Building record TR 34 SW 2724 - Historic Building 12 London Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3130 4205 (14m 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
Forms part of a late C19th/early C20th terrace on the north eastern side of London Road. The ground floor has been heavily inserted for a modern commercial use but is currently un-occupied. There is a single door located at the south eastern end of the façade, abutting the south eastern party wall with a large window on its north western side. The area below this window is painted black and the paintwork is chipped and dirty. The area over each of the party walls is in a painted (black) brick. The upper stories are in an exposed red brick with stone detailing. There is a single, large, centrally placed, bowed window at the first floor level. There is detailing painted black at the cornice level of this window and a flat metallic roof over. There are two windows at the second floor level both with small protruding stone sills also painted black. There is a stone band immediately below the eaves at the top of the second floor, with a stone string course at the bottom, both the string course and the stone band are painted black and are slightly weathered and worn. The tops of the second floor windows rest immediately below this string course. There are two further stone bands crossing this façade; one at the base of the second floor, aligning with the sills of the second floor windows and another aligning with the top of the first floor window. Again, these are slightly weathered and worn and there is some staining and damage to the brickwork at various locations. Two modern gutter down pipes run from the top of the second floor down to the pavement level over both of the party walls. A quantity of untidy wiring is located at various locations on the facade, mainly associated with satellite dish located at the base of the second floor. Overall, despite some untidiness and weathering to the architectural details, the building appears to be structurally sound and in a fairly good condition.
The building has a single door located at the south eastern side of the façade, abutting the south eastern party wall. It is modern and in timber painted black with six panels. There is a large window on the north western side of this door, this is divided into three large panes, a single very large pane on the southern side and two smaller panes, one on top of the other, on the northern side. All of the frames are in timber painted white. There is a single large bowed window at the first floor level and two small windows at the second floor level. All are later plastic insertions and in a good condition.
The roof is gabled with concrete tiles with the gable ends over the north western and south eastern party walls. There is a lot of lichen growth attached to these tiles. A brick stack is located over the north western party wall and has a large aerial attached to it. Metallic flashing is located at the base of the roof where it meets the stone cornice below. Overall the roof structure appears to be in a good condition. (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: #102810 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 3 London Road (EKE19204)
- Event Boundary: Walkover and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre (EKE19201)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2019 2:42PM