Building record TR 34 SW 2337 - Historic Building 2 Saxon Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

2 Saxon Street. Likely Mid C19th building located on the northern side of the road, forming the central portion of a block of four buildings, 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 4157 (6m by 12m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Forms one of the central parts of a block of four houses, all are part of a single build. The area to the front of the property is in concrete and is currently used as off-street parking. There is a low modern wall on either side of this front garden area, separating it from its neighbours.

Circa mid C19 forms part of a small block of four dwellings (1-4 Saxon Street). The ground floor doorway is located on the eastern side of the façade, with a single window on the western side. This is accessed via a set of three tiled steps. There is a possibly original C19th balustrade on either side of these steps and an area railing in front of the basement, again possibly original. This door is set within a slight recess and there are two modern lights attached to the walls surrounding it: one on its western side and another above. The whole of the ground floor is stuccoed and painted white. There is a deep entablature over the ground floor which breaks forward over the doorway with three stuccoed pilasters with capitals beneath; one located over the western party wall and one on either side of the door. The stucco at the basement level is slightly advanced and flush with the pilasters. There is a single window at the ground floor level, located centrally within the main facade. The upper floors of the main façade are in an exposed stock brick and there are two further windows; one per floor. The first floor window is a later (though still likely C19th) insertion and consists of a large canted bay window, located slightly offset from centre. The second floor window aligns with the ground floor window and a final window is located at the basement level also aligns with the ground floor window. A deep stuccoed band and stucco scrolled brackets are located immediately beneath the overhanging eaves. There are two large aerials with associated wiring attached to the façade at the first floor level. The rear elevation is in a mix of random flint and brick rubble and coursed brown brick. There are two windows per floor on the rear of the property and a back door located within a small single storey extension. The eastern half of the rear façade extends further than the western. The building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.

Most of the windows appear to be the original timber framed sashes. The ground floor and second floor windows are both divided into 12 rectangular panes by timber glazing bars (three wide by four high). The canted bay window is divided into three parts by timber mullions, the central part is over double the width of the outer two and consists of a sash divided into 12 rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. The narrow outer two parts of the window appear to be fixed and are just one pane wide by four high. The roof of the bay is metal and flat. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade, it is modern and painted blue. There is a small rectangular window located above the transom over the door, also with a timber frame. The basement window was not clearly seen but aligns with the ground floor window. All of the window frames are painted white. The windows within the rear elevation are also original sash windows, divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars, though the ground floor windows were not seen. All the windows are in a good condition.

The roof is hipped with deeply overhanging eaves on stuccoed scrolled brackets. The roof structure is shares with both its eastern and western neighbour (1 and 3). The roof slates have been replaced by plain tiles. There is a tall rendered axial stack over ridge on the eastern side of the building Shared with No 3. Both the roof structure and the stack appear 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: #101830 building, ]

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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 4:10PM