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126 Victoria Street, Stromness

A Category C Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9616 / 58°57'41"N

Longitude: -3.2994 / 3°17'57"W

OS Eastings: 325365

OS Northings: 1008993

OS Grid: HY253089

Mapcode National: GBR L561.KBG

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.903S

Plus Code: 9CCRXP62+J7

Entry Name: 126 Victoria Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 124 and 126 Victoria Street, Including Quay

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392341

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45448

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392341

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Earlier 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay (5-bay at ground) rectangular-plan house with 2-bay gabled W elevation, converted as shop at ground; adjoining 4-bay house (No 126) to E. Harl-pointed rubble; painted cement-rendered and lined to shop front. Cornice between floors to W. 1st floor windows hugging eaves; some cement margins to openings; stop chamfered NW angle.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: ground floor: deep-set modern timber panelled door with large rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to right of centre; window, set close, in each bay flanking; modern 2-leaf boarded door with small-pane fanlight and flanking window to left, in bays to outer left. 3 evenly disposed windows at 1st floor above.

W (VICTORIA STREET) ELEVATION: 2-bay gabled elevation. Tall, 2-leaf, timber panelled door at ground to left. Shop window at ground to right; window at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

Predominantly 4-pane timber sash and case windows. Caithness slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; corniced rubble gablehead stacks to E and W.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

QUAY: Caithness flagstones to large, rectangular-plan quay (partly grassed) to E with operational boat derrick, dated 1863, to NE angle.

Statement of Interest

Before number 126 was a Coal Office it was a shop varying from confectionery to a bakery to fish and chips.

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