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Latitude: 58.5915 / 58°35'29"N
Longitude: -3.523 / 3°31'22"W
OS Eastings: 311568
OS Northings: 968057
OS Grid: ND115680
Mapcode National: GBR K6N0.QYH
Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.VBK1
Plus Code: 9CCRHFRG+HR
Entry Name: 8 Janet Street, Thurso
Listing Name: 8 Janet Street
Listing Date: 21 February 1975
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388408
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41995
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200388408
Location: Thurso
County: Highland
Town: Thurso
Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: Manse
Early 19th century. 2-storey, wide 3-bay townhouse. Tooled ashlar frontage, polished ashlar dressings, rusticated quoins to outer bays, rubble flanks. Painted ashlar margins and door piece. Slightly recessed centre bay and ground floor windows; rounded headed centre entrance with fanlight, flanking blind occuli and side lights. Narrow blind side lights to outer 1st floor windows, with cill courses. 1st floor window in NE gable; 12-panes glazing; bracketed eaves cornice; corniced end stacks; slate roof. Rear single storey lean-to range. Contemporary single storey, 5-bay pilastered wing to SW gable with 3 windows and 1 door; parapet masks slate roof. Sensitive addition to rear.
A fine, well-proportioned and detailed example of a North coast town house. The house was the manse for the West Free Church (1859) for some years prior to its sale in 1885. Formerly called 'No 6 Janet Street'. Originally with stable block to rear (fronting Brabster street) although this is now converted to a residential dwelling and no longer retains any meaningful association with 8 Janet Street.
List description modified (2008). Listing previously included associated stables/gighouse to rear (fronting Brabster Street).
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