Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay symmetrical rectangular-plan. plain classical terraced town house with crowstepped gables, built on ground rising to W. Cement-rendered and lined.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: modern boarded door with letterbox fanlight at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

4-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed, timber-framed attic windows; 3, evenly disposed rooflights to N pitch. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; cement-rendered and lined, corniced gablehead stacks to E and W; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

One of the more imposing houses on this terrace, constructed largely in the 18th century which takes Kirkwall out to the west. The large gap between the 1st floor windows and the eaves is typical of town houses in both Orkney and Shetland. The attic windows which appear in this gap in each flanking bay are a more unusual feature.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17827515

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Recommended Books

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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)