Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan, near symmetrical crowstepped gabled house as part of terraced pair, with stop chamfered SW angle. Harled. Block cills to windows.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set modern part-glazed door at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right. 2 windows, set close, at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor in bay to right; gablehead stack above.

4- and 2-pane timber sash and case windows; rooflight to W pitch. grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stack to S; similar common stack to N; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Abutting Number 8 to the north (listed separately), this house retains its original crowstepped gables. The wide gap between these windows and the eaves is typical of town houses in both Orkney and Shetland.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56643093

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)