Building record TR 34 SW 2621 - Historic Building 6 Eastbrook Place/Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3211 4164 (16m by 14m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Mid C19th building in brick with a stuccoed and painted ground floor. Forms part of a short terrace located on the western side of Eastbrook Place. The brickwork of this building is not continuous with its northern neighbour which is of a likely later date. The stucco at the ground floor level is rusticated painted cream and there is a painted (green) string course located directly above it. Some of the paintwork on this render is chipped and discoloured. The front door is located on the southern side of the façade. It is slightly raised from the pavement level and set within a slight recess with a moulded cornice above supported by two scrolled console brackets. The paintwork on this detail is in a poor condition and flaking away in several locations. There is a rectangular window located above the transom over this door. A single window is located at the ground floor level, on the northern side of the door. Two openings are located below this window at the pavement level. One is relatively large and rectangular while the other is small and square and is located next to the base of the door. The upper floors are in an exposed stock brick. There are two windows on both the first and second floor levels, aligning across the floors though not with the openings at the ground floor level. The second floor windows are approximately half the height of the first floor windows. All have gauged flat brick arches over and painted (green) sills below. There is a small flat roofed dormer located centrally at the roof level with a metallic surround. The eaves overhang the top of the second floor and there is a gutter at the base of the eaves with a fair amount of vegetation growth within. The associated down pipe is located over the southern party wall. There is a fair amount of untidy wiring crossing the façade at various locations, particularly over the southern party wall, it is unclear as to what this is associated with and some is possibly redundant. Overall, despite some areas of untidiness the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
The door is located on the southern side of the façade, slightly raised from the street level and accessed via three small stone steps. It is possibly original and in timber painted green with six panels, the central two of which are glazed with an opaque glass. The paintwork covering the door and its frame is dirty and chipped in places. There is a rectangular window located above the transom over the door. This consists of a single pane in a timber frame. The ground floor window is located on the northern side of the door. This is a large timber framed sash divided into four large rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. The first and second floor windows are also timber framed sashes divided into four panes. It is possible that the glazing in these windows was replaced in the later C19th, though this is not certain. There is a small metal railing over the southern of the two second floor windows, this is rusted and misshapen. There are two openings at the basement level, the smaller of the two, located near the base of the door consists of a small opaque pane in a timber frame. The larger, is located beneath the ground floor window though it slightly wider than it. It consists of two rectangular panes in a timber frame, the southern of these two panes is broken. The dormer window at the roof level was not clearly seen though appears to be a later insertion and consists of a single large pane in its lower part and a small rectangular awning in its upper. a timber frame. All of the timber window frames are painted white, the paintwork is slightly chipped in places. The second floor window frames appear to be in a fairly poor condition and are possibly rotten Overall the windows are in a fair condition though some could so with some improvement and attention.
The roof is gabled and in slate with the gable ends over the northern and southern party walls. There is a brick stack at the ridge over both the northern and southern party wall. The northern of these two stacks has a fair amount of vegetation growth attached to the top and surrounding the chimney pots. There is a gutter located at the base of the overhanging eaves, this has a large amount of vegetation growth within. Overall, despite the vegetation growth in the gutter and on the stack, the roof appears to be in a good condition with no signs of bowing or slipped slates. (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: #102698 building, ]
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Related Events/Activities (2)
- Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 4 Castle Street (EKE19205)
- Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 4:45PM