Building record TR 34 SW 2438 - Historic Building 109 High Street, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3133 4195 (18m by 19m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Forms the end of the terrace between High Street and Tower Hamlets road, with a relatively narrow main façade on the High Street side and the long side façade on the Tower Hamlets side. It is in a rendered and painted (cream) brick and the ground floor has a commercial use. The High Street ground floor has a central doorway set within a recessed porch area with a window on either side, also within the recessed porch, and timber stall risers below the windows. The areas on either sides of this porch area are rendered and there is panelled detailing in the render. The commercial fascia stretches over the whole of the ground floor on this side and there is an original cornice above this. There are two windows at the first floor level, a string course located beneath them forms a continuous sill to both. The ‘High Street’ street sign is located in the area between the cornice over the ground floor and string course below these windows, near the north eastern corner of the building. There is a moulded cornice above the first floor and rendered parapet above the cornice. There are a few cracks to the render on the High Street façade and some staining on the architectural details, particularly the cornice. The Tower Hamlets façade is much longer and respects the curve of the road implying that it was constructed well after the road had been laid out. There are two windows at the ground floor level, both near the north eastern corner of the building and both with decorative original timber surrounds. The commercial signage continues over the area encompassed by these windows and the cornice above it continues onto the whole of the eastern half of the façade. There are three areas of panelled detailing in the render; one on the north eastern corner of the building, one immediately to the west of the windows and a final at approximately half way across the façade, level with the point at which the cornice ends. The western half of the ground floor is also rendered and painted cream but is devoid of any openings. The sting course below the windows at the first floor level also continues onto the Tower hamlets side and forms a continuous sill to seven first floor windows. The parapet and cornice also continue onto this side of the building above the first floor level. Both the string course and the cornice stretch across the entire length of the façade. The ‘Tower Hamlets’ street sigh is located between the cornice over the ground floor and the first floor string course, again near the north western corner of the building. There are further cracks to the render on this side of the building, some appear to be quite severe, with quantities of plaster flaking away from the façade. The far western end of the first floor is in a painted brick (also cream) rather than rendered. Overall despite some areas where improvement is needed, the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
All of the first floor windows, two on the High Street side and seven on the Tower hamlets side, are modern and casement in timber. The timber is painted green to match the commercial signage. The main access to the ground floor is through a door with I recessed porch area located centrally on the High Street side of the building. This is in timber also painted green with a single large glazed panel, the base of which aligns with the stall risers below the windows on either side. There is a narrow rectangular (vertical) window on the south eastern side of this door and a further rectangular (horizontal) window above this narrow window and the door. There are two windows, one on either side of these central openings. These are set at an angle between the street level and the recessed door. The frames to all of these windows are in timber painted green. There are two windows located at the ground floor level on the Tower Hamlets side of the building, both are located near the north eastern corner of the building. The one closest to the corner is double the width of the other and consists of two large panes divided by a decoratively turned timber glazing bar, the frames of both of these also have decorative timber surrounds, all painted green. All windows are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.
The roof level was not clearly seen as it is located behind a parapet. (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: #101954 building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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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 1:09PM