Building record TR 34 SW 2358 - Historic Building 11 Norman Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

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

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3157 4161 (8m by 14m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Forms the western end of a terrace of 9, mid C19th houses of a double depth plan, located on the northern side of Norman Street. It is in a stock brick which is rendered across all floors, this render is painted cream while the plasterwork detailing is painted white. The door is located on the western side of the façade, close to the western party wall, with a single window at the ground floor level on its eastern side. The ground floor is raised from the street level and the front door is accessed via a set of six concrete steps. There is a door beneath these steps which provides separate access to the basement level. There are four pilasters at the ground floor level, one on either side of both the window and the door, supporting an entablature with triglyphs and first floor level. There are two windows at the first floor level, these do not align with those on the ground floor. Both have moulded plasterwork surrounds, small protruding sills and triangular pediments on console brackets located above. The second floor windows align with the first floor windows, these also have protruding sills but lack the detailing apparent on the first floor windows over and on their surrounds. There is a projecting moulded cornice below a low parapet over the second floor. This cornice is painted white to match the plasterwork on the rest of the façade. In the front of the house there is a low stuccoed brick wall with stuccoed gate piers and an iron railing above separating a small paved garden area from the street. Two further low walls with stuccoed gate piers with moulded caps are located on either side of the steps up to the doorway. These are all painted cream with white on the detailing to match the façade of the house. The rear elevation is in flint and brick with coursed brick dressings. A number of modern gutter and waste water down pipes cross the rear elevation and there is a single story extension with a shed roof, again in brick and flint rubble, located over the back door. Overall the building is in a very good condition, it is well maintained and a number of the original decorative features survive.

There are six windows located across the façade, all are all original 12-pane sashes divided by timber glazing bars. The first and second floor windows align across the floors, while the single ground floor and basement windows are located slightly off centre, on the eastern side of the door. There is a further flat roofed dormer at the roof level with a possibly original 6 pane sash. The door is located on the western side of the façade, abutting the western party wall. It is a C19 panelled door in timber painted white. The upper two panels are glazed in an opaque glass. There is a rectangular overlight located above the transom over the door. The window and door frames are in timber painted white. The windows on the rear elevation also appear to be original timber sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The paintwork on these frames is chipped but otherwise all of the windows are in a good condition.

The roof is gabled with the gable ends over both party walls. It is in a Welsh slate with ceramic ridge tiles. There are rendered stacks over party walls, with metallic flashing on the join between the stack and the roof structure. Both the stack and the roof are in a good condition. (1)


<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101852 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