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5 Dundas Street, Stromness

A Category C Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9609 / 58°57'39"N

Longitude: -3.3 / 3°18'0"W

OS Eastings: 325326

OS Northings: 1008921

OS Grid: HY253089

Mapcode National: GBR L561.K1Z

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.81T9

Plus Code: 9CCRXM6X+9X

Entry Name: 5 Dundas Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 5 Dundas Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392224

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45356

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392224

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century. 2-storey with attic, 4-bay rectangular-plan asymmetrical house with crowstepped gable to street, adjoining 2-storey, 3-bay house to W (No 7) and 2-storey 3-bay house to N (No 1), (see notes). Harled.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set, part-glazed, timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre. Window at each floor in bay to right 3-light dormer window above. Window at ground in bay to left. Stair window, set high, in bay to outer left; 3-light dormer window above.

E (DUNDAS STREET) ELEVATION: 2-bay crowstepped gabled elevation. Window offset to right of centre at ground; non-aligned window at 1st floor. Small window to left of gable; gablehead stack above.

12-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed timber-framed stair light. Purple Welsh slate roof; slate to piended dormers; coped harled stacks; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not fully seen, 1997. Decorative cast-iron sugar-twist banisters; timber handrail.

Statement of Interest

Adjoining house to N (no 1) listed separately.

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