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33 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9803 / 58°58'48"N

Longitude: -2.9616 / 2°57'41"W

OS Eastings: 344822

OS Northings: 1010743

OS Grid: HY448107

Mapcode National: GBR M41Z.XR0

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.GKY0

Plus Code: 9CCVX2JQ+49

Entry Name: 33 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 33 Victoria Street

Listing Date: 9 December 1977

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381542

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36693

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381542

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Semi-detached house

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Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey and attic, single storey, crowstepped gabled, rectangular-plan house with stop chamfered S angle; link to single storey swept-gabled, triple-finialled shop (Number 31) to right, (not listed). Cement-rendered and lined at ground; harled above; cement margins to openings. Corniced fascia between ground and 1st floors; eaves course.

E (GABLE) ELEVATION: widened window, offset to right of centre, at ground; window at each floor in bay to right above; gablehead stack.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window to stop-chamfered angle at ground; 3, evenly disposed window at 1st floor.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: single storey, flat-roofed link adjoining Number 35.

Modern, 2-pane windows; large uPVC shop windows. Modern grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, coped gablehead stack to E; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with Numbers 35, 37-39 and 41 Victoria Street. Number 33 forms part of a group of gable-ended houses along Victoria Street, with closes running between; their early date and original arrangement, is unusual. Number 33 has been converted to a shop at ground with the north wall knocked through, incorporating Number 35, (not listed).

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