Building record TR 34 SW 2733 - Historic Building 23 London Road, Dover, Kent

Summary

23 London Road, late C19th building located on the north eastern side of London Road.It has a 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 3127 4210 (15m by 14m)
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 block of five (20-24) Victorian dwellings located on the north eastern side of London Road. It is in a brown brick with rendered and painted (white) ground floor and basement level and red brick and stone detailing. The ground floor door, which is located on the north western side of the façade, is raised from the street level and accessed via a set of seven steps. There are low rendered walls with iron railings on either side of these steps and two tall rendered gate piers at the street level. A further door is located beneath these steps up to the ground floor, providing separate access to the basement level. 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 eight windows located across the façade. The ground floor and basement level windows, located on the south eastern side of the door, consist of large three light canted bays, one on top of the other with rendered mullions. The tops of the openings within this bay at the first floor level are rounded. There are three windows on both the first and second floor levels, one on each floor aligns with the door while the other two are are closely spaced and align with the bay windows below. 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 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. A modern gutter down pipe is located over the north western party wall, running from the eaves down to the basement level. There is a low rendered and painted (white) brick wall separating the basement area from the street level. A gap in this wall at its south eastern end, also with tall rendered gate piers, leads down some steps to the basement level door there is an iron balustrade on the eastern side of these steps. Overall the building is in a good condition and appears to be structurally sound.

The ground floor door appears to be original and is in timber painted black 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. The windows within these two bays are all modern with plastic frames. The three 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. the first and second floor windows are the original two pane timber framed sashes. these timber frames are painted white, there are some chips to the paintwork. Overall all windows are in a good condition with all panes present and in tact.

The roof is hipped with concrete tiles. There are two rendered stacks over the both party walls, the southern is much larger than the northern. It is in a good condition with no signs of bowing or slipped tiles, though there is some lichen growth. (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: #102819 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 3:23PM