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5 Main Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9784 / 58°58'42"N

Longitude: -2.9618 / 2°57'42"W

OS Eastings: 344807

OS Northings: 1010541

OS Grid: HY448105

Mapcode National: GBR M510.3Y5

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GLVD

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+97

Entry Name: 5 Main Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 5 Main Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381573

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36721

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381573

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Late 18th to early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, rectangular-plan crowstepped gabled symmetrical house with later gabled addition to rear forming L-plan. Harled. Block cills to windows.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern part-glazed timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: window at each floor in bay to left to centre. Stair window offset to right of centre. 2-storey gabled projection to outer right with further single storey stores projection from bays at ground; 3 windows, set close at 1st floor above; modern door with window flanking to right at ground in left return; 3 windows, set close at 1st floor above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-small attic window set to each side of gable; gablehead stacks above.

2-pane timber sash and case windows; 2, evenly disposed rooflights to W pitch. Modern concrete tiled roof; harled gablehead stacks (stack to N corniced); uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

The front elevation of this house bears a close resemblance to Number 6 Union Street (listed separately), also having intact crowstepped gables and the distinctive wide gap between 1st floor window and eaves.

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