Building record TR 34 SW 2648 - Historic Building 17 Castle Hill Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3228 4157 (10m by 10m) |
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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 tall and narrow building in an exposed stock brick located on the southern side of Castle Hill Road. The ground floor is in stucco painted white and rusticated. Several modern features are attached to this stucco at various locations. The door is located on the eastern side of the façade, it is slightly raised from the street level and is accessed via a set of steps. It is round headed and there is a small semi-circular window above the transom over the door. There is a single ground floor window located on the western side of the door, this consists of a three light canted bay. A small vent is located below the central portion of this bay window, at the pavement level, indicating the possible presence of a basement below this building. There is a string course at the top of the stucco over the ground floor, this forms a continuous sill to the first floor windows. A later timber balcony is located at the first floor level and the first floor level windows open out onto it. There are two windows at the first, second and third floor levels, aligning across the floors. All have flat gauged brick arches above, these have been painted white. There is a rendered and moulded cornice over the second floor. This cornice is weathered and worn. A modern gutter down pipe runs through a small gap in the brickwork just below this cornice, down to the basement level over the western party wall. Overall this building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.
The ground floor door is located on the eastern side of the building, it is in timber painted black with six moulded panels and a decorative central knocker. It is round headed and there is a semi circular window located above the transom over the door. This consists of a single pane in a fixed timber frame painted black. The ground floor window consists of a three light canted bay. Each of the three parts of the bay is divided horizontally with a large fixed pane in the lower part and a small awning window in the upper part. All of the windows on the upper floors are flat timber framed casement windows with the hinges on the outer jambs and small rectangular windows above the transoms. All are likely later insertions. All timber frames are painted white, this paintwork is in a good condition. Overall all of the windows are in a good condition with all panes present an in tact. (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: #102728 Building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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