Building record TR 34 SW 2405 - Historic Building 3 Ladywell, Dover, Kent

Summary

3 Ladywell C19th/early C20th building located on the north western side of the street opposite the Maison Dieu. The building has a commercial and domestic use and is currently (2019) in a good condition (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3159 4177 (11m by 11m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Tall and fairly narrow building, part of the same build as 4 High Street on its south western side. It is slightly recessed from its north eastern neighbour and a (possibly original) gutter down pipe runs from the roof level down to the pavement level in the angle created by this recess. A further (also possibly original) gutter down pipe runs over the south western party wall. The ground floor has a commercial use and retains many of the original late C19th/early C20th shop front details including the pilasters over the party walls, consoles over the pilasters, turned corner posts between the windows and a cornice above the ground floor. There are two doors, one provides access to the commercial ground floor while the other to the upper floors. The door to the ground floor is Located centrally within the façade and set within a recessed porch area, with windows on either side while the other door is located immediately against the north eastern party wall. Some small vents in the stall risers below the ground floor windows hint at a possible basement below the ground floor. There is a large fascia over the whole of the ground floor, this is currently blank and there is metallic flashing over it where it meets the brickwork of the upper stories. The ground floor is untidy and dirty with some areas of damage particularly beneath the windows, overall it is in need of some improvement. The upper floors are in an exposed red brick. There is a single centrally placed window at the first floor level and two equally sized windows at the second floor level. all three of these windows have moulded headers and sills, painted white. At the attic level is a large, jettied, gable dormer with a single centrally placed window within. The area surrounding the window within the gabled dormer is timbered and pebble dashed, and three timber brackets are located beneath to support it. The eaves overhang the top of the second floor and there are timber fascia boards directly beneath and a plastered band over the brickwork below. The brickwork across the façade is stained and discoloured in several locations and there is some untidy wiring associated with a security system. Aside from this, and the damage to the ground floor, the building is in a fairly good condition and appears to be structurally sound.

There are two doors, one provides access to the commercial ground floor while the other to the upper floors, both are in timber painted white. The door to the ground floor is located centrally within the façade and set within a recessed porch area, it has a large glazed panel in its upper half, with two smaller glazed panels above. There is a square window located above the transom over this door. The other door is located immediately against the north eastern party wall, this is a later insertion, again with a glazed upper half divided into 6 panes by timber glazing bars. There are windows on either side of the central ground floor doorway, including on the returns in the porch towards the door. These are divided by original turned timber corner posts painted white. The upper parts of all of the windows, including the area over the door to the upper floors, are divided into multiple square panes by timber glazing bars, 28 in total. The frames of all the windows and doors are painted white, this paintwork is dirty and slightly chipped in some locations. At the first floor level, resting directly over the cornice over the ground floor, there is an single original, centrally placed window divided into three parts by timber mullions. Each part consists of a timber framed sash, the upper part of which is divided into six small panes by timber glazing bars. There are two windows at the second floor level, each is divided into two parts by timber mullions and again each of the two parts consists of a timber framed sash, the upper part of which is divided into six small panes by timber glazing bars. The window within the gabled dormer is in the same style: divided into two parts, though is not as tall as those on the lower floors. all the timber frames of these windows are painted white, this paintwork is in a poor condition, with numerous chips and cracks. Despite this the windows are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof is gabled with the gable ends over the north eastern and south western party walls. There is a large gabled dormer over the south eastern façade, which takes up most of the roof on this side. There is metallic flashing where the roof meets the south western party wall of its north eastern neighbour. The whole roof, including the roof of the dormer is covered in ceramic tiles and appears to be in a good condition with no bowing or obviously slipped tiles. (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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101910 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 4:16PM