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59 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9797 / 58°58'46"N

Longitude: -2.9616 / 2°57'41"W

OS Eastings: 344818

OS Northings: 1010678

OS Grid: HY448106

Mapcode National: GBR M510.403

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GKXG

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+V8

Entry Name: 59 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 59 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 15 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393137

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46025

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393137

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Semi-detached house

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Description

Late 18th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay rectangular-plan, near-symmetrical former town house, now converted as shop at ground with accommodation above; abutting 53 and 55 Victoria Street (not listed) to right; Gunn's Close to left. Harled with cement dressings at ground; cement-rendered and lined at 1st floor. Cement band course between floors.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: deep-set modern part-glazed door at ground in bay to centre; large modern shop windows with small pane upper border in each bay flanking. Irregularly disposed window in each bay at 1st floor above.

S (GUNN'S CLOSE) ELEVATION: small attic window, set to right, to gable; gablehead stack above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: large, asymmetrical 3-bay lean-to additions spanning bays to right; tall wallhead stack offset to right of centre. 3 small, evenly disposed attic windows to main block above.

2- over single pane timber sash and case windows at 1st floor; modern shop windows at ground. Grey slate to E pitch; purple slate to W pitch; corrugated-iron to rear lean-to; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stacks to N and S; tall harled, coped wallhead stack to W; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: converted as shop at ground; unseen above, 1998.

Statement of Interest

A substantial Kirkwall town house, converted at ground to a shop. Features of interest include the characteristic wide gap between 1st floor windows and eaves, and the substantial gablehead stacks.

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