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32 Broad Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9812 / 58°58'52"N

Longitude: -2.9606 / 2°57'38"W

OS Eastings: 344879

OS Northings: 1010842

OS Grid: HY448108

Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.Y73

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HJDB

Plus Code: 9CCVX2JQ+FQ

Entry Name: 32 Broad Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 32 Broad Street and 1 Palace Road

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381522

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36679

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkwall, 32 Broad Street

ID on this website: 200381522

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Circa 1825. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay symmetrical, rectangular-plan house, abutting Number 3 Palace Road to rear (S), (listed separately), with central tympany gable and flanking gabletted dormers, breaking eaves. Harled. Concrete cills.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: doorway infilled as window at ground in bay to centre; window at each floor above; gablehead stack to tympany gable. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Window at each floor in bay to right; modern part-glazed door at ground in bay to left; winodow at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

W (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Window at each floor in each bay; gablehead stack above.

Variety of glazing patterns including, 12- and 9-pane timber sash and case windows. Replaced, traditional, graded stone tiled roof; harled, corniced stacks; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIORS: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Built circa 1825 for Hay of Elrick who had purchased The Ludge property (to the E) in 1823. Sited prominently on the corner of Palace Road and Broad Street, further distinction is given to this building by the unusual tympany gable to the main elevation.

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