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57 Alfred Street, Stromness

A Category C Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9582 / 58°57'29"N

Longitude: -3.3013 / 3°18'4"W

OS Eastings: 325248

OS Northings: 1008618

OS Grid: HY252086

Mapcode National: GBR L561.QHB

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.836D

Plus Code: 9CCRXM5X+7F

Entry Name: 57 Alfred Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 57 and 59 Alfred Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392194

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45332

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392194

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Mid tolater 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey 5-bay terrace comprising asymmetrical 2-bay house with attic to left (No 59) and 3-bay symmetrical house to right, (No 57). Cement-rendered and lined with cement margins to openings, painted to left.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: No 59: part-glazed boarded door at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right. Flat-roofed double box dormer above. No 57: deep-set timber panelled door with 3-light rectangular fanlight and 2-leaf boarded storm doors at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to right; modern top tilt timber-framed windows to left; uPVC top tilt dormer windows; 2 rooflights set to left to No 57. Grey slate; stone ridge; concrete ashlar skews and coped gablehead stacks; coped rubble ridge stack; decorative octagonal and moulded corniced cans; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

Statement of Interest

From 1900-1956 this building was a Grocer's under Mr Smith and was occupied by Mr Wylie, a plumber from 1958.

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