Latitude: 58.9829 / 58°58'58"N
Longitude: -2.9594 / 2°57'33"W
OS Eastings: 344953
OS Northings: 1011039
OS Grid: HY449110
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.R21
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JG0Y
Plus Code: 9CCVX2MR+57
Entry Name: 45 Albert Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 45 and 47 Albert Street
Listing Date: 15 March 1999
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 393063
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45964
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200393063
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: Semi-detached house
Early 19th century, possibly incorporating earlier fabric; later unsympathetic alterations. 2-storey, 5-bay formerly symmetrical, rectangular-plan house with steep central pediment; NE elevation forming SE side of courtyard to right with Number 45 Albert Street (listed separately). Cement-rendered and lined to Albert Street; roughly coursed rubble to sides; harl-pointed rubble to rear. Base course to 3 bays to left; cornice course between floors to 2 bays to right; corniced eaves course. Plain margins to openings.
SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern 2-leaf doors with integral shop windows spanning 3 bays to left at ground; deep-set timber-panelled door with decorative fanlight at ground in bay to right of centre; large shop window in bay to outer right. Regularly fenestrated above.
NW (REAR) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced square-plan entrance porch at ground in bay to centre; 2-leaf timber-panelled storm doors; decorative fanlight; blocked window in left return; tall stair window at 1st floor above. Blocked window at ground in bay to right; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to left.
NE (SIDE) ELEVATION: 2 windows, set close at ground to right of centre; window at 1st floor above; multi-flue gablehead stack above.
SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: adjoining 49 Albert Street (not listed).
Variety of glazing patterns including large shop windows at ground; 4-over-single pane timber sash and case windows at 1st floor to SE; 12-pane timber sash and case windows elsewhere; rooflights to NW pitch. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; corniced, dressed rubble gablehead stack to NE; stone skews; uPVC rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: converted as shop at ground to SE; unseen elsewhere, 1998.
Slightly set back from Albert Street, this building has an impressive 5-bay principal facade with intact cornice course and crowning pediment. It is possible that it formerly comprised mirrored entrances to Albert Street, of which Number 45 remains. The decorative Georgian fanlight to the right entrance is echoed by a similarly decorative fanlight to the pilastered and corniced porch to the rear.
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