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66 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9796 / 58°58'46"N

Longitude: -2.9612 / 2°57'40"W

OS Eastings: 344845

OS Northings: 1010671

OS Grid: HY448106

Mapcode National: GBR M510.46P

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HK4H

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+RG

Entry Name: 66 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 66 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 15 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393141

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46028

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393141

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Semi-detached house

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Description

Mid 19th century. 2-storey 3-bay rectangular-plan asymmetrical house abutting Number 62-62 Victoria Street (listed separately) at right angles to rear. Random rubble. Caithness slab lintels to ground floor windows.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: 2-leaf boarded door with letterbox fanlight at ground in bay to left of centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at 1st floor in bay to outer left. Window at ground in bay to right of centre. Window at each floor in bay to outer right.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: single storey, lean-to spanning bays at ground; window set to right at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof with traditional stone slated easing course; stone ridge; rubble gablehead stack to E with brick extension; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen 1998.

Statement of Interest

Forms the north side of a small courtyard to the rear of Numbers 62-64 Victoria Street, Numbers 66A and B (listed separately) forming the east side. Features of interest to note include the unusually tall gablehead stack and the stone slated easing course.

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