping, replacement). A further door is located beneath the steps up to the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level. There is a single window at the ground floor level, located just off centre on the southern side of the door, the window at the basement level aligns with this. There is a string course at the top of the ground floor which forms a continuous sill to the two first floor windows, as with the architrave around the door, there are a few small crack in the plaster on this string course. A number of modern metal brackets for hanging baskets are attached to the brickwork at the ground floor level. The first floor windows have possibly original wrought-iron balconies and all windows have flat gauged brick window arches above, these are rendered and painted at the first and second floor level (the brickwork surrounding the basement level window is rendered so this arch was not seen). The ground floor, basement level and second floor windows have small protruding sills, these are painted white at the second floor level and black at the ground floor and basement levels. A brick parapet with cement coping is situated over the second floor. Some wiring is attached untidily to the façade at various locations; this is associated with a large aerial attached to the dormer window and a satellite dish located just behind the parapet. The rear elevation is in stock brick, with three original windows remaining, two at the first floor level and one at the second. There is a large ground floor and basement level extension across the whole of the rear elevation this is rendered at there is a garage at the basement level. Overall the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
There are six windows and a door located on the main (eastern) façade which are a mix of original and later replacements. The ground floor door which is located on the northern side of the façade is original and in timber painted black. It has four vertical panels and there is a small rectangular overlight above the transom over the door, it appears to be fixed and the frame of this is in timber painted black. There is a further door beneath the steps up to the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level, this is modern and in timber painted black with a glazed upper half. There is a single window at the ground floor and basement levels, located just off centre and on the southern side of the door. Both are timber framed sashes, though just the ground floor window appears to be original and is divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars, 16 in total (four wide by four high). The basement level window is a likely a Victorian or later replacement divided into eight panes, four small upper panes and four tall rectangular lower panes. There are two windows at both the first and second floor levels, these align across the floors though the first floor windows are taller. These two first floor windows also appear to be later replacements, they are timber framed sashes divided into four large panes by timber glazing bars. The second floor windows are original sashes divided into nine panes by timber glazing bars (three wide by three high). A small flat roofed dormer is located at the roof level, this was not clearly seen but appears to have a timber frame and divided into multiple panes. The timber surrounds and frames of all windows are painted white and are in a good condition with all panes in tact and present. There three original windows on the rear elevation these are timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The southern first floor window is divided into two halves by a timber mullion. The windows within the later ground floor and basement level extension are all modern though in-keeping with the style and age of the building. There is a large garage door (likely plastic) at the basement level within this modern extension. Overall, despite some chips to the paintwork and the poor condition of the dormer, the windows are in a good condition, with all (visible) panes present and in tact.
The eastern side of the roof was not clearly visible from the street level as it is located behind a brick parapet. It is in welsh slate roof with gabled ends over each of the party walls. There are rendered brick stacks over both party walls. An aerial and satellite dish are attached to the roof level with their associated wiring draped untidily across the façade. The western (rear) side of the roof is in a good condition with no bowing or obvious slipped/missing slates. The roof of the extension to the rear of the property is a shed roof in slate this also appears to be in a good condition.(1)
<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 2 The Priory (EKE19203)
- Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 4:08PM