Large symmetrical red brick building with a rendered ground floor, built in the 1930s as Dover’s fire station and retains this use. It is in a similar style and shares a number of architectural details with No.s 7-9 Ladywell, located to the north east., suggesting that they were constructed at the same time. The ground floor has six openings, the four central are larger than the outer two and three have large doors to enable the fire engines to enter and exit the building. The south western of these four openings also looks to originally have been for the entrance/exit of large vehicles but has since been filled with modern windows. the two smaller outer openings look to both originally have been for doors, but a window has since been inserted into the north eastern. All the openings have moulded plaster surrounds and there is a decorative plaster cornice at the top of the ground floor level. There render at the ground floor level is slightly discoloured and there are a few small cracks in it, otherwise it is in a good condition. The upper floors may be divided into three sections, the central section is slightly recessed from the outer two and there are two original gutter down pipes on either side of it, running from the top of the second floor to the base of the first floor. There are three windows per floor in the outer two sections, aligning across the floors and four on each floor in the central. The first floor windows in the central section have a continuous iron balcony over their lower halves and there is a large metal flag pole located centrally between them. All have flat gauged brick arches over and central keystones. There is a rendered band at the top of the second floor level over which is a brick parapet with cement coping. There are small areas of recessed brickwork within this parapet over all the windows, possibly suggesting the former site of openings here though, more likely, this is for decorative purposes. There is a small amount of vegetation growth attached to the façade and a small quantity of untidy wiring associated with aerials located at the roof level. Aside from this, and the small cracks visible in the render at the ground floor level, this building is in a very good condition.

All of the ground floor openings are modern and tie in with the use of the building as a fire station. The windows on the first and second floor level (there are 20 in total) are timber framed sashes painted white and divided into nine panes by timber glazing bars. All are in a good condition.

The roof was not clearly seen as is located behind a brick parapet. It is hipped and there is a brick stack visible from the street level between the central and north eastern sections of the building. A number of modern aerials are attached to the roof level and a tall flag pole. (1)

<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.