Building record TR 34 SW 2350 - Historic Building 3 Norman Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3161 4159 (7m by 12m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Terrace of 10 houses in 5 pairs. Nos 1 and 2, and 5 to 8 break forward and the right hand end is slightly higher and therefore it is not symmetrical.
Forms part 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 which breaks forward beneath the window and is supported by two small brackets. The lower of these two sting courses is on small stucco brackets, four in total, one on either side of the door and another on the western side of the ground floor window. There is also a moulded 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. A large modern aerial is attached to the brick stack with its associated wiring draped untidily across the façade. There is a low brick wall with iron railing above and stuccoed gate pier in front of the property, separating it from the street. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, a number plastic gutter and waste water down pipe cross the rear elevation aside from this it is largely unaltered. 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 black with three panels, the upper which consists of a large single glazed pane in a frosted glass. The basement level door is also later and in timber painted black with four panels. There is a rectangular overlight in an opaque glass above the transom over the ground floor door. Four windows are located on the rear elevation, they are a mix of original sashed divided into multiple panes by glazing bars, and modern timber and plastic replacements. All (both front and rear) are in a good condition, though there are some chips to the paintwork on the original windows located on the rear elevation.
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 with a brick axial stack located over the eastern party wall. There is a large aerial attached to this stack. (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: #101844 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