Description

Early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan house with later, single storey lean-to addition at rear, forming L-plan; centred semi-octagonal stair tower to E with piended roof; canted S angle; built in close off Albert Street. Harled.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: tall stair window, set high, to central stair tower; modern part-glazed door at ground to left return; rectangular fanlight. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: window at each floor in bay to centre. Window, set close, in bay to right; non-aligned wallhead stack above. Window at 1st floor in bay to outer right. Lean-to projection, set at right angles, to outer left: 3, irregularly disposed windows to left; slightly advanced entrance with modern timber door to internal angle to right; window at 1st floor to main house above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank; gablehead stack above.

Top-hung upper lights to modern windows. Traditional graded stone tiled roof; felt roof to addition at rear; asbestos tiles to piended stair tower; stone ridge; stone skews; tall, harled, corniced gablehead stacks to N and S; similar wallhead stack to W; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen ,1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS: low rubble walls with rubble cope enclosing rectangular-plan garden to rear (W).

Statement of Interest

Sited in a close off Albert Street, this building is distinguished by its full-height semi-octagonal stair tower, an unusual feature in Kirkwall. Features of interest include the traditional stone tiled roof and the tall, harled stacks.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56643123

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