Building record TR 34 SW 2467 - Historic Building 293 London Road/Erith Place, Dover, Kent

Summary

293 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 3118 4217 (10m 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 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 south eastern 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 is in an exposed brown brick with a rendered and painted (cream) 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 these steps, the north western continues to the street level and divides the front garden area from that of its north western neighbour. The door is round headed and set within a slight recess in the brickwork, the brick arch above the door is painted and there is a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door. A further door is located beneath the steps up to the ground floor level, providing separate access to the basement level. The basement, ground and first floor level windows consist of large three light canted bay windows, one on top of another, with rendered mullions. All have protruding sills and a moulded cornice is located over the top of the first floor bay. The render over the mullions and between the windows has a number of cracks and areas of damage. The second floor window is flat with a painted flat gauged brick arch over. A rendered string course is located at the base of the first floor level though this is largely obscured by the large bay. There is a parapet with a stone coping located over the second floor. A small section of the southern (side) elevation is visible from the street, this is in flint and there is a modern plastic gutter down pipe which runs through a gap in the façade just beneath the parapet level, down the basement level near the north eastern corner of the building. Further modern features including two lights located next to the ground floor and basement level doors and a large aerial at the second floor level are attached to the brickwork. A low brick wall with possibly original and decorative iron railings above is located between the front garden area and the street level. The front garden is untidy and overgrown. 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 possibly original and in timber painted white with eight panels, the upper four of which are glazed. It is round headed with a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door, this is likely a later insertion and consists of a single pane with a timber frame. The basement level door is modern and in timber painted white. The bay windows at the basement, ground and first floor levels all have three openings, each of these openings consists of a timber framed sash, the central part of each is roughly double the width of the two outer and is divided into four large rectangular panes by timber glazing bars while the outer consist of two panes. It is likely that these are all later C19th insertions. The second floor window is a possibly original flat timber framed sash divided into 16 small rectangular panes (four wide by four high) by timber glazing bars. All of the timber frames are painted white and this paintwork is chipped in places. Overall all of the windows and doors 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 though two brick stacks are visible over each of the party walls. (1)


<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101984 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