Building record TR 34 SW 2331 - Historic Building 14 Effingham Crescent, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3157 4165 (12m by 11m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Crescent of 5 pairs of houses, with a convex front, each pair alternately advanced and recessed slightly.
Forms part of a terrace of 10 houses all of a mid C19 date of a double depth plan. The front façade is stuccoed and painted cream. The front garden area is very overgrown and there is a large mature tree which obscures many of the features across the façade. The whole build projects slightly and is at a slightly different angle from its western neighbour but is flush with its eastern. The ground floor is raised from the street level and the door which is on the eastern side of the façade and is set within a recessed porch area, is accessed via a set of seven concrete steps. A modern light is attached to the ceiling of this porch area. There are low stuccoed walls on the both sides of these stairs leading to a stuccoed gate pier with a moulded cap. A door is located beneath these steps providing separate access to the basement level. There is a single window at the ground floor level, located just off centre and on the on the eastern side of the door, and the basement level window aligns with it. A stucco entablature is located over the ground floor supported by three pilasters with moulded caps; one on either side of the door, and a third over the eastern party wall. This entablature breaks forward over the door and there is a moulded cornice above, which is continued over the door on the eastern side (No. 13). There is a further sting course located just above this entablature which forms a continuous sill to both of the first floor windows. The render is slightly advanced at the basement level and flush with the pilasters. There are two windows at the first floor level both have moulded architraves on their surrounds. The second-floor windows align with those on the first floor, they have small protruding sills but lack the detail on the surrounds. There is a large moulded stucco eaves cornice at the top of the second floor. There are some chips to the paintwork, particularly on the plaster details located across the façade and there are also a number of relatively large cracks in the render covering the building. A quantity of very untidy wiring crosses the façade at various locations, this appears to be mainly associated with a large aerial attached to the dormer at the roof level. In front of the building there is a low stuccoed brick wall and tall stuccoed gate piers separating the front garden area from the street. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, it was not clearly seen. Overall, despite the cracks in the render the building appears to be structurally sound and in a fairly good condition.
There are 6 windows located across the façade and a further flat roofed dormer at the roof level. All are original timber framed sashed painted white and divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The ground, first and second floor windows are all divided int 12 panes (three wide by four high) while the basement level window is 16 panes (four wide by four high) and the dormer is six panes (three wide by two high). The dormer has a metallic surround and the timber frame is in a fairly poor condition with large chips visible in the paintwork on the frame and iron stating from the aerial attached to it. The door which is located on the western side of the façade and set within a recessed porch area, is possibly original and in a good condition. It is in timber painted white with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed in an opaque glass. There is a rectangular overlight above the transom over the door with a timber frame painted white. The door at the basement level was not clearly seen, nor were the windows located across the rear elevation. Some of the paintwork on the timber surrounds on all visible windows is badly chipped and dirty, though all panes are present and in-tact and overall the windows are in a good condition.
The roof is gabled in welsh slate with ceramic ridge tiles. The gable ends are over both of the party walls and there is a rendered axial stack over the western party wall with metallic flashing at the join between the roof structure and the stack. There is a large aerial attached to the dormer window. The roof is in a good condition with no bowing or obvious slipped slates. (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: #101823 Building, ]
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- Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 4:09PM