Building record TR 34 SW 2443 - Historic Building 267 London Road/Erith Place, Dover, Kent

Summary

267 London Road/Erith Place early C19th building located on the south western side of the road. The building is on a quiet side road which runs parrallel and is at a slightly higher level to the busy London Road. It 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 3108 4227 (11m by 10m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Listed as a group 265-268 which are the same build and share a number of architectural features. It is located on a quiet street (Erith Place) that runs parallel to and is at a higher level than the busy London Road. There is a possibly original iron railing separating this raised street from London Road below.

Forms part a terrace of early C19th brown brick buildings located on the south western side of London Road/Erith Place. Erith Place is a quiet road which runs parallel and is raised from London Road on its south western side. The door is located on the north western side of the façade, immediately abutting the north western party wall; it is slightly raised from the street level and accessed via a set of four paved steps. The door is round headed and there is a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door. A brick wall is located on the northern side of this door separating the front garden area of this property from its north western neighbour and leading to a tall brick gate pier at the street level. A short and possibly original iron railing is located on the southern side of the door. There is a single window on the ground, first and second floor levels, all aligning across the floors and located centrally within the façade. All have rendered flat gauged brick arches above and small protruding sills. A further window is located at the basement level, this is much smaller than the others but also has a rendered flat gauged brick arch over, the bottom half of it is located below the paved front garden area. A brick parapet is located over the second floor with stone coping. Two possibly original gutter down pipes run through gaps in the brickwork at the parapet level, both have decorative metallic hoppers and there is a fair amount of vegetation growth within the hopper at the top of this southern down pipe. Overall the building appears to be structurally sound and is in a good condition.

The ground floor door, which is located on the north western side of the façade, is possibly original in a treated timber with decoratively glazed upper half divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. It is round headed with a semi circular window located above the transom over the door, this window is likely later and consists of a single fixed pane. A small original doorbell button is located within the brickwork next to the door. The basement level window was not clearly seen but all other windows are later insertions and consist of two panes divided horizontally with a large fixed lower pane and small rectangular awning above. The frames of these windows are timber painted white, this paintwork is chipped in places. All windows and the door are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof level was not seen from the street as it is located behind a parapet. There is a brick stack located over the south eastern party wall. (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: #101959 Building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 3 London Road (EKE19204)
  • Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)

Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 4:18PM