Different and on a larger scale to many of the other buildings located within this terrace. at the point where Erith Place starts on the north western side of London Road. The whole building is raised from the pavement and street level below.

Forms the north western end of a terrace of C19th buildings located on the south western side of London Road, at the point where Erith Place branches off from London Road on its north western side. The pavement level is raised from the busy London Road and separated from it by a possibly original iron railing. This building is larger and in a different style to the other buildings within this terrace, possibly suggesting a later or different construction date. It is in an exposed brown brick with a painted (white) basement level. The door is set back from the main façade within a three story porch on the north western side of the building. The ground floor level of the porch protrudes from the first and second floors over it, and there is a dropped moulded cornice and parapet at its top. The ground floor is raised from the street level and the door is accessed via a set of seven steps with original iron railings on both sides. The door has an original and decorative elliptical window above the transom and two narrow windows immediately abutting the jambs on both sides of the door. The brickwork above this arch is rendered with the building name ‘YORK HOUSE’ integral to that render. There is a single window at both the first and second floor levels within the porch above the door, both have painted flat gauged brick arches above and small protruding sills. There is a rendered parapet at the top of the second floor within this porch, the paintwork on this parapet is in a poor condition and there is a fair amount of vegetation growth attached to it. A small part of the northern (side) face of this porch is visible from the street level, there is a further door providing separate access to the basement level on this side as well as three windows; one at the basement level and two at the ground floor level. The two ground floor level windows on this side are round headed with the brick arches above painted white while the basement level window has a painted flat gauged brick arch over. The main part of the façade which projects forward towards north east, has a large two light curved bow window occupying most of the north eastern side across all floors. Each of these openings also have painted flat gauged brick arches above and protruding sills. There is dropped moulded eaves cornice and parapet above the second floor window, this respects the curve of the bow window below. A large aerial is attached to this parapet with its associated wiring running down the façade near the south eastern corner of the building. Two dormer windows are visible at the roof level behind this parapet, these align with the openings on the floors below. The front garden area is raised from the street level and there is a brick wall with original and decorative iron railing above separating it from the road. Overall this is an attractive building with many surviving original features which appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.

The ground floor door is possibly original and in timber painted black with six moulded panels. There is an original and highly decorative elliptical window above the transom over this door and two narrow windows one either side of the jambs. The basement level door on the northern face of the porch was not clearly seen, nor was the basement level window on this side of the porch. The two ground floor level windows on the north face of the porch are round headed and consist of two pane timber framed sashes which are possibly a later C19th insertions. The first and second floor windows which align with the door in this porch are also timber framed sashes divided into 12 rectangular panes (three wide by four high) by timber glazing bars. All of the windows within the large bowed window on the main façade are also timber frames sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The Ground floor and second floor windows are 12 panes (three wide by four high) while the first floor windows are taller and are 16 panes (three wide by five high. The lower parts of the basement level windows were not seen but they are at least 9 panes (though more likely 12). The timber frames of all of these windows are painted white there are a few small chops to this paintwork. The two dormer windows are later plastic insertions. Overall all windows are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof is set back from the main façade behind a rendered parapet it is hipped and mansard in slate with metallic flashing at the angle and over the ridges. There are two dormer windows aligning with the windows on the floor below (discussed above), located in the lower steeper angle of the mansard roof with metallic flashing at the join with the slates. Overall the roof structure appears to be in a good condition with all slaters present an no obvious bowing. (1)

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