Building record TR 34 SW 2630 - Historic Building 5 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3204 4170 (14m by 12m) |
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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 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 six steps. There are low rendered and painted (white) walls on either side of these steps with modern 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. Decorative cast iron railings are located over the sill of this window. There is a further bay located directly below the ground floor bay, at the basement level. 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 with cast iron detailing above. There is a modern iron railing located over the top of the bay window forming a small balcony for the southern of the two first floor windows. The eaves overhang the top of the first floor, these are supported by numerous (seven 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, all have decorative timber fascia boards under their eaves. There is a small ground floor and basement level extension on the northern side of this building, a single window is located at the ground floor and a door at the basement level. There is a moulded cornice and parapet at the top. It is un clear as to whether this extension is contemporary or a later addition, if later it is in an in-keeping style to the age of the building. The building is set back from the street level and there is a small paved garden area in front of it. Overall the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
The door is located on the northern side of the façade; it is possibly original and is in timber painted green 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. The glass within this window above the door is leaded and stained. 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 two pane timber framed sash. Both the first floor windows and the dormer windows are also two pane timber framed sashes. The sides of these dormers clad with modern slate. All of the windows apart from that over the door appear to be later insertions though are in an in-keeping style for the age of the building. All are 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 southern neighbour though there is a low rendered brick parapet dividing them. There is modern guttering located at the base of the roof. 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 SKE52120 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #102707 Building, ]
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- 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