Building record TR 34 SW 2703 - Historic Building,18-19 Market Square, Dover, Kent

Summary

18-19 Market Square mid C20th building located on the southern side of the square. The building has a commercial useas a pub and is currently (2019) in a Fair-poor condition (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3195 4138 (13m by 21m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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Full Description

Forms the southern side of Market Square, though attached on the eastern side to 5 King Street, is not of the same build and appears to be much later, public footpath (Gaol Lane) on the western side. Formerly a pub but now not occupied/partially occupied (unknown but possible domestic use of the first floor and attic). Northern (front) façade has three wide floor to ceiling openings, a slightly offset from centre main access door with two large patio doors on either side, all modern. Large open room at the ground floor front/northern end of the building with multiple smaller rooms to the rear/southern end. Painted plaster on the ground floor northern façade, painted brickwork on first floor. Two large rectangular windows on first floor, aligning with the ground floor patio doors and a large sign indicating the former commercial use of the building between the windows. Two large dormer windows within the roof on the northern (front) façade. Lots of large exterior flood lights between ground and first floor with untidy accosted wiring. String course with boxed in wiring between ground and first floor. Light above the sign on the first floor. Western (side) façade, painted brickwork in stretcher bond. Ground floor level: window near the north west corner of the building (lighting the large front room), another window to the south (right) of this with a large gap between and a large double door painted black next to this on the south side. There is a large modern light attached to the wall between the southern window and the door. Metal gutter pipe (painted black) runs from the roof level to the pavement level on the southern (left) side of the double doors. First floor: window near the north west corner of the building aligning with window on the ground floor, and another window to the south of this, again aligning with the ground floor window. There is a quantity of untidy wiring attached to the wall relating to external lighting and a security system running between the ground and first floor. The ground floor extends further to the south, brick in stretcher bond but this single storey is un painted. There is a door at the northern end of this single storey, with two rectangular blocked (with timber) windows to the south of this door and a further double door with a small rectangular windows above the timber transom at the far southern end of this single storey. There is a plastic vent near to the roof level between the northern door and the first window, and a gap in the brickwork where a second vent has been removed between the second blocked window and the southern door. Plastic guttering above these doors and blocked windows at the roof level. The southern (rear) façade is covered with painted (white) weather board this is very chipped and worn in places. There is a small modern first floor extension with access via a steel staircase with a modern door and single small window to the rear of the main building. This extension lacks a proper roof and is covered in plastic. Brick stack is located on the south western corner at the point where the single ground floor extension meets the main two storey build. There is a window within the cross gable at attic level. Lots of untidy wiring across this southern façade linking to external lights and satellite dishes (satellite dish attached to the brick stack at first floor level).

Ground floor patio doors/windows on the north (front façade) are modern, painted (grey) timber. First floor casement windows appear to be original and align with the patio doors below, four panes in each, two large square panes on lower part and two small rectangular panes above. Painted (grey) timber surrounds and timber mullions. The dormer windows within the roof may be later insertions and are white plastic pvc with three large rectangular panes. Ground floor windows on western (side) façade: window near the north west corner is frosted with graphics and wording associated with the former commercial use of the building, large rectangular single pane with painted timber surrounds and timber weatherboarding below to the pavement level. Small rectangular window to the south of the corner window (large gap between them), two horizontal panes both frosted, lower pane is cracked, painted (grey) timber surrounds. Black painted timber double door to the south of the window. The single storey ground floor level to the rear contains two doors, both painted black, there are no doorknobs suggesting that they are not used for access. There are two windows between these two doors, both blocked with timber (painted black) with iron railings over the lower halves. Untidy wiring poking through the timber board covering the northern of these two blocked windows. Two first floor windows on western façade: north west corner window aligns with ground floor window, large rectangular pane on lower part with small rectangular pane above, timber surrounds, half of which are painted grey the other half are unpainted. Southern window also aligns with ground floor window, two horizontal rectangular frosted panes with painted timber surrounds. Modern door within the small first floor extension on the south (rear) façade, with a small rectangular window on its left and side. Small square casement window within the southern gable with three rectangular panes and pained (black) timber surrounds.

Cross gable roof, modern (concrete ?) tiles with a fair amount of moss and lichen growth. Two dormer windows on the northern side. The east and west gable ends are tiled and the southern is weather boarded. There is a single window in the southern gable end. Flat roof over the grounds floor to the south (rear) of the property. Flat roof (unfinished and covered in plastic sheet) over the small first floor extension. Small amount of vegetation growth around the gutter. There is access to the roof level via a steel stair on the southern side of the building, though no door from this stair was seen. (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: #102793 Building, ]

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Non-Intrusive Event: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town - Area 1 Town Centre (EKE19202)
  • Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)

Record last edited

Jun 19 2019 12:36PM