Building record TR 34 SW 2379 - Historic Building 2 Victoria Crescent, High Street Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3153 4177 (6m by 9m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Part of a small crescent with its own road, separate, though adjoining, High Street. There is a small communal and walled grassed area set above the road level in front of the crescent. Group value 2-12 and all part of the same listing.
Forms the southern end of an early C19 crescent all in stuccoed brick with 3 storeys and basement. The ground floor is raised slightly from the street level and the door is located on the southern side of the façade and is accessed via a set of three paved steps, with a semi circular fan light above the transom over the door. There is a single window at the ground floor level, on the northern side of this door, and a further two windows, one per floor at the first and second floor levels. These are both located centrally within the façade and align across both floors. There is a string course at the base of the first floor window which stretches across the whole of the crescent and forms a continuous sill to all of the first floor windows. The Victoria Crescent street sign is situated just above this string course over the door. The southern neighbour projects slightly from this building and although this southern neighbour is only a single story in height the projecting party wall continues onto the first and second floors of this building. The rendered façade is painted cream, though the lower 1/3rd of the ground floor, as well as the door surround, window sills and cornice are all painted black. There is a parapet over the second floor with stone coping. The southern (side) elevation is visible over the single story southern neighbour, this is mostly pebble dashed and painted cream, though the western side is covered in slate. A small amount of wiring is attached to the façade, though this is grouped neatly and painted to match the render. Overall the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
The door, which is raised up slightly from the street level and located on the southern side of the façade, is modern and in a treated timber with six panels. There is a semi-circular fanlight above the transom over the door, this is likely a later replacement and consists of a single pane with a timber frame. There is a single window per floor at the ground, first and second floor levels. The ground and second floor windows appear to be original, timber framed sashes divided into multiple (16 – four wide by four high) rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. The first floor window is also a timber framed sash and possibly of a C19th date, the glazing has been altered and is divided into 12 larger rectangular panes (three wide by four high). All timber frames are painted white and 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.
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: #101876 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