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18 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

A Category B Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9776 / 58°58'39"N

Longitude: -2.9647 / 2°57'52"W

OS Eastings: 344640

OS Northings: 1010445

OS Grid: HY446104

Mapcode National: GBR M510.2MQ

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.FMH2

Plus Code: 9CCVX2HP+24

Entry Name: 18 Wellington Street, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 18 and 20 Wellington Street

Listing Date: 8 December 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381592

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36735

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200381592

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall West and Orphir

Traditional County: Orkney

Tagged with: Semi-detached house

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Description

18th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 2-bay rectangular-plan small terrace with gable end to street (N), comprising 2-bay house (Number 20) to street, abutting slightly higher 2-bay house with crowstepped gable to S (Number 18); narrow close running along E side. Harled. Cement margins to ground floor openings to Number 20.

N (WELLINGTON STREET) ELEVATION: window at each floor; gablehead stack above.

W (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: Number 20 to right: deep-set door in bay to centre. Window in bay to left. Number 18: part-glazed door in bay to left of centre. Non-aligned window in bay to right.

S ELEVATION: enlarged window at ground in bay to left of centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at 1st floor in bay to right.

Variety of glazing patterns, including 14-pane timber sash and case windows to Number 20; predominantly timber-framed windows with top hung upper lights elsewhere. Modern grey slate roof; stone ridge; harled, corniced gablehead stack to N; thack-stane; similar stack to E pitch of Number 18; uPVC rainwater goods.

Statement of Interest

These houses retain their original layout, traditionally situated with the gable end to the street. Number 18 retains a crowstepped gable.

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