British Listed Buildings

History in Structure

47 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9798 / 58°58'47"N

Longitude: -2.9619 / 2°57'42"W

OS Eastings: 344803

OS Northings: 1010696

OS Grid: HY448106

Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.XL1

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GKSB

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+W6

Entry Name: 47 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 47-49 (Odd Numbers) Victoria Street

Listing Date: 9 December 1977

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381548

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36701

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381548

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Semi-detached house

Find accommodation in
Kirkwall

Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 4-bay block comprising pair of rectangular-plan crowstepped gabled houses projecting at right angles to rear of Number 51 (listed separately); W house, possibly incororating 17th century fabric, single- over 3-bay; E house 18th century, 3-bay. Harled; eaves course. Plain cement margins to openings.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3-bay house to E: part-glazed architraved door at ground in bay to centre; small window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bays flanking. W house: window at ground with small window at 1st floor in bay to centre. Window at ground in bay to right. Part-glazed, architraved door at ground in bay to left.

S (REAR) ELEVATION: E house: window at ground in bay to centre. W house: window at each floor in each bay.

W (GABLE) ELEVATION: window at 1st floor in bay to left; harled gablehead stack.

Replacement timber framed tilt and turn windows; rooflights to S pitch. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, coped stack to W; harled, corniced stack to E; uPVC rainwater goods.

Statement of Interest

Adjoining the rear of Number 51, and divided into 2 properties; subsequently divided into flats.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.