Building record TR 34 SW 2361 - Historic Building 14 Norman Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

14 Norman Street Likely Mid C19th building located on the northern side of the road within the central potion 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 3159 4162 (7m 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. 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. 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 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 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 does not project as far as the cornice located on No 13 on the western side but is level with that on No 15 to the east. This cornice is painted white to match the plasterwork on the rest of the façade. 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 was not seen but is likely in flint and brick with coursed brick dressings, to match the other buildings within this terrace. Overall the building appears to be in a good condition with a number of surviving decorative 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 were not seen. 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. There is a large modern aerial located just behind the parapet at the roof level. 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: #101855 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