Building record TR 34 SW 2628 - Historic Building 3 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

3 Maison Dieu Road, Late C19th- Early C20th building located on the south western side of Maison Dieu Road. The building has a domestic use and is currently (2019) in a good condition (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3205 4169 (14m by 13m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Victorian semi-detached building in a yellow brick with a rendered and painted (white) basement level, located on the western side Maison Dieu Road. The front door is located on the northern side of the façade with a rectangular window located above the transom over the door. It is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of five steps. There are low rendered and painted (white) walls on either side of these steps with iron railings above and low gate piers at their ends. A single window is located at the ground floor level, on the southern side of the door. This consists of a large three light canted bay with rendered pilasters over the mullions and a moulded cornice at its top. There is a further bay located directly below the ground floor bay, at the basement level. A further basement window is located under the steps up to the ground floor door. 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 southern of the two first floor windows. There is a small amount of vegetation growth located on top of the bay window, behind this iron railing. The eaves overhang the top of the first floor, these are supported by numerous (eight on the main façade) plaster brackets and there is a rendered band located beneath. The eaves also overhang on the northern (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 northern side. The dormer on the eastern side has been recently extended meaning that there is a break in the eaves to accommodate this larger window. 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. The building is set back from the street level and there is a small garden in front of it and concrete paved path leading up to the door. This front garden is very untidy and overgrown. Despite some untidiness the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.

The door is located on the northern side of the façade; it appears to be original and is in timber painted red with four rectangular panels and a decorative central knocker. 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 southern side of this door. The central portion of the bay is wider than the two outer. A further three light canted bay is located directly beneath the ground floor bay at the basement level. Each part of both bays consists of a timber framed sash, the outer sashes each have two panes while the central are divided into four by timber glazing bars. Both the first floor windows are two pane timber framed sashes. All of these timber framed windows are likely original and are painted white. This paintwork is chipped and dirty in places. The three dormer windows and the basement level window beneath the steps upto the ground floor door modern plastic insertions. The sides of these dormers are also glazed with a single pane and a fixed plastic frame. Despite some damage to the paintwork all windows and the door are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof is hipped in slate and overhangs the façade. The roof structure is shared with the southern 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 is a single stack in an exposed brick located at the ridge over the southern party wall. 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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #102705 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