Tall, relatively narrow mid C19th building located on the northern side of Castle Street in an exposed brick. The ground floor has a commercial use and retains several possibly C19th shop front details. These include the pilasters over the party walls and surrounding the doors, the timber fascia over the windows and doors and the detailing on the window surrounds. There are two ground floor doors, one at either end of the façade both with small rectangular windows above the transoms, these have been blocked. Both are slightly raised from the street level and accesses via three small steps. The rest of the ground floor is occupied with a large – near floor to ceiling height window. This projects forward slightly from the main façade and is supported at the basement level by two metal brackets. The basement level is in a painted brick and there is a window located directly beneath the ground floor window, this is centrally placed within the façade. The basement area is separated from the street level by a possibly original iron railing, this continues onto each side of the steps up to the doors. The first and second floors are in an exposed brick and there is a single, centrally placed window on each floor. Both windows have painted flat gauged brick arches above. the first floor window has a (possibly original) cast iron railing balconette over its lower half. There is a rendered band and moulded cornice situated over a parapet at the top of the second floor. This is in a fairly poor condition with several severe cracks, a fair amount of vegetation growth, staining and areas where the render has flaked away. Several modern features are attached to the façade at various locations with their associated wiring draped untidily across the façade. Overall despite some small areas of untidiness this building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition

There are two doors at the ground floor level, one at either end of the façade, one provides access to the ground floor while the other to the upper floors. The eastern of the two windows is in timber painted black with six moulded panels. The western is in timber painted black with a single large glazed panel. The area between these two doors at the ground floor level is entirely glazed with large window divided horizontally into two panes. This horizontal division aligns with the tops of the doors and both this and the frames are painted black. The basement level window is a later plastic insertion. There is a single window at the first and second floor levels. The first floor window is likely a later insertion and consists of a large timber framed casement divided into multiple small panes of a variety of sizes. The second floor window is a timber framed sash, divided into nine panes by timber glazing bars. All the timber frames are painted white. The dormer window was not clearly seen but also appears to be a timber framed sash p[possibly divided into six panes. Overall all windows and doors are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

The roof is mansard and in slate with metallic flashing at the joins between the angles. There is a small central dormer window (discussed above) located centrally within the lower angle of the roof. There are brick stacks located over each of the party walls. Overall the roof 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.