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2 Melvin Place, Stromness

A Category B Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9597 / 58°57'34"N

Longitude: -3.301 / 3°18'3"W

OS Eastings: 325267

OS Northings: 1008782

OS Grid: HY252087

Mapcode National: GBR L561.QKX

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.82B8

Plus Code: 9CCRXM5X+VJ

Entry Name: 2 Melvin Place, Stromness

Listing Name: 2 Melvin Place, Including Boundary Walls, Gatepiers and Railings

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388160

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41802

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stromness, 2 Melvin Place

ID on this website: 200388160

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Later 18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic single bay square-plan house, sited to centre of small square, with single storey lean-to bathroom extension to E. Harl-pointed rubble (harled addition).

N (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: timber panelled door, set to left, at ground; window at 1st floor above. Blank elevation of lean-to addition to left.

W ELEVATION: blank.

S ELEVATION: window, set to left, at ground; window at 1st floor above.

E ELEVATION: window at ground to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window, set to right, in lean-to addition to right.

12- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Old Orkney Grey slate roof; stone ridge; rooflight to E and W pitches; stone skews; rubble corniced multi-flue gablehead stack to S; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: architraved timber panelled doors; timber skirtings; spiral timber staircase with timber banisters, handrails and newel posts; painted cast-iron handrail to attic.

BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: rubble square-plan gatepiers with stepped rubble caps flanking timber gate sited in garden wall to S; low rubble wall sections flanking with painted wrought-iron railing sections; high rubble wall with rounded rubble cope enclosing rectangular-plan garden to SE; fluted cast-iron lamp standard within wall to SE angle.

Statement of Interest

Melvin Place is the birthplace of John Renton, 1848-78, whose adventures among the cannibal tribes of the Solomon Islands are recounted in Provost J G Marwick's book, The Adventures of John Renton.

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