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Latitude: 58.9821 / 58°58'55"N
Longitude: -2.9573 / 2°57'26"W
OS Eastings: 345069
OS Northings: 1010949
OS Grid: HY450109
Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.ZYW
Mapcode Global: WH7C4.JHZK
Plus Code: 9CCVX2JV+V3
Entry Name: 10 King Street, Kirkwall
Listing Name: 10 King Street, Including Boundary Walls
Listing Date: 8 December 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 381626
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36772
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Kirkwall, 10 King Street
ID on this website: 200381626
Location: Kirkwall
County: Orkney Islands
Town: Kirkwall
Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East
Traditional County: Orkney
Tagged with: House
Early 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay, T-plan, symmetrical plain classical house with slightly lower, 2-storey 3-bay addition to rear gable. Harled. Plain cement margins to windows. Strip quoins.
W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground in bay to centre; modern timber panelled door with rectangular fanlight; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.
N (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at 1st floor in bay to left. Attic window to right of gable; gablehead stack above.
S (SIDE) ELEVATION: main house: attic window to left to main gabled wall to outer left. Window at each floor to recessed projection to right; window at each floor in re-entrant angle. 3-bay addition: window at each floor in bay to centre. Modern boarded door with plain rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to left; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right.
12-pane timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; harled corniced gablehead stacks; cylindrical cans; predominantly cast-iron rainwater goods.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.
BOUNDARY WALLS: low, cement-rendered and lined walls along W elevation; ashlar cope; harled coped walls to S and rear.
A fine early 19th century townhouse, distinguished by a well-proportioned symmetrical front, small-pane glazing and a pilastered and corniced doorpiece.
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