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Latitude: 58.9834 / 58°59'0"N
Longitude: -2.9593 / 2°57'33"W
OS Eastings: 344957
OS Northings: 1011093
OS Grid: HY449110
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.R2X
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JG0L
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+97
Entry Name: 31 Albert Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 31 Albert Street
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381630
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36778
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200381630
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Early 19th century incorporating earlier fabric, with later alterations. 2-storey, 4-bay, symmetrical, rectangular-plan former house, set back from street, converted as shop at ground with offices above. Harled with plain cement margins to openings at 1st floor. Modern fascia with cornice course above between floors.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 3 pairs of recessed modern, glazed, 2-leaf shop doors at ground; shop windows flanking. 4, evenly disposed windows at 1st floor.
12-pane timber sash and case windows at 1st floor; shop windows at ground; rooflights to E pitch. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; rendered, coped gablehead stacks to N and S; stone skews; thack stanes; uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: entire ground floor converted as modern shop, (Woolworth's); unseen above.
Much altered, this house retains a symmetrical arrangement at the 1st floor. In the 19th century it belonged to the Balfours of Trenaby.
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