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116 Victoria Street, Stromness

A Category B Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9617 / 58°57'42"N

Longitude: -3.2993 / 3°17'57"W

OS Eastings: 325369

OS Northings: 1009002

OS Grid: HY253090

Mapcode National: GBR L561.KCJ

Mapcode Global: WH6B1.904Q

Plus Code: 9CCRXP62+M7

Entry Name: 116 Victoria Street, Stromness

Listing Name: 116 and 118 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392336

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45446

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Stromness, 116 Victoria Street

ID on this website: 200392336

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Early 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic (basement to E end), rectangular plan subdivided house (converted to shop at ground to W, number 116, dwelling over, behind and under, number 118) with 3-bay crowstepped gabled elevation to W and 4-bay elevation to S. Harled with cement margins to openings; painted cement-rendered and lined at ground to W. Cornice between ground and 1st floors to W; chamfered NW angle.

W (VICTORIA STREET) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground in bay to centre; deep-set modern part-glazed door with rectangular fanlight. Shop window in each bay flanking. Window to outer left at 1st floor; attic window set to right; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground to right of centre; unevenly disposed window in each bay flanking. 4 evenly disposed window at 1st floor.

E (REAR) ELEVATION: 2-bay elevation. Modern tilting garage door at basement in bay to left; window (including small attic window) at each floor above. Window at ground and 1st floors above in bay to right. Multi-flue gablehead stack.

16- and 4-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed 2-pane shop windows to W shop front. Roof material unseen; harled corniced gablehead stacks; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

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