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Latitude: 58.9633 / 58°57'48"N
Longitude: -3.2976 / 3°17'51"W
OS Eastings: 325469
OS Northings: 1009185
OS Grid: HY254091
Mapcode National: GBR L571.658
Mapcode Global: WH69V.9ZY0
Plus Code: 9CCRXP72+8X
Entry Name: Harbour Office, 16 Victoria Street, Stromness
Listing Name: 16 Victoria Street, the Harbour Office
Listing Date: 24 March 1998
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 392323
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45439
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200392323
Location: Stromness
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Stromness
Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Administrative building
Early 20th century, circa 1909. Single storey 3-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical Harbour Office with slightly advanced central gabled entrance, forming N side of small square (Eventide Club forming S side, listed separately). Painted cement-rendered and lined. Moulded architraves to openings; stop-chamfered stone mullions. Stop-chamfered angles.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern timber door with rectangular fanlight in bay to centre; finialled to gable above. Bipartite window in each bay flanking.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: single bay elevation with window to centre.
E (SIDE) ELEVATION: single bay with deep-set part-glazed timber panelled door to right; gablehead stack above.
W (SIDE) ELEVATION: single bay gabled elevation with window set to left; gablehead stack above.
2-pane timber sash and case windows. Graded grey slate roof; pierced decorative red clay ridge; red clay finial to gabled porch; cement skews; coped cement-rendered and lined gablehead stacks to E and W; square iron ridge-vent; cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: architraved timber panelled doors; timber reception counter to E office.
B-group with Alexander Graham Fountain and the Eventide club. The Harbour Office stands opposite the Eventide Club (20 Victoria Street), forming a stylistic pair, although the buildings are not identical. Records in the Dean of Guild mention this building only under an entry for the year 1909; it would seem that number 20 was built subsequently to form a pair. The Alexander Graham Fountain lies between them.
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