Building record TR 34 SW 2470 - Historic Building 296 London Road, Buckland Place, Dover, Kent

Summary

296 London Road Buckland Place, early - mid C19th building located on the south western side of the 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 3119 4216 (15m by 11m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Listed as a group 295-300 located on the north western side of London Road on a raised pavement level.

Forms part of a terrace of C19th buildings located on the south western side of London Road on a raised pavement which is separated from the busy London Road by a possibly original iron railing. 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 modern metallic steps which are located in front of the neighbouring building on its north western side. These steps lead to a metal balcony at the ground floor level which runs across the entire length of the property and the properties on either side of it. Both the stairs and the balcony are fairly badly rusted. The door is within a slight recess within the brickwork and has a gothic arch above with a small semi circular window within this arch above the transom over the door. A further door is located beneath the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level. There is a single window on the basement, ground, first and second floor levels, aligning across the floors and located almost centrally within the facade. All have flat gauged brick arches above (though the render at the basement level obscures that over the basement window) and small protruding painted sills. A rendered and painted string course is located at the base of the first floor level just above the base of the first floor window, this is slightly damaged with the paintwork chipped and flaking away in places. There is a parapet with a stone coping located over the second floor. The building is set back slightly from the pavement level and a mature hedge and modern metallic gate separates a small front garden area from the street. 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 black with six moulded panels. There is a gothic arch in the brickwork above the door and a semi-circular window with a timber frame is located above the transom over the door. The basement level door is also possibly original and in timber painted black with four rectangular panels. There is a single window on each of the floors aligning across the floors. All apart from the basement window are four pane timber framed sashes with the frames painted white, the second floor window is not as tall as the ground and first floor windows. The basement level window is also a timber framed sash but likely a later insertion with two large panes and a frame painted black. All windows and door are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

The roof level was not clearly visible but appears to be hipped with ceramic tiles and a stack is visible centrally, likely associated with a fireplace between the front and rear rooms. (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: #101987 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 4:21PM