Building record TR 34 SW 2529 - Historic Building 309 London Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3124 4209 (12m by 8m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
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 below by a possibly original iron railing. It is in brown brick with a stuccoed and painted (white) ground floor and basement level, this stucco is scored to give the impression of large block construction. The door is located on the north western side of the façade; it is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of five steps with, possibly original iron railings on either side. The door is round headed 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. There is a single basement level window, this aligns with the window at the ground floor level which, like the door, is also round headed with a small protruding painted stone sill. The stucco at the ground floor and basement levels is dirty and stained and there are a number of modern features are attached to it, these include doorbells and two lights, one next to each of the doors. There is a rendered string course above the stucco over the ground floor directly beneath the two first floor windows and forms a continuous sill to them both. The paintwork on this string course is flaking away from the render in several places. The first and second floors are in an exposed brick and there are two windows per floor aligning across the floors, all with flat gauged brick arches above. There is a moulded eaves cornice at the top of the second floor with a rendered band below metallic flashing above. A small dormer window is visible at the roof level above this cornice, with a tall aerial attached to its surround. The wiring for this aerial runs down the façade, to the basement level over the south eastern party wall. There is a low brick wall in front of the property, separating the small front garden area from the street level. A (likely modern though in-keeping) iron railing is located over this wall. Overall, despite some areas of 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 likely original and in timber painted black with five moulded panels and a decorative knocker. It is round headed with a semi-circular window located above the transom over the door. This window is a likely later insertion and consists of a single pane in a timber frame. There is a further door located beneath the steps up to the ground floor, this is also in timber painted black with four rectangular panels, the upper two of which are glazed. The first floor window is a round headed and a possibly original timber framed sash divided into 12 panes by timber glazing bars. The basement level window aligns with the ground floor window above and is also a timber framed sash though the glazing appears to have been altered (possibly in the later C19th) and it is divided into three small panes in the upper half and three large rectangular panes in the lower half. There are two windows at both the first and second floor levels, all likely original timber framed sashes divided into 12 panes (three wide by four high) by timber glazing bars. The dormer window was not clearly seen but also appears to be timber framed and divided into multiple panes. All of the timber frames are painted white. Overall the windows are all in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.
The roof level was not seen from the street as it is located behind a parapet. there is a central flat roofed dormer (discussed above). There is a rendered stack over both party walls, a small amount of vegetation is attached to the northern. (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: #102265 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 4:23PM