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Coombe Valley Road, DOVER, CT17 0TT

This terrace of houses is grade II listed and dates from the early 19th century https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101343827-226-227-and-228-london-road-dover#.W0EV2f6Wzcd

Coombe Valley Road is to the left of the view of Image The work had started on 30 March 2015 and was expected to last for 15 weeks.

At its junction with Coombe Valley Road. Only the right hand carriageway of the road ahead was open to traffic as the left hand carriageway was cordoned off due to the laying of replacement sewer and gas mains. The converted mill building lies in Lorne Road.

Planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number DOV/20/01237 for the “erection of a four storey building incorporating 40 flats with new vehicle access, parking and landscaping (existing buildings to be demolished)”. The building was formerly occupied by Graham Plumbers Merchants.

Viewed from London Road, planning permission has been granted by Dover District Council under application number DOV/20/01237 for the “erection of a four storey building incorporating 40 flats with new vehicle access, parking and landscaping (existing buildings to be demolished)”. The building was formerly occupied by Graham Plumbers Merchants.

This is a particularly unusual postbox, as the main body is Victorian (or possibly from the early years of Edward VII), while the door is from the reign of George V, as clearly denoted by his GR cipher. The telltale sign is the fact that the door is not full-height. Victorian and early Edward VII boxes had the slot in this position, flanked by the words POST and OFFICE, above the top of the door. Midway through Edward VII's reign, the design was modified so that the door was full-height, incorporating the slot within it. This prevented posted items from getting stuck in the top of the box. It is therefore the case that the GR door is nonstandard; by the time of George V a short door would have no reason to be in ordinary supply. The GR cipher and keyhole are also higher than on a standard George V box, almost reaching the information plate. Compare with examples of the two standard layouts: Image] (top half of crown level with keyhole) Image] (tip of crown level with keyhole) The absence of the standard POST OFFICE below the cipher is also notable, and also the absence of the door-pull which is standard on George V boxes. Attached to the box, and arguably not enhancing its appearance, is a modern fibreglass pouch box or drop box - see below.

As viewed from St Radigund's Road, Charles Lister Court (seen here undergoing renovation) has a total of 53 sheltered accommodation flats http://www.housingcare.org/housing-care/facility-info-6197-charles-lister-court-dover-england.aspx