Building record TR 34 SW 2631 - Historic Building 6 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

6 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 3203 4171 (13m by 14m)
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 (cream) basement level, located on the western side Maison Dieu Road. The front door is raised from the street level and accesses via a set of six steps. It is located on the southern side of the façade with a rectangular window located above the transom over the door. There are low rendered and painted (cream) walls on either side of these steps with a modern metal railing above. 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. A further bay window is located directly below the ground floor bay, at the basement level. There is a moulded string course running along the top of the ground floor; this aligns with the top of the bay window. This string course 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 also some staining to the architectural features across the façade and to the brickwork at the first floor level. There is also some damage to the headers above the 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 southern (side) elevation of this building and the rendered band and brackets continue onto this side as well. A modern gutter down pipe runs from the base of the roof level down to the basement over the northern party wall. There are three gabled dormers located at the roof level, one on the main eastern side of the building, aligning with the northern first floor window and two on the southern side of the roof. All dormers have decorative fascia boards beneath their eaves. A modern skylight has also been inserted within the eastern side of the roof on the southern side of the dormer. A modern basement and ground floor level extension is located on the southern side of the building. This is set back from the main façade and located near the rear of the property. A single small window at the ground floor and a door at the basement level is visible within this extension. The building is set back from the street level and there is a small garden area in front of it. This front garden area is overgrown and untidy. Despite some areas of untidiness the building appears to be in a fairly good condition and is structurally sound.

The door is located on the southern side of the façade; it is modern and in timber painted white with two large rectangular panels. There is a small rectangular window in opaque glass located above the transom over the door. This window above the above the door has timber frames painted cream 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. 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. All of the basement level sashes are divided into four panes by timber glazing bars while the only central portion of the ground floor sash is divided into four panes and the outer are both two panes. Both the first floor windows are two pane timber framed sashes. All of these timber framed windows are likely original and are painted cream, some of this paintwork is chipped and dirty. The dormer windows are modern plastic insertions. A modern skylight has been inserted into the eastern side of the roof on the southern side of the dormer, this was not clearly seen but is also likely in plastic. 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 northern neighbour though there is a low rendered brick parapet dividing them. There is modern guttering located at the base. There are three (visible) gabled dormers (discussed above) the roofs of each of these are also in slate. A modern skylight has been inserted into the eastern side of the roof on the southern side of the dormer. There is a single stack in an exposed brick located at the ridge over the northern party wall. There is a great deal of lichen attached to the slates across the while of the roof, it is particularly bad close to the ridge. 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: #102708 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