Dover House
DOVER HOUSE, 7, THE STRAND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238608
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Dover House
- Statutory Address:
- DOVER HOUSE, 7, THE STRAND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1238608
- Date first listed:
- 18-May-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Dover House
- Statutory Address 1:
- DOVER HOUSE, 7, THE STRAND
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- DOVER HOUSE, 7, THE STRAND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Ryde
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 59770 92706
Details
THE STRAND 1. 1577 (North Side) No 7 (Dover House) SZ 5992 3/323
II GV
2. Circa 1840/50 villa. Two storeys and semi-basement, coursed rubble with rendered quoins, first floor cornice and frieze below eaves. Recessed entrance bay three storeys of one window to West. Low pitch hipped slate roof with wide eaves. Three windows, recessed, sash, glazing bars intact apart from first floor East and centre ground floor window which has been converted to entrance. All windows have broad rendered surrounds. Enclosed porch to entrance bay with inner Greek Doric columns and outer pilaster flanking, frieze, cornice and blocking course over. First and second floor windows of entrance bay are blind, first floor with architrave surround and pediment on small brakets with shell ornament, consoles to sill. On second floor tripartite round headed lights consoles to sill, backing up into frieze.
North Esplanade front; six windows, one blind, three in two storeyed canted bay, architrave surrounds, no glazing bars. Entrance bay on tower has the tripartite second floor window unblocked this side and the first floor one as well but without the pediment. Three windows have casements. A door gives from one side of canted bay into garden.
Nos 1 to 7 (consec) and Nos 9 to 20 (consec) form a group.
Listing NGR: SZ5977092706
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416146
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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