Building record TR 34 SW 2636 - Historic Building 11 Maison Dieu Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

11 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 3199 4174 (14m 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 (white) 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 northern side of the façade with a rectangular window located above the transom over the door, divided into two panes by a timber glazing bar. There are also narrow rectangular (vertical) windows located on either side of the door, immediately abutting the jambs. The door is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of seven steps. There are low rendered and painted (white) walls on either side of these steps with an iron railing above the southern of these and low gate piers at both ends. A further door is located below these steps, providing separate access to the basement level. 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. A further bay window is 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 above. 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 as well. There are three gabled dormers located at the roof level, one on the main eastern side of the building, aligning with the southern first floor window and two on the northern side. A large metallic structural pin is attached to the brickwork at the top of the first floor, between the two first floor windows. A few modern features, including two metal brackets for hanging baskets and some wiring are attached to the façade. The building is set back from the street level and there is a small paved garden area in front of it separated from the street level from a low modern rendered brick wall. There is some slight staining to the brickwork across the façade but otherwise the building appears to be in a good condition and is structurally sound.

The door is located on the northern side of the façade; it appears to be original and is in timber painted black with four rectangular panels. There is a small rectangular window located above the transom over the door this is in an opaque glass and is divided into two panes by a timber glazing bar. There are also narrow rectangular (vertical) windows on either side of the door, immediately abutting the jambs, the base of these windows align with the base of the upper panels of the door. These two narrow windows and that above the door have timber frames painted black and all appear to be fixed. The door beneath the steps up to the ground floor is in timber painted black. 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 upper part of the ground floor central sash is divided into two by timber glazing bars (the lower part is a single pane) and the central portion of the basement window is divided into four panes. Both the first floor windows are two pane timber framed sashes. All of these timber framed windows are likely original and are painted white. The three dormer windows are modern plastic insertions. 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. There are three (visible) gabled dormers (discussed above) the roofs of each of these are also in slate. There is a single stack in an exposed brick located at the ridge over the southern party wall. A small modern vent has been inserted into the roof on the northern side of the dormer window. 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: #102713 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 4:46PM