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Latitude: 58.9646 / 58°57'52"N
Longitude: -3.2971 / 3°17'49"W
OS Eastings: 325500
OS Northings: 1009326
OS Grid: HY255093
Mapcode National: GBR L571.6C8
Mapcode Global: WH69V.BY51
Plus Code: 9CCRXP73+R4
Entry Name: 55, 57 John Street, Stromness
Listing Name: 55 John Street
Listing Date: 9 December 1977
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388146
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41794
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200388146
Location: Stromness
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Stromness
Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Late 18th to early 19th century, with later alterations. 2-storey and basement, 2-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical house (3-bay shop conversion at basement) with gable end to street, built on ground rising steeply to W. Painted cement-rendered and lined at ground; harled above. Band course between ground and 1st floor. Painted cement margins to windows at 1st and 2nd floors.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: single leaf, part-glazed door at basement in bay to centre. Window at each floor in each bay flanking; gablehead stack above.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Steep stone flight, forming narrow close, to architraved part-glazed timber panelled door at ground to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to outer left.
N (SIDE) ELEVATION: harl-pointed rubble with window at ground to outer right.
4-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed timber-framed shop windows at basement. Grey slate; stone ridge; rooflights to S pitch; concrete skews; harled corniced gablehead stack to E.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.
In 1900 the property was used as a Grocer's shop under John Miller, changing hands twice as a Grocer's, before acting as a Gas Showroom. The basement is reported to have been The Oyster Gallery by John Gifford, has been The Harbour Gallery, and is now a hairdresser's shop.
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