Building record TR 34 SW 2727 - Historic Building 15 London Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

15 London Road, late C19th building located on the north eastern side of London Road.It has a commercial and domestic use and is currently (2019) in a good condition (location accurate to the nearest 1m based on available information)

Location

Grid reference Centred TR 3129 4207 (17m by 13m)
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 a modern commercial and retains none of the original shop front details. There is a single door located on the north western side of the façade with a large rectangular, floor to ceiling height window on its southern side. A large modern commercial fascia stretches across the whole of the top of the ground floor level. 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 with detailing at the cornice level and a flat metallic roof over. There are two windows at the second floor level both with small protruding stone sills. 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 badly 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 weathered and worn. Two gutter down pipes run from the top of the second floor down to the pavement level over both of the party walls. The brickwork surrounding the southern of these two down pipes is stained suggesting that it leaks or has leaked in the past. A great deal of very untidy wiring is located at various locations on the facade, associated numerous modern features which are also attached to it including a satellite dish, a security system and numerous aerials attached to the roof level. Overall, the building is untidy though appears to be structurally sound and in a fairly good condition.

There is a single door at the ground floor level set within a recessed porch on the north western side of the façade, this is modern and plastic. A large rectangular, floor to ceiling window occupies the rest of the ground floor façade. a further narrow window is located in the return towards the recessed door. The door and window frames are in timber painted pale green. 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 and in slate with the gable ends over the north western and south eastern party walls. A brick stack is located over the south eastern party wall, this has multiple large aerials attached to it. Metallic flashing is located at the base of the roof where its 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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #102813 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 2:51PM