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15, 17 Bridge Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9842 / 58°59'3"N

Longitude: -2.9583 / 2°57'29"W

OS Eastings: 345016

OS Northings: 1011177

OS Grid: HY450111

Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.RJT

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JGH0

Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+MM

Entry Name: 15, 17 Bridge Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 15 and 17 Bridge Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381612

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36761

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkwall, 15, 17 Bridge Street

ID on this website: 200381612

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: House Shop

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Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 2-bay rectangular-plan house (converted to shop) with crowstepped gable to street, adjoining 2-storey 4-bay rectangular-plan house to W. Cement-rendered and lined at ground to E and to N elevation of E house; harled elsewhere. Band course between ground and 1st floors to E.

E (BRIDGE STREET) ELEVATION: 3 large evenly disposed shop windows at ground; window to right of centre at each floor above; gablehead stack.

N ELEVATION: 2-bay group to left: large shop window at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above. Window at 1st floor in bay to right. 4-bay group to right: modern timber doors in each bay at ground to left; window in each bay remaining.

Variety of glazing patterns including shop windows, 2-, 4- and 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof to E house; corrugated-iron roof to W house; stone ridge; coped, harled gablehead stack to E (not used); uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: E house converted as shop at ground; unseen above; W house unseen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

Built on one of the oldest streets in Kirkwall and traditionally oriented with its crowstepped gable to the street.

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