Building record TR 34 SW 2377 - Historic Building 19 High Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3157 4174 (12m 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 the north western end of a terrace of ten mid C19th buildings, at the junction between High Street and Priory Hill. Many of the buildings within this terrace, including this retain parts of their original C19th shop fronts. The whole build is slightly advanced from its south eastern neighbour. There is an original gutter down pipe within the angle created between these two buildings, 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 side as well as the north eastern 1/3rd of the north western façade. It retains a number of original C19th features including its fluted pilasters and consoles over the party wall and the projecting cornice at the top of the ground floor. A number of modern lights are attached to the top of this cornice, on both the north eastern and north western sides of it, illuminating the commercial signage on the fascia. The north eastern corner of the ground floor is at an angle to the rest of the building, this is not continued on the floors above meaning that the cornice overhangs here. The door to the ground floor level is located within this angled corner. The window and door frames, cornice and commercial fascia are all in timber painted grey to match the commercial signage. The upper floors of the north eastern façade are in a painted (cream) brick, while the north western elevation is rendered. There are two windows per floor, aligning across the floors on the north eastern side and no openings on the north western. All of these windows 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, these are all painted black. There is a slight parapet above the second floor windows, this is rendered and there are some cracks visible in this render and some staining to the paintwork on it. The south western (rear) elevation is in flint with coursed brick dressings. There is a small two storey rendered brick extension over the north western half of the rear facade, the upper half of which is clad in modern slate. Five openings could be clearly seen; two at the first floor level, two at the second floor level and a single dormer, though there are likely more at the ground floor level. A possibly original gutter down pipe runs between this building and the south eastern neighbour, over the south eastern party wall, from the roof level to the ground floor. Overall the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
The ground floor has a commercial use but retains a number of possibly original openings. The door, which is in a painted (grey) timber is located within the angled corner and has a single large glazed panel, the base of which aligns with the stall risers below the windows. The main north eastern ground floor façade is entirely glazed and divided into multiple large panes by timber glazing bars, the frames are possibly original but the large panes are probably a later insertion. The opening at the ground floor level of the north western side consists of a large, four pane timber sash. All of the timber frames are painted grey and are 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, of which there are five are also appear to be original timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. Again all frames are painted white and 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. The upper part of the roof at the north western end is hipped. There are two, likely original dormer windows, on the north eastern side and another on the south western. A brick axial stack is located over the south western party wall. The roof of the small two storey extension is shed and in slate with metallic flashing where it meets the wall of the main structure at the base of the second floor level. Overall 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 SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101874 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