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76 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9791 / 58°58'44"N

Longitude: -2.9613 / 2°57'40"W

OS Eastings: 344838

OS Northings: 1010611

OS Grid: HY448106

Mapcode National: GBR M510.45V

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HK3X

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+JF

Entry Name: 76 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 76 and 78 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381560

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36708

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381560

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 2-bay (3-bay at ground) rectangular-plan symmetrical house with crowstepped gable to street. Harled. Deep-set windows above ground floor.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3, evenly disposed windows at ground; window in each bay at each floor above; gablehead stack.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: deep-set, uPVC door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at ground in bay to left. Window at each floor in bay to right.

Modern uPVC tilt and turn windows. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stack to W; predominantly uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

This tall town house retains its harled and crowstepped gable to the street and is now divided into 2 properties.

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