Building record TR 34 SW 2622 - Historic Building 7-8 Eastbrook Place/Maison Dieu Road, St Mary’s Convent, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3208 4165 (57m by 35m) |
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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 which forms the northern end of a short terrace located on the western side of Eastbrook Place, at the junction between Eastbrook Place and Dieu Stone Lane. This is a large three story building in an exposed stock brick. There are three six bays across all floors on the Eastbrook Place side of the building, each is divided by brick pilasters. Two of these bays at the ground floor level are occupied by door, both are raised from the street level and accesses via three steps. The northern of the two doors has a porch with a cornice, two fluted Doric columns, two pilasters and a moulded architrave. There are original metal boot scrapers at the base of the columns on either side of the porch. The southern door has a cornice with modillions, two pilasters and rectangular fanlight above the transom over the door. The four other ground floor bays each contain a window; one on the southern side of the southernmost door, one between the two doors and two at the northern end of the building. A further very small window is located on the northern side of the southernmost window. All bays at the first and second floors contain a single large window, these align with the openings at the ground floor level. Two windows are visible at the basement level , these align with the two windows at the northern end of the building. All windows have flat gauged brick arches above. An iron and possibly original area railing separates the basement level from the pavement. The area behind this railing is very untidy and overgrown. At least three dormer windows are located at the roof level though these were not clearly seen. There is a great deal of untidy wiring crossing the façade at various locations, some of this appears to be associated with a modern security system. Several modern vents have been inserted into the brickwork at various locations across the façade. There is some staining to the brickwork at several locations, possibly associated with former leaks to the guttering, though this is not certain. The Dieu Stone lane side of the façade is very long and appears to have been extended at its western end in the early C20th. The far eastern end of this facade is part of the original building and is in the same style as the Eastbrook Place side. It is divided into two bays by brick pilasters with a single window on each of the floors within each bay. Again all of these windows have flat gauged brick arches above. The eastern of the two second floor windows has been blocked (with brick). There is a door located beneath the western bay providing separate access to the basement level. The area immediately to the west of this section is also in a similar style and possibly part of the original building, with a brick pilaster at its western end, though the windows hear differ and are possibly later insertions. There are two small and closely spaced ground floor windows over which is a large three light canted bay window with moulded cornice at the first and second floor levels. The area to the west of this is in a different colour brick and appears to be a later extension. Overall the building appears to be structurally sound and despite some areas of untidiness is in a good condition.
The two doors on the Eastbrook Place side of the building are possibly original and in timber. The southern is painted red and has four moulded panels and a small rectangular window above the transom over the door. The northern door, which is within a decorative porch, is painted black and has two large rectangular panels. All of the ground floor windows are timber framed sashes, they are a mix of (possibly) original and later C19th insertions. The two windows at the northern end of the building are divided into 12 panes by timber glazing bars (three wide by four high). The window at the southern end of the façade is also divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars though differs slightly from the northern windows and is divided into eight large square panes. The central window, located between the two doors, is a likely later insertion and is divided into four large rectangular panes. The first and second floor windows are also timber frames sashes. The first floor windows are tall and are again a mix of original and later C19th in date. The three windows on the southern half of the façade are the likely later insertions and are divided into four or eight large panes. The three northern windows are possibly original; each is split into two narrow sashes by a timber mullion and each of these narrow sashes are one pane wide by five high. The second floor windows are not as tall as the ground and first floor windows. All appear to be original timber framed sashes divided into nine small rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. Three of the first floor windows and five of the second floor windows have metal bars over their lower halves; these are painted white and are a likely later addition. The two basement level windows are also timber framed sashes divided into nine panes by timber glazing bars. Both have thick metal bars painted white protecting them. The Dormer windows at the roof level were not clearly seen but also appear to be timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes. The windows at the ground, first and second floor levels within the far eastern part of the Dieu Stone lane façade are all original timber frames sashes. The two ground floor windows are divided into 12 panes, the two first floor windows are again split into two narrow sashes by a timber mullion and the second floor windows are divided into nine small panes. A further three windows and a door are located at the eastern end of this façade at the basement level. The door and one small window are set within a slight recess in the brickwork under a large segmental arch, these are possibly later insertions. The second window is also small and located within the pilaster dividing the bays while the third is relatively large and aligns with the ground floor window. The door was not clearly seen and is covered in a modern metallic grill and all of the windows have large metallic bars over them. To the west of these windows are two further small basement level windows, again with large metal bars over. Above these, at the ground and first floor level, there is a three light canted bay. Each part of both bays consists of a timber framed sash, the central part is double the width of the two outer. There are multiple windows in the western end of the façade, these are a variety of different shapes and sizes and all appear to be of a later C19th or C20th date. Overall all windows and doors are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.
The roof was not clearly seen but appears to be hipped and in slate. (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: #102699 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