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Latitude: 58.9832 / 58°58'59"N
Longitude: -2.9591 / 2°57'32"W
OS Eastings: 344967
OS Northings: 1011070
OS Grid: HY449110
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.R56
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JG3R
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+78
Entry Name: Customs House, 33 Albert Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 33 Albert Street, the Old Custom House, Including Boundary Walls and Railings
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381631
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36779
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 33 Albert Street, Customs House
ID on this website: 200381631
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Building
Circa 1830. 2-storey and attic, 2-bay, narrow Custom House with piended roof, centred attic window breaking eaves and flagpole to right hand side, abutting Number 31 Albert Street (listed separately) to right (N). Painted cement-rendered and lined with plain painted margins to windows. Strip quoins.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground in bay to right; painted inscription, 'Custom House' to frieze; deep-set, timber-panelled door with rectangular fanlight; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to left. Central dormer window set between above painted Royal Arms of Scotland.
S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at ground in bay to centre; non-aligned tall stair window above. Window at ground in bay to right. narrow window at ground in bay to left. Slightly advanced, full-height wallhead stacks flanking.
W (REAR) ELEVATION: projection spanning bays at ground; window in each bay at 1st floor; centred dormer window above.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate piended roof; piended dormer windows; halred, tall, corniced wallhead stacks to S; bracketed uPVC gutters; cast-iron downpipes.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998
BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low cement-rendered and lined walls; spear-headed, cast-iron railings; similar gates with downswept top rail.
Originally built as an extension to the town-house of Captain William Balfour RN of Elwick. The building presents an unusually narrow front to the street and retains decorative cast-iron railings and an elegant doorpiece.
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