Building record TR 34 SW 2324 - Historic Building 15 Priory Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

15 Priory Road, Dover. Likely Early - mid C19th building located on the western side of Priory Road, 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 3162 4164 (14m by 10m)
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 whole build is slightly advanced from its northern neighbour but flush with its southern. The ground floor is raised above the street level and the door, which is located on the southern side of the façade, is accessed via a set of concrete steps. This differs from all of the buildings within the terrace to the north of this one, which have their ground floor doorways on the northern side of the façade. This door has a stucco architrave and cornice, this detail on the door surround is plainer than that present on the houses in the northern part of the terrace. 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 (these are a later though in-keeping addition). A further door is located beneath the steps up to the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level, a small modern light is attached to the render next to this door. There is a single window at the ground floor level, located just off centre on the northern 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. Some of the render and paintwork attached to this string course is badly chipped and cracked. The first floor windows have possibly original wrought-iron balconies and all windows have flat gauged brick window arches above, these are rendered 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 black at the second and ground floor levels and white at the basement level. A brick parapet with cement coping is situated over the second floor. The rear elevation is in brick rubble with coursed brick dressings, 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. 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, all of which are original. The ground floor door which is located on the southern side of the façade is in timber painted black with four vertical panels. There is a small rectangular overlight above the transom over the door, this 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 was not clearly seen. There is a single window at the ground floor and basement levels, located just off centre and on the northern side of the door. Both are timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars, 16 on the ground floor window (four wide by four high) and 12 at the basement level (four wide by three high). There are two windows at both the first and second floor levels, aligning across the floors. Again these are all original timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. All are slightly narrower than the windows below, but at the first floor level they are taller. The first floor windows are 16 panes (three wide by five high) and the second floor windows are 9 panes (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 again divided into multiple panes. The timber surrounds and frames of all the windows are painted white and all are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact. There three original windows on the rear elevation these are timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The northern first floor window is divided into two halves by a timber mullion. The frames and surrounds of these are painted white and there are some chips to the paintwork. 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. Overall, despite some chips to the paintwork, 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 is a rendered brick stack over the northern party wall. 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, despite some vegetation growth within the gutter at the eaves level, 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.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101786 Building, ]

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  • Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)

Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 4:09PM