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62 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9796 / 58°58'46"N

Longitude: -2.9613 / 2°57'40"W

OS Eastings: 344835

OS Northings: 1010669

OS Grid: HY448106

Mapcode National: GBR M510.44J

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.HK2J

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HQ+RF

Entry Name: 62 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 62 and 64 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1981

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381552

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36704

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirkwall, 62 Victoria Street

ID on this website: 200381552

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Late 18th to early 19th century with later alterations. 3-storey, 3-bay (4-bay at ground) rectangular-plan near-symmetrical house with flat-roofed single storey addition to rear. Harled. Plain cement margins to openings. 2nd floor windows set close under eaves.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled door with small-pane fanlight at ground in bay to centre; window at each floor above. Window at each floor in bay to outer left. Window at ground in bay to right of centre. Window at each floor in bay to outer right.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: blank with gablehead stack.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: deep-set door, offset to left of centre, at ground to main gabled block; gablehead stack above. Modern part-glazed door with window in each bay flanking to flat-roofed addition to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows. Modern grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled corniced gablehead stack to N and S; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: converted as Health Information Centre at ground; unseen above, 1998.

Statement of Interest

A notably large town house on Victoria Street, its long elevation facing the main street.

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