Building record TR 34 SW 2644 - Historic Building 10 Castle Hill Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

10 Castle Hill Road mid C19th located on the western side of Castle Hill Road. The building has a commercial use as a hotel and is currently (2019) in a good condition (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3225 4159 (11m by 8m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Early- mid C19th semi- detached building in an exposed brick located on the south eastern side of Castle Hill Road. The ground floor is in stucco painted cream and rusticated. The door is located on the northern side of the building and fronts directly onto the street. A small, decorative and original rectangular window is located above the transom over the door within a fixed timber frame painted white. There are two blocked windows on this northern side of the building at the ground floor level, one on either side of the door. Three windows are located at the first and second floor levels, only the central on each floor, aligning with the ground floor door, is open. All have flat gauged brick arches above and there is and original and decorative cast iron balcony over the two western first floor windows, this continues onto the western side of the building at the first floor level. A string course is located above the stucco over the ground floor, this forms a continuous sill to the first floor windows, again this continues onto the western façade which is also stuccoed at the ground floor and basement levels. The western facade has two windows on all floors, aligning across the floors, though the basement level was not clearly seen. There is a small garden in front of the western side of the property, separated from the road by a low brick wall. A small flat roofed dormer is located centrally within the western side of the roof. A number of modern features are attached to both sides of the building the façade including numerous modern lights, signs, gutter and waste water down pipes and a large flag pole. Overall this building is well kept, structurally sound and in a good condition.

The ground floor door is located on the northern side of the building, it is in an exposed and treated timber with two rectangular panels. There is a small, original and decorative rectangular window located above the transom over the door within a fixed timber frame painted white. All of the windows on both the northern and western sides of the building are timber framed sashes divided into multiple panes by timber glazing bars. The ground and first floor windows are 15 panes each (three wide by five high) while the second floor windows are all 12 panes (three wide by four high). The basement level windows were not seen. There is a small dormer window located at the roof level, this is a casement with the hinges on the outer jambs. Each part of the casement is divided into two square panes. All of the timber window and door frames are painted white, this paintwork is in a good condition. Overall all windows are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

The roof is hipped and in slate with metallic flashing over the ridges and overhanging eaves. There is a small flat roofed dormer (discussed above) within eastern side of the roof structure. A brick stack is located at the ridge over the southern party wall, a tall aerial is attached to this. Some lichen and moss growth is attached to the slates of the roof. Overall despite some untidiness, the roof structure appears to be in a good condition with no slipped slates or signs of bowing.(1)


<1> Kent County Council, 2019, Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (Unpublished document). SKE52120.

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  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #102722 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 4:47PM