Building record TR 34 SW 2357 - Historic Building 10 Norman Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

10 Norman Street Likely Mid C19th building located on the southern side of the road at the far western end of the terrace, with a domestic use. Currently (2019) in a Fair condition. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3158 4158 (7m by 13m)
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. The front garden area is very overgrown and untidy.

Forms the western 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 building on the western side is in a different style and of a later date. 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 five concrete steps with an iron balustrade painted green 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. There is a fair amount of staining to the rendered portion of the façade, and some small cracks in it. Some of the brickwork on the upper portion is weathered and worn, with some of the pointing missing. A quantity of untidy wiring is draped across the façade, possibly associated with an unseen aerial at the roof level. There is a low brick wall with iron railing over and 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 despite the staining to the render and the damage to the brickwork the building is in a fair condition and looks to be structurally sound.

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 window is a timber sash divided into four panes by glazing bars while the basement window consists of a large square fixed lower pane with a small rectangular awning widow above. All of the window frames are in timber painted white, this paintwork is badly chipped and flaking away from the woodwork in numerous locations. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade and is a later replacement. It is in timber painted blue with two panels, the upper of which looks to have been originally glazed but is presently blocked by a large timber board. The basement level door is a later plastic insertion. Apart from the ground floor door which is in a poor condition all the window panes are present and despite damage to the paintwork on the frames 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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101851 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