Tall and relatively narrow mid C19th building located on the southern side of Castle Street in an exposed brick with a stuccoed and painted (white) ground floor and basement level. This stucco is scored over the ground floor to give the impression of large block construction. There is some weathering and damage to the paintwork on the render at several locations. The door is slightly raised from the street level and located on the eastern side of the façade. It is round headed and there is an original and decorative semi-circular window located above the transom over this door. There is a further door located directly below the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level. This is accessed from the street level via a set of steep steps, the top of which is located on the western side of the building. Both the steps and the area in front of the basement are very untidy and overgrown. There is one window at the basement and ground floor levels, both are located on the western side of the façade. The ground floor window is round headed. There are two windows at the first and second floor levels, aligning across the floors, all have flat gauged brick arches above. There is a rendered and painted string course is located over the stucco on the ground floor, this forms a continuous sill to both of the first floor windows and continues onto the buildings on either side. The paintwork over this sting is in a poor condition. A parapet is located over the second floor, this is rendered. A dormer window is located centrally within the roof level behind this parapet. A modern gutter down pipe runs through a small gap in the brickwork just below this parapet level. There is a large amount of vegetation located within the hopper at the top of this down pipe and the brickwork surrounding it is stained suggesting that it leaks or has leaked at some point in the past. The basement level is rendered and painted (white), it is separated from the street by a set of (possibly original) cast iron spear head railings. These railings continue either side of the steps up to the ground floor door. A few modern features are attached to the façade at various locations including a large metal flag pole at the first floor level and a security system located at the top of the ground floor. There are cracks in the brickwork over the first and second floor levels, this is particularly bad in the area between the eastern fist and second floor windows. Overall there are a few areas where improvements could be made to this building.

The door, which is located on the eastern side of the façade is possibly original and in timber painted green. An original and decorative semi-circular window is located above the transom over the door, this is within a fixed timber frame painted white. A further door is located directly beneath the ground floor door, providing separate access to the basement level, this is a modern plastic insertion. The ground floor level window is located on the western side of the door. It consists of a round headed timber framed sash. The lower part has been replaced with a large single pane but the upper is possibly original and divided into multiple small panes. The four windows at the first and second floors are all original timber framed sashes divided into 12 panes (three wide by four high) by timber glazing bars. The basement level window also appears to be original and is divided into 16 small rectangular panes by timber glazing bars. The dormer is divided into two casement windows by a timber mullion. Each of these casements has a timber frame and is divided into four panes by timber glazing bars. All of the timber frames are painted white, this paintwork is chipped and dirty in several locations, particularly on the basement level door. Overall all windows and the door are in a good condition with all panes present and intact.

The roof is mansard in slate with metallic flashing at the join between the angles. There is a central dormer window (discussed above) located within the lower angle of the roof. A brick stack is visible over the western party wall. 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.