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3-5 South End, Stromness

A Category B Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9576 / 58°57'27"N

Longitude: -3.3016 / 3°18'5"W

OS Eastings: 325229

OS Northings: 1008553

OS Grid: HY252085

Mapcode National: GBR L561.Y1J

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.832V

Plus Code: 9CCRXM5X+29

Entry Name: 3-5 South End, Stromness

Listing Name: 3 and 5 South End, Including Boundary Wall

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 388167

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41807

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stromness, 3-5 South End

ID on this website: 200388167

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Late 18th to early 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay rectangular-plan crowstepped gabled house, converted as shop at ground to left, with rubble and timber forestair to No 5. Harl-pointed random rubble with cement margins to openings. Eaves course.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2-leaf boarded door at ground in bay to centre; part-glazed timber panelled door at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right. Part-glazed door with window flanking to left at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: lean-to garage addition at ground; attic window to right of gable; gablehead stack above.

12- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows; rooflight to centre of N pitch. Grey slate; stone ridge; cement-rendered and lined, corniced gablehead stack to E and W; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: No 3 converted as shop, fitted timber shelves. No 5, not seen, 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL: low cement-rendered and lined, coped wall along N elevation.

Statement of Interest

No 3 is recorded as having been a Public House from 1900-1920.

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