Building record TR 34 SW 2428 - Historic Building 91 High Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3136 4192 (11m by 11m) |
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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. This building is in a brown brick with a rendered the basement level. The ground floor is at a higher level than the street and the front door, which is located on the south eastern side of the façade is accessed via a set of five stone steps, these are slightly untidy with a fair amount of vegetation attached. There is a possibly original iron balustrade located on the northern side of these steps. The door has a semi-circular fanlight located above the transom over the door and a corresponding brick arch above, this window has been blocked. A further door is located beneath the steps up to the ground floor providing separate access to the basement level. There are six windows located on the main façade, all are original. There is a single window at both the basement and level and ground floor levels on the north western side of the door, the ground floor window has a small iron railing over the sill. The first and second floors both have two windows. All, apart from the basement window have flat gauged brick arches over and small protruding sills. The basement level window has a segmental arch above. There is a rendered string course at the base of the first floor, this forms a continuous sill to both of the first floor windows. Alongside these windows, a small flat roofed dormer is located centrally at the roof level, though this was not clearly seen. A moulded eaves level cornice is located at the top of the second floor with a parapet with stone coping above. Both the cornice and the parapet are painted (cream) and there is a small amount of vegetation growth as well as some weathering and some small cracks within them. A gutter down pipe runs through a small gap in the brickwork just below this eaves cornice. This runs down to the basement level over the north western party wall. There is some untidy wiring attached to the façade, above the string course at the base of the first floor, possibly associated with an aerial located at the roof level. A low brick wall with iron area railings above separates the small front garden area from the street level. It is unlikely that these railings are original but are in an in-keeping style for the age of the building. This front garden area is overgrown and untidy. Overall, despite some areas of untidiness, this the building has numerous surviving original features and appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
The ground floor door is likely a later insertion and is in timber painted black with six panels. There is a semi-circular window located above the transom over this door this has been blocked. There are six windows located across the façade and a small flat roofed dormer located centrally at the roof level, this was not clearly seen but appears to have a later frame. All windows are original timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The only later replacement appears to be the upper part of the ground floor window which is divided into three large rectangular panes, the lower part is divided into eight much smaller panes (four wide by two high). The first and second floor windows are taller and narrower than the windows below, the first floor windows are divided into 16 panes (three wide by five high) while the second floor windows are not as tall and are divided into 12 (three wide by four high). All timber frames are painted white and despite some dirt and small chips to the paintwork all windows are in a good condition.
The roof level was not clearly seen as it is located behind a parapet. It is slate and gabled with the gable ends over the south eastern and north western party walls. There is an axial brick stack located over north western party wall. A small flat roofed dormer is located centrally within it, though this was not clearly seen. (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: #101944 building, ]
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Related Events/Activities (1)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 3 London Road (EKE19204)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 1:08PM