Building record TR 34 SW 2348 - Historic Building 1 Norman Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3162 4159 (6m 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
Forms the eastern end of a terrace of 10 houses, all of a mid C19 date, of a double depth plan, in stock brick with stuccoed ground floor and basements. The door is on the western side of the façade with a single window to the east. The ground floor is raised from the street level and access to the front door is via a set of six concrete steps with and original C19th balustrade on its eastern side and a low wall to the west dividing the two properties. This wall continues to the front of the small garden area, with a gate pier at its northern end. There is a door located beneath these steps giving separate access to the basement level. There is a single window per floor, these align across all of the floors including the basement level. A stucco string course is located at ground floor cornice level and another is at the base of the first floor, forming a continuous sill for the first floor window. The lower of these two sting courses is on small stucco brackets, three in total, one on either side of the door and another on the western side of the ground floor window. There is also a cornice over the door. The first and second floor windows have flat gauged brick arches over and the second and ground floor windows have projecting sills, the ground floor sill has two small stucco brackets beneath. There is a brick parapet over the second floor level with cement coping. There is a low stuccoed brick wall with iron railing above in front of the property, separating it from the street. There are a number of modern features attached to the façade with associated wiring draped untidily across it. Some of the stucco and plaster detailing is chipped and stained and there are a few small cracks but otherwise is in a good condition. The stucco at the ground floor and basement level does not continue onto the side elevation which is in an exposed stock brick. There is a modern plastic gutter down pipe located at the northern end of the side elevation, running from the roof level down to the pavement level. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, it is largely unaltered and many of the original sashes with glazing bars survive. Overall the building is in a good condition.
There are four windows located across the façade, all are original 16-pane sashes, (four high by four wide) apart from the basement level window which is not as tall (four wide by three high). The door is located on the western side of the façade, it looks to be a later replacement though is in an in-keeping style. It is in timber painted grey with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed in a frosted glass. The basement level door is also later and in timber painted blue with four panels, again the upper two are glazed with stained glass detail. is mostly original panelled and glazed. There is a rectangular overlight in an opaque glass above the transom over the door. Four windows are located on the rear elevation, all of which are original timber sashes, three are divided into 12 panes by timber glazing bars (three wide by four high), while the fourth is slightly narrower and divided into eight panes (two wide by four high). All are in a good condition.
The roof level was not clearly seen as it is located behind a brick parapet. It is gabled with the gable ends over each of the party walls. It is in a Welsh slate. (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: #101842 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 4:11PM