Forms part of a terrace of ten mid C19th buildings, many of which retain their original C19th shop fronts. The shop front of this building covers the whole of the ground floor on the north eastern facade. The ground floor of the neighbouring building on the north western side (No. 7) has a shared commercial use. 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 (though the main ground floor access is within the neighbouring façade) 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 over the party wall, these are painted grey. The upper floors are in brick painted white. 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 also rendered and painted white, with some cracks visible in the render. The south western (rear) elevation is rendered and painted (white) and there is a narrow two storey brick extension over the south eastern half of it. This elevation was not clearly seen but two windows were visible on the main façade and a dormer window at the roof level. A further small window was visible in the south western side of the extension. All appear to be original. A few modern features are attached to the rear façade at various locations, including two satellite dishes 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, both are panelled timber painted grey with a gloss paint, one provides access to the upper floors while the other to the ground floor and appears to be fixed (the main ground floor access is located within the neighbouring façade). Both doors have rectangular windows above the transom over the door, the one over the door providing access to the upper floors in an opaque glass while the other is blocked with timber. 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 grey 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. The visible windows on the rear elevation are also original timber framed sashes, of a variety of sizes and divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. A small original dormer window is located at the roof level, this is also a timber framed sash, though is smaller than that on the north eastern elevation and is divided into six panes Aside from some small chips to the paintwork all are 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. Two rendered brick axial stacks are located over both of the party walls. The roof of the two story extension on the south western side of the building is hipped and in slate. 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.