Building record TR 34 SW 2333 - Historic Building 16 Effingham Crescent, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3157 4164 (14m by 10m) |
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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 whole build is very slightly recessed and at a 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 six concrete steps. There are low stuccoed walls on the both sides of these stairs leading to a stuccoed gate pier with a moulded cap. The render on these low walls is badly chipped and cracked. 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 western side of the door, and the basement level window aligns with it. A stucco entablature is located over the ground floor supported by two pilasters with moulded caps; one on either side of the door. 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. 15). The render is slightly advanced at the basement level and flush with the pilasters surrounding the door. 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. A large moulded stucco eaves cornice is located at the top of the second floor. There is some very slight staining to the plaster detail across the façade and some small cracks in the render. A metal and possibly original gutter down pipe is located within the angle created by the projecting western neighbour. This has been painted cream to match the render across the façade and runs from the roof level down to the basement level. In front of the building there is a low brick wall and tall stuccoed gate piers with moulded caps separating the front garden area from the street. A mature hedge is situated over this low brick wall. A small amount of wiring is attached to the façade, this is grouped relatively tidily over the entablature over the ground floor and is associated with an aerial which is attached to the façade at the top of the first floor level, and a second attached to the dormer at the roof level. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, though it was not clearly seen. Overall the building is in a good condition.
There are 6 windows located across the façade and a further flat roofed dormer at the roof level. All, apart from the dormer which is a modern replacement, are original timber framed sashed painted black 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). The dormer has a metallic surround and there is a large aerial attached to it. The door which is located on the eastern side of the façade and set within a recessed porch area, is possibly original and in a good condition. It is in timber painted black with two large vertical panels. There is a rectangular overlight above the transom over the door with a timber frame painted black. The door at the basement level was not clearly seen, nor were any of the windows on the rear elevation. All visible 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. 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: #101825 Building, ]
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 4:09PM