Building record TR 34 SW 2419 - Historic Building 77 High Street, Dover, Kent

Summary

77 High Street early C19th building located on the south western side of the road. The building has a 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 3139 4190 (12m by 11m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Forms part of a C19th terrace on the south western side of High Street. The whole terrace is set back from the street level with a raised pavement/forecourt area to the front of it, accessed via a set of steps, with original iron railings separating it from the road. This building is slightly recessed from its south eastern neighbour but is flush with its north western. It is in a brown brick with a rendered and painted (white) ground floor. The doorcase, which is located on the north western side of the façade has a cornice above on console brackets and there is a small rectangular fanlight above the transom. The paintwork on this cornice is badly chipped and flaking away. There is a single window on each of the floors, the ground and first floor windows are located just off centre, on the south eastern side of the door, while the second and third floor windows are located centrally within the façade. The first-floor window is a large canted oriel bay with moulded cornice over and small decorative brackets supporting the sill, all other windows are flat sashes. There are two blocked windows, one at the second floor and one at the third-floor level located between this building and its north western neighbour. It is likely that these were inserted to create symmetry across the façade of the terrace and it is unlikely that they were ever open. All windows apart from the bay, including the blocked windows, have flat gauged brick arches over and small protruding stone sills. The arch over the ground floor window is obscured by the base of the bay window above, the sill has small decorative brackets beneath. There is a string course located at the base of the second floor windows, this forms a continuous sill to all of the windows (including the blocked windows) at this level on this terrace. A parapet rises above the third floor with stone coping, a gutter down pipe runs though a small gap in this parapet over the south eastern party wall, in the angle created by the projecting south eastern neighbour. A small original vent is located below the ground floor window, possibly indicating the presence of a basement below the building. There is an amount of untidy wiring attached to the façade at several locations, possibly associated with an unseen areal at the roof level. Some of the brickwork across the façade and the render at the ground floor level is stained and discoloured, and there is a small amount of vegetation growth at several locations. Overall, despite some untidiness, the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.

The ground floor door is likely modern and is in timber painted blue with six panels and there is a small rectangular window located above the transom over this door, this has a timber frame and a single pane which is likely a later insertion. There are four windows across the façade, these are a mix of original and later C19th replacements. The first floor window consists of a large canted oriel bay window divided into three sections by timber mullions. Each of the sections consists of a timber framed sash, the central is double the width of the outer two and is divided into four panes. The frames within this bay, as well as the mullions, cornice and sills are timber painted white. This paintwork is in a poor condition and is chipped and flaking away from the timber. The second and third floor windows are both original timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars, the second floor window is slightly taller (four panes high by three wide) than the third floor window (three high by three wide) The timber frames are painted white and the paintwork is badly chipped in places. Overall, despite these chips to the paintwork, all windows are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof level was not clearly seen as it is located behind a brick parapet. It is slate and gables with the gable ends over the south eastern and north western party walls. Axial brick stacks are located over each of the party walls, these both appear to be in a good condition. (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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101933 Building, ]

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  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 3 London Road (EKE19204)

Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 1:07PM