Building record TR 34 SW 2728 - Historic Building 16 London Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

16 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 (18m by 13m)
Map sheet TR34SW
County KENT
District DOVER, KENT
Civil Parish DOVER, DOVER, KENT

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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 use though is currently un-occupied. A few of the original shop front details survive including the consoles over the party walls the projecting cornice and the fascia. There are two doors, one at each end of the façade the northern gives access to the ground floor while the southern provides access to the upper floors. There is a large square window between these two doors. 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, the base of which rests on the protruding cornice over the ground floor. There is detailing 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. 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 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. A gutter down pipe runs from the top of the second floor down to the pavement level the south eastern party wall. A quantity of untidy wiring is located at various locations on the facade, associated with a satellite dish attached to the brickwork at the first floor level. Overall, despite some untidiness and weathering to the architectural details, the building appears to be structurally sound and in a good condition.

There are two doors, one at each end of the façade at the ground floor level, both are modern and there is a large rectangular modern window located between them. 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 north western party wall. 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 Unpublished document: Kent County Council. 2019. Historic building condition asseesment and photographic survey of Dover Town Centre. [Mapped feature: #102814 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 2:56PM