Building record TR 34 SW 2382 - Historic Building 5 Victoria Crescent, High Street Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3152 4177 (8m 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 part of an early C19 crescent, all in stuccoed brick with 3 storeys and basement. The whole build is slightly recessed from its northern neighbour but flush with its southern. 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 small 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 rendered façade is painted cream, though the lower 1/3rd of the ground floor, as well as the door surround, window sills and string course are all painted black. There are some small areas of damage and staining to the render/paintwork across the façade, particularly at the upper levels of the building. The render has been scored slightly to give the impression of large block construction. A small vent is located on the ground floor, near the door at the pavement level, possibly indicating the presence of a basement below the ground floor. There is a parapet over the second floor with stone coping. A small amount of wiring is attached to the façade, this is mainly grouped tidily in the angle created by the projecting southern neighbour. 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 likely original and in timber painted white. There is a timber framed, semi-circular fanlight above the transom over the door, this appears to be two panes thick, the inner is in a leaded glass and is possibly original. There is a single window per floor at the ground, first and second floor levels. All later replacements, the ground floor window is divided into two panes, the upper of which is awning. The first and second floor windows are both four pane timber framed sashes divided by timber glazing bars and are possibly of a later C19th date. All timber frames are painted white and, despite some chips to the paintwork, 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: #101879 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 4:14PM