Building record TR 34 SW 2369 - Historic Building 3 High Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

3 High Street, Likely Mid C19th building with a largely original C19th shop front located on the western side of the road, towards the southern end of the terrace, with a commercial and domestic use. Currently (2019) in a good condition. (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3160 4170 (12m by 11m)
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 ten mid C19th buildings, many of which retain their original C19th shop fronts. The whole build is very slightly recessed from its south eastern neighbour, and there is a gutter down pipe located within the angle between these two buildings. The shop front of this building covers the whole of the ground floor on the north eastern facade. This has many surviving C19th features which include: the window and door surrounds, turned corner-posts between the windows, fluted pilasters and consoles over the party walls, the fascia and the protruding cornice at the top of the ground floor. All of which are in a good condition and some of which are highly decorative. Two doors, one giving access to the ground floor and a separate door providing access to the upper floors are located within a recessed porch area on the south eastern side of the façade. This porch has an original tiled floor (with some damage) and original timber panels on the ceiling and over the party wall. The upper floors are in an exposed stock brick. There are two windows per floor, aligning across the floors. All of these have rendered and painted (white) flat gauged brick arches above. The second floor windows have small protruding sills while the first floor windows rest directly on the protruding cornice over the ground floor. There is a slight parapet above the second floor windows, this is rendered and un-painted, with some cracks visible in the render. The south western (rear) elevation is rendered and painted and there is a narrow two storey rendered (but not painted) extension over the south eastern half of it. Five windows are visible within the main façade, including a dormer. There is one each on the first and second floor, aligning across the floors, and one between the floors, presumably lighting a stair. The ground floor window is very large and elaborately decorative, divided into 12 parts by transoms and mullions and with stained glass. A few modern features are attached to the rear façade at various locations, including two aerials and modern gutter and waste water down pipes. Overall the building is in a good condition with many surviving original features.

The ground floor commercial shop front is largely glazed. There are two doors, one provides access to the upper floors and is original in panelled timber painted black. The second door provides access to the ground floor and is located within the return towards first door. This door is also likely original with a large glazed upper panel. Both doors have rectangular windows above the transom over the door, both are in an opaque glass and the one over the door providing access to the upper floors is cracked. The rest of the ground floor is glazed and although the window frames, including the turned corner posts are original, it is likely that the large glass panes are a later insertion. The return towards the door is also glazed. The frames of all the openings at the ground floor level are painted and in a good condition. There are four windows on the upper floors of the north eastern elevation, two per floor aligning across the floors. All are original timber framed sashes divided into 12 panes by timber glazing bars (three wide by four high). There is an original dormer window located centrally at the roof level, this is divided into two parts by a timber mullion, each part consists of a timber framed sash divided into six panes by timber glazing bars. All of these timber window frames are painted white and are in a good condition. There are four windows and an original six pane dormer window visible within the main façade on the south western rear elevation. Those on the first and second floor are original timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The ground floor window is very large and elaborately decorative, divided into 12 parts by transoms and mullions and with stained glass. There is a small window at the first floor and door at the ground floor level within the rendered extension on the south eastern side of the rear elevation. All visible windows appear to be in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof is set back slightly from the main façade, behind a rendered parapet. It is mansard and in slate, there is metallic flashing on the angle. There are two, possibly original dormer windows, on the north eastern side and another on the south western. A brick axial stack is located over the south eastern party wall and a rendered axial stack over the north western. The roof of the two story extension on the south western side of the building is gabled, with the gable end over the south western end. All roof structures appear to be in a good condition with no bowing or obvious slipped slates. (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: #101863 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 4:13PM