Building record TR 34 SW 2730 - Historic Building 20 London Road, Dover, Kent
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TR 3128 4208 (18m by 14m) |
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Map sheet | TR34SW |
County | KENT |
District | DOVER, KENT |
Civil Parish | DOVER, DOVER, KENT |
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Full Description
Forms the south eastern end of a block of five (20-24) Victorian dwellings located on the north eastern side of London Road. It is in a brown brick with rendered ground floor and basement level and red brick and stone detailing. There is a three-storey porch set back from the street level on the south eastern side of the building with a ground floor door raised from the street level and accessed via a set of seven steps. There is a low rendered wall with iron railing and large gate pier on the southern side of these steps and further steps are also located on their southern side leading down to a separate basement level door. The ground floor door has a gothic arch over and there is a window located above the transom over the door within this arch. There are three windows within this porch, one on both the first and second floor levels and a third smaller window on the southern side of the door, the first floor and ground floor level windows have gothic arches over mirroring that over the door. A (possibly original) gutter down pipe is located near the south eastern corner of this porch. There are six windows on the main part of the façade. The ground floor and basement level windows consist of large three light canted bays, one on top of the other with rendered mullions and a flat roof. The tops of the openings within this bay at the first floor level are rounded. There are two windows on both the first and second floor levels, theses are closely spaced. The first floor windows both have a gothic arches over with red brick detailing and a decorative stone keystone above, while the tops of the second floor windows rest directly below the eaves. The render over the ground floor and basement level stops just below the first floor windows and there is a rendered string course at its top which forms a continuous sill to all of the first floor windows. numerous modern features are attached to the façade at various locations including a security system and its associated wiring. There is a low rendered brick wall separating the front garden area from the street level. This has a possibly original and highly decorative iron railing above. Overall the building is well kept and in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.
There are two doors located within the three story porch on the southern side of the building. The ground floor door appears to be original and is in timber painted light green with four rectangular panels. There is a window with a gothic arch above the transom over this door, this has a timber frame painted white and appears to be fixed. The basement level door is modern and in plastic. The ground floor and basement level windows consist of large, three light, canted bays, one on top of the other with rendered mullions and a flat roof. Each of the three parts of the bays consist of two pane timber framed sashes. The tops of the sashes the first floor level are rounded. There are three windows on both the first and second floor levels, two per floor on the main façade and one in the porch. The first floor windows have a gothic arches over with red brick detailing and a decorative stone keystone above, while the tops of the second floor windows are flat and rest directly below the eaves. All of these windows are two pane timber framed sashes apart from the second floor window within the porch, which is awning and plastic. As well as these, a small narrow window, also with a gothic arch over, is located next to the ground floor door, on its southern side. All of the windows are later (possibly recent) replacements but are in an in-keeping style for the age of the building and all are in a good condition.
The roof is hipped and in slate with a rendered stack over the north western party wall. It is in a good condition with no signs of bowing or slipped tiles. (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: #102816 Building, ]
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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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 3:20PM