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Latitude: 58.9831 / 58°58'59"N
Longitude: -2.9594 / 2°57'33"W
OS Eastings: 344951
OS Northings: 1011054
OS Grid: HY449110
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.R1Z
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HGZV
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+66
Entry Name: 43 Albert Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 43 Albert Street (II)
Listing Date: 8 December 1977
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381637
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36783
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 43 Albert Street
ID on this website: 200381637
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
Late 17th century. 2-storey, 2-bay L-plan house with basket-arched pend to rear courtyard, abutting further rectangular-plan house (also Number 43), forming SW side of main courtyard opening onto Albert Street. Harl-pointed rubble with painted ashlar dressings. Plain margins to windows; moulded architrave to door.
NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern timber door at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to left. Relieving arch over pend entrance to outer left.
SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Window at ground in bay to left. relieving arch over pend entrance at ground in bay to left; window at each floor above; gablehead stack.
2-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; rubble gablehead stack to SE with harled extension; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR; not seen, 1998.
With its principle elevation forming the back wall of a courtyard off Albert Street, the pend entrance leads to a further courtyard to the rear. Traditional Caithness flagstones remain intact in both courtyards.
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