Building record TR 34 SW 2471 - Historic Building 297 London Road, Buckland Place, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3119 4216 (16m by 12m) |
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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 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 slightly recessed from its south eastern neighbour but flush with its north western and is in an exposed brown brick with a rendered and painted (grey) 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 a building further along the terrace to the north west. 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 and there is a mature grape vine climbing on over it. 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 and a fair amount of moss growth over. There is a parapet with a stone coping located over the second floor. An original gutter down pipe with decorative hopper at its top runs through a small gap in the brickwork at the parapet level down to the basement level over the south eastern side of the building. Some wiring crosses the façade at several locations, this is associated with a large aerial attached to the brickwork at the top of the first floor level and a modern light located near the door. The building is set back slightly from the pavement level and some temporary harris fencing separates a small, untidy and overgrown 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 white with four rectangular panels. There is a single window on each of the floors aligning across the floors. All apart from the second floor window are later four pane timber framed sashes with the frames painted white, the second floor window is not as tall but is a possibly original sash divided into 12 small rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. The timber frames of all the windows are painted white, this paintwork is slightly chipped but otherwise all windows and doors 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 SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #101988 building, ]
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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