Building record TR 34 SW 2376 - Historic Building 17 High Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3157 4173 (11m by 11m) |
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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 set back very slightly from its north western neighbour but is flush with its south eastern. There is an original gutter down pipe within the angle created by the projecting northern neighbour and there is a lot of vegetation growth within and attached to this gutter. The shop front of this building covers the whole of the ground floor on the north eastern facade and is heavily inserted for a modern commercial use though retains some original features including its fluted pilasters and consoles over the party walls, and the projecting cornice at the top of the ground floor. There are two doors, both are in the north western half of the façade, one gives access to the upper floors and immediately abuts the north western party wall and the other door provides access to the commercial ground floor, both are modern. The area to the south east of and immediately above the doors is glazed and divided into different sized panes by timber glazing bars. All of the window and door surrounds are painted black. The upper floors are in a painted (white) brick, there is a fair amount of staining, dirt and chips on this paintwork. There are two windows per floor, aligning across the floors. All of these have flat gauged brick arches above. The second floor windows have small protruding sills while the first floor windows rest on a continuous sill located directly over the protruding cornice over the ground floor, this is painted white and are some cracks and damage to this paintwork and untidy wiring associated with a security system and light located over it. A large modern light is located at the base of the second floor, centrally between the two windows. There is a slight parapet above the second floor windows, this is rendered and there are some large cracks visible in this render and some staining to the paintwork on it. The south western (rear) elevation was not clearly seen but is in a brick rubble with coursed brick dressings. There is a small two storey brick extension over the north western half and a number of modern gutter and waste water down pipes cross the façade. Despite some untidiness, the building is in a fair-good condition and structurally sound.
The ground floor openings are heavily inserted for a modern commercial use There are two doors, both are in the north western half of the façade, one gives access to the upper floors and immediately abuts the north western party wall and the other door provides access to the commercial ground floor. The commercial door has a single large glazed pane, both are in timber painted black and modern. There are four large panes located on the south eastern side of the doors and a narrow rectangular pane located between them and both have rectangular overlights above the transom over the door, though the one over the door to the upper floors is blocked. 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, some are in a poor condition with issues with both the paintwork and the timber frames themselves. The windows on the rear elevation were not clearly seen but from what little could be seen they appear to be original timber framed sashed divided into multiple panes, in a good condition.
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 brick axial stacks are located over both party walls. The roof structure appears 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.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101873 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