Building record TR 34 SW 2627 - Historic Building 2 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3206 4168 (13m 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
Victorian semi-detached building in a yellow brick located on the western side Maison Dieu Road. Much of the ground floor was obscured from the street by a large mature hedge. The front door is located on the southern of the façade, it is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of steps. There is a rectangular window located above the transom over the door. A single window is located at the ground floor level, on the northern side of the door. This consists of a large three light canted bay with rendered mullions and a moulded cornice at its top. The basement level of this dwelling was not visible but it is likely that this bay continues onto the basement level also. There is a rendered band with moulded string course running along the top of the ground floor, this aligns with the cornice at the top of the bay window. This cornice brakes forward slightly over the door and is supported here by two scrolled brackets. There are two windows at the first floor level, aligning with the door and the central portion of the bay on the ground floor. Both have moulded architraves on the surround and a decorative header above. There is a cast iron railing located over the top of the bay window forming a small balcony for the northern of the two first floor windows. The eaves overhang the top of the first floor, there is a rendered band located directly beneath the eaves and they are supported by numerous (eight on the main façade) plaster brackets. The eaves also overhang on the southern (side) elevation of this building and the rendered band and brackets continue onto this side also. There are three gabled dormers located at the roof level, one on the main eastern side of the building and two on the southern side. All three have decorative timber fascia boards and pointed timber finials at their apex. A few modern features, including a security system and its associated wiring are attached to the façade. There is some staining and damage to a few of the architectural features located across this façade including some rust on the iron balcony and some breaks on the decorative headers of the second floor. otherwise, however, the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition, though much of the ground floor and basement level were not visible from the street.
The door is located on the southern side of the façade, it was not clearly seen but appears to be in timber painted green. There is a small rectangular window located above the transom over the door, this has a timber frame painted white and appears to be fixed. There is a three light canted bay window at the ground floor level on the northern side of this door. The central portion of the bay is wider than the two outer and each part consists of a two pane timber framed sash. Both the first floor windows are also two pane timber framed sashes. The gabled dormers are timber framed sashes divided into four panes by timber glazing bars. The sides of these dormers are also glazed and divided into four fixed panes of varying sizes on each side. All windows are likely original and all of the timber frames are painted white, some of this paintwork is chipped and dirty, this is particularly bad on the dormer windows. Otherwise, however, the visible windows appear to be in a good condition with all panes present and intact.
The roof is hipped in slate and overhangs the façade. The roof structure is shared with the northern neighbour though there is a low rendered brick parapet dividing them. There is modern guttering located at the base with a small amount of vegetation growth within. There is a fair amount of moss and lichen growth attached to the roof, particularly on the ridge. There are three (visible) gabled dormers (discussed above) the roofs of each of these are also in slate. Metallic flashing is located at the join between the main roof structure and the dormers. There are two stacks; one is in an exposed brick and is located at the ridge over the northern party wall, the other is rendered and is located near the south eastern corner of the building. Overall the roof structure appears to be in a good condition with no obvious 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: #102704 Building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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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