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53-55 Alfred Street, Stromness

A Category B Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9583 / 58°57'29"N

Longitude: -3.3012 / 3°18'4"W

OS Eastings: 325255

OS Northings: 1008630

OS Grid: HY252086

Mapcode National: GBR L561.QJC

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.8389

Plus Code: 9CCRXM5X+8G

Entry Name: 53-55 Alfred Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 53 and 55 Alfred Street, Including Garden Wall and Gates

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388163

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41805

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stromness, 53-55 Alfred Street

ID on this website: 200388163

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

19th century with later alterations. 3 storey, 3-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan town house with rectangular-plan wing to rear. Harled with cement painted margins to openings.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set boarded door at ground in bay to centre; window at each floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: gable wall with single window set to right at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

9- and 12-pane timber sash and case windows (4-pane to side). Old Orkney grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; tall gablehead stacks (shouldered to N); decorative octagonal can to S; fluted rectangular cans to N; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

GARDEN WALL: random rubble wall with rubble cope extending S from S elevation; 2-leaf boarded gates set to right, abutting S elevation.

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