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69 Albert Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9824 / 58°58'56"N

Longitude: -2.9599 / 2°57'35"W

OS Eastings: 344921

OS Northings: 1010978

OS Grid: HY449109

Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.YL5

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HHRC

Plus Code: 9CCVX2JR+X2

Entry Name: 69 Albert Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 67 and 69 Albert Street

Listing Date: 15 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393067

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45966

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393067

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Tenement

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Description

Earlier to mid 19th century, possibly re-modelled later 19th century; later alterations. 3-storey, 3-bay, near symmetrical tenement with shop at ground. Harled with plain cement margins to openings. Modern fascia over shop. Strip quoins.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: shop windows incorporating modern glazed door at ground in bays to centre and left; architraved common stair entrance tin bay to right. Regular fenestration above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: attic window set to right of gable; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

Modern shop windows at ground; 2-pane timber sash and case windows elsewhere. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; harled corniced stacks with stone angles to N and S; ridged cylindrical cans; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: modern shop at ground; unseen above, 1998.

Statement of Interest

A near mirror image of the tenement to the north, (Numbers 63-65), listed separately, the pair constitute a strong unit at the head of Albert Street.

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