Walmer Design Statement - Dover District Council
Walmer Design Statement - Dover District Council
Walmer Design Statement - Dover District Council
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<strong>Design</strong> DetailTerraces with balconies viewed from the promenade on <strong>Walmer</strong> Green, The BeachColourful boundary wall, The BeachCarriage driveway, The BeachPrivate walled gardens on <strong>Walmer</strong> Green belonging to substantial properties on The Beach8Scale - predominately Victorian and Edwardian detached houses or terracesof three or four storeys; many with basements; a few two-storeyhouses on The Strand; three-storey blocks of flats and two-storeyterraces in Lord Warden Estate; some large bungalows onWellington ParadeRoofs - pitched or hipped, slate or red tile; many unique features such asturrets, parapets, Mansard roofs, decorative ridge tiles and finials;impressive ornate chimneys, centrally distributed in terraces butwidely distributed in large family houses; ever changing rooflineWalls - mostly red brick; some rendered and painted white or pastel colours;first floor hanging tiles; significant design details on the sides; ornatecanopied balconies - wrought iron, timbered and glazedDoors - Solid and partially glazed wooden panel doors; often three or foursteps up from pavement and/or down to basement with ironrailings or brick rendered banisters; many side entrances, encaustictile entrances and recessed shop entrances; elegant canopies, porchesand verandasWindows - two-storey Victorian and Edwardian bays; large-pane and multipanesash; first floor picture windows; ground floor shop windowson The StrandGardens - many properties opening onto street, pavement or small pavedgardens; some large gardens with carriage drives on Marine Roadand The Beach; unique, private, hedged and walled gardens onbeach side of The Beach belonging to properties across the road;Lord Warden Estate with communal grounds and features retainedfrom previous estateBoundaries - low brick walls, some with metal railings; high brick walls with largewooden gates and hedges along The BeachGarages - where available, situated at the rear; often accessed from roadbehind; uniform garage blocks in Lord Warden EstateStreets - relatively quiet roads except for The Strand, a busy shoppingthoroughfare between Deal and <strong>Dover</strong>