Building record TR 34 SW 2351 - Historic Building 4 Norman Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3161 4159 (7m by 9m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Type and Period (1)
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 building was covered with scaffolding at the time of inspection so many of the features were not clearly seen. The whole building is recessed and at a slightly lower level than its western neighbour (No. 5) but is flush with its eastern (No. 3). The door is on the eastern side of the façade with a single window to the west. 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 western side and a low wall to the east 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, this was not clearly seen. 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 has two small brackets beneath. The lower of these two string courses is on small stucco brackets, four in total, one on either side of the window and door and there is also a small projecting 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. There is a brick parapet over the second floor level with cement coping. A low stuccoed brick wall is located in front of the property, separating it from the street. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings, it is largely unaltered and many of the original sashes with glazing bars survive. This elevation was also covered with scaffolding. 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). The door is located on the eastern side of the façade. It is likely original and in timber painted red with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed in a frosted glass, and there is a decorative original knocker located between them. The basement level is the same at the ground floor door but likely a later replacement. There is a rectangular overlight in an opaque glass above the transom over the ground floor door. The windows on the rear elevation were not clearly seen but appear to be original timber framed sashes. All visible windows 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. There is a axial brick stack located over the western party wall. (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: #101845 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