Building record TR 34 SW 2462 - Historic Building 288 London Road/Erith Place, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3116 4219 (10m by 10m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Listed as a group 288-293 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 the north western end of 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 (white) 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. A tall brick wall is located on the north western side of these steps separating the front garden area of this building from the grounds of the church to the north west. A low rendered and painted (white) brick wall is located on the south eastern side of the steps. The door is round headed and set within a slight recess in the brickwork, both the arch above and brickwork surrounding the door are painted. There is a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door though this has been blocked with brick. A further door is located beneath the steps up to the ground floor level, providing separate access to the basement level. There is a single window on the ground, first and second floor levels, aligning across the floors and located almost centrally within the facade. There is also a single basement level window but this does not align with the windows on the upper floors. All have painted flat gauged brick arches above (though the render at the basement level obscures that over the basement window). A rendered and painted string course is located at the base of the first floor level and forms a sill to the first floor window. There is a parapet with a stone coping is located over the second floor. A modern plastic gutter down pipe runs through a gap in the brickwork at the parapet level, down the basement level over the south eastern party wall. Some untidy wiring is located in several places across the façade associated with a modern security system over the ground floor door and an aerial at the roof level. A low brick wall is located between the front garden area and the street level, with tall brick gate piers at its north western end. The northern (side) elevation of this building is visible and is rendered across all floors with no openings. Overall, despite some untidiness, 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 in timber painted black with six panels. It is round headed with a blocked semi-circular window located above the transom over the door. The basement level door was not clearly seen. The ground, first and second floor level windows are all original timber framed sashes all divided into 16 small rectangular panes (four wide by four high) by timber glazing bars. The timber frames are all painted cream and there are some chips to the paintwork. The basement level window is a later plastic insertion. Overall the 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 parapet, it is gabled with the gable ends over the north western and south eastern party walls. A brick stack is located over the south eastern party wall with a tall aerial attached (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: #101979 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 4:20PM