Building record TR 34 SW 2360 - Historic Building 13 Norman Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

13 Norman Street Likely Mid C19th building located on the northern side of the road towards the 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 3158 4162 (6m by 12m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Forms part of a terrace of 9, mid C19th houses of a double depth plan, located on the northern side of Norman Street. The whole build is slightly advanced and at a slightly higher level than its western neighbour but is flush with its eastern neighbour. 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 render at the basement level is slightly advanced from that of the main façade. There are some cracks in the render and some small chips on the paintwork. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade, close to the eastern party wall, with a single window at the ground floor level on its western 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 five pilasters at the ground floor level, one on either side of both the window and the door, and a further over the western party wall, 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 and triangular pediments on console brackets located above. The second floor windows align with the first floor windows, these 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. There is a fair amount of vegetation growth attached to this cornice and parapet and there are some cracks in the render at the parapet level. An amount of untidy wiring is attached to the façade at several locations. In the front of the house there is a low stuccoed brick wall with stuccoed gate piers 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, these dressings are rendered and painted. A number of modern gutter and waste water down pipes cross the rear elevation and there is a rendered single story extension with a shed roof located over the back door. Despite some cracks in the render and a small quantity of vegetation growth the building appears to be in a good condition with a number of surviving original features.

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 western side of the door. There is a further flat roofed dormer at the roof level with a possibly original 6 pane sash. All of the windows are four panes high by three wide apart from the basement window which is four wide by three high and the dormer which is three wide by two high. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade, abutting the western party wall. It is a C19 panelled door in timber painted red. The upper two panels are glazed in an opaque glass. There is a rectangular overlight located above the transom over the door, also with opaque glass. The window and door frames are in timber painted white. The windows on the rear elevation appear to be a mix of original timber sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars, and modern plastic replacements. All of the windows appear to be 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. Both the stack and the roof are in a good condition. (10


<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: #101854 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 4:12PM