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Warehouse, 8 Victoria Street, Stromness

A Category B Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9637 / 58°57'49"N

Longitude: -3.2972 / 3°17'49"W

OS Eastings: 325493

OS Northings: 1009224

OS Grid: HY254092

Mapcode National: GBR L571.6BL

Mapcode Global: WH69V.BY4Q

Plus Code: 9CCRXP73+F4

Entry Name: Warehouse, 8 Victoria Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 8 Victoria Street, Orkney Tourist Office

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388143

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41790

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stromness, 8 Victoria Street, Warehouse

ID on this website: 200388143

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Warehouse Tourism office

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Description

Circa 1675 with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic 5-bay rectangular-plan near-symmetrical crowstepped-gabled former warehouse, converted as tourist office; 2-storey part corrugated-iron warehouse adjoining to right (N); single storey barrel-roofed building adjoining to rear (W). Harled with cement window cills.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern part-glazed 2-leaf timber door with flanking lights at ground in bay to centre; Timber forestair from left to modern part-glazed boarded door with flanking lights, set slightly to right at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bays flanking. Deep-set modern door at ground with window at 1st floor above in bays to outer left and right.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2-bay gabled elevation: Window at each floor in each bay; attic window to each side of gable; gablehead stack above.

12- and 8-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey Caithness slate roof; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stacks to N and S; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: re-fitted as modern tourist office at ground; timber reception desk to centre; stone flagged floor; not seen above.

Statement of Interest

An exceptionally broad building built as a warehouse for James Gordon of Cairston in an attempt to cash in on the American rice trade. It now houses the Tourist Office and the P&O Ferry office, as well as an exhibition space.

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