Building record TR 34 SW 2355 - Historic Building 8 Norman Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3159 4159 (8m by 11m) |
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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 whole build projects forward slightly from its western neighbour (No. 9) but is flush with its eastern (No. 7). The door is on the eastern side of the façade with a single large bay window to the west. The ground floor is raised from up the street level and access to the front door is via a set of four concrete steps with and original C19th balustrade on its eastern side painted blue and a low stuccoed 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. At the ground and first floor level these consist of large canted bay windows. A stucco string course is located at ground floor cornice level and another is at the base of the first floor, these have been largely obscured by the later inserted bay windows. There is a moulded cornice over the door with small stucco brackets supporting it on both sides. The second floor window has a flat gauged brick arch over and a small projecting cement sill. There is a brick parapet over the second floor level with cement coping. The brickwork at this parapet level looks to have been recently re-pointed. An original doorbell button is located next to the ground floor door, on its eastern side. There is a low brick wall with stuccoed gate pier in front of the property, separating it from the street. The rear elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings but was not clearly seen. Overall the building is in a good condition.
There are four windows located across the façade, the ground and first floor windows consist of large canted bay windows, each divided into three parts by timber mullions with pilaster detailing over the mullions and a cornice above. They are later insertions but are of a likely late C19th date. Each of the three sections on both of the bays consists of a two-pane timber framed sash. The second floor and basement level windows are original timber sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars (12 on the basement level and 16 on the second floor).. All of the window frames are painted white. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade and is possibly original. It is in timber painted blue with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed. The basement level door is later and in timber painted blue with a single glazed pane located centrally. 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. 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 with a brick axial stack located over the western 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: #101849 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