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47, 49 Graham Place, Stromness

A Category C Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9611 / 58°57'39"N

Longitude: -3.3 / 3°18'0"W

OS Eastings: 325326

OS Northings: 1008933

OS Grid: HY253089

Mapcode National: GBR L561.K1Y

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.81T6

Plus Code: 9CCRXM6X+CX

Entry Name: 47, 49 Graham Place, Stromness

Listing Name: 49 Graham Place

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392265

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45391

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392265

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Mid to later 19th century. 2-storey, 3-bay rectangular-plan, symmetrical shop with accommodation above, chamfered NE angle at ground. Modern dry-dash at ground; traditional painted harl at 1st floor. Band course between ground and 1st floors. Concrete margins to openings with aproned cills at ground; block cills to 1st floor windows.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern glazed door at ground in bay to centre; timber fascia, 'D A LEASK' above; window at 1st floor above. Shop window at ground with window at 1st floor above in bays flanking.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4-bay, grouped 2-2. 2-bay gabled group to left: window at each floor to left; modern part-glazed door at ground to right; gablehead stack above. 2-bay group to right: window at each floor to left; modern part-glazed door at ground with window at 1st floor above to right.

Modern timber-framed windows with top-hung upper lights at 1st floor; modern shop windows at ground. Purple Welsh slate; stone ridge; concrete skews; harled corniced stacks to N and S gables; uPVC rainwater goods, with some cast-iron downpipes to N.

INTERIOR: fitted as modern butcher's shop with cold store to rear.

Statement of Interest

Being a Grocer's under Martha Sabiston in 1900, it also served as Wine Shop before becoming a Butcher's, which is what it remains today.

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