Building record TR 34 SW 2446 - Historic Building 270 London Road/Erith Place, Dover, Kent

Summary

270 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 3109 4226 (11m by 11m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Listed as a group 269-270 which 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 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 building is in an exposed brown brick with a rendered and painted basement level. The door is located on the north western side of the façade, immediately abutting the north western party wall; it is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of six steps. There are possibly original iron railings on either side of the steps up to the door. The door is round headed and there is a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door. A further door is located beneath the ground floor window, providing separate access to the basement level. This has two small rectangular windows on either side of it and there are two further basement level windows, one small rectangular window on the south eastern side of the door and a final below the steps up to the ground floor. There is a single window on the ground, first and second floor levels, all aligning across the floors and located centrally within the façade. The ground and first floor level windows consist of large three light canted bays. The second floor window is flat and has a rendered flat gauged brick arch above and a small protruding sill. A brick parapet is located over the second floor with stone coping. A possibly original gutter down pipe runs through a gap in the brickwork at the parapet level, down the basement level over the south eastern party wall with a decorative metallic hopper at the top. A modern aerial is attached to the brickwork at the base of the first floor. Overall the building is well kept, 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 modern and in timber painted black with four panels, the upper two of which are glazed. 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. The basement level door is also timber painted black with four panels, the upper two glazed. There are two narrow rectangular windows immediately abutting either side of the door, these have timber frames painted white and are fixed. The narrow window on the south eastern side of the basement level is casement while the other window, located beneath the steps is divided into two panes, the upper is small and awning while the lower is large and fixed. Each of the three openings within the ground and first floor bays are timber framed sashes, the central parts of each is approximately double the width of the outer two and divided into four panes by timber glazing bars. The mullions separating each of the three openings, as well as the area between the top of the ground floor and base of the first floor bays are painted cream. The second floor level window is also a timber framed sash divided into four panes. All of these timber framed sashes appear to be later (though possibly late C19th) insertions. All windows and doors are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

The roof level was not seen from the street as it is located behind a parapet. There is a brick stack 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: #101962 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