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12 School Place, Kirkwall

A Category C Listed Building in Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.9811 / 58°58'51"N

Longitude: -2.9565 / 2°57'23"W

OS Eastings: 345115

OS Northings: 1010830

OS Grid: HY451108

Mapcode National: GBR M42Z.SFL

Mapcode Global: WH7C4.KJCC

Plus Code: 9CCVX2JV+C9

Entry Name: 12 School Place, Kirkwall

Listing Name: 12 School Place

Listing Date: 15 March 1999

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 393131

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB46020

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200393131

Location: Kirkwall

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Kirkwall

Electoral Ward: Kirkwall East

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Early 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay, rectangular-plan symmetrical house, built on ground rising slightly to E, set back from street. Harled. 1st floor windows set close under eaves.

SE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: timber panelled door at ground in bay to centre; small window 1st floor above. Window at each floor in each bay flanking.

SW (SIDE) ELEVATION: window set to right at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

12- and single-over-6-pane timber sash and case windows; timber framed central 1st floor window. Purple slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; harled, corniced gablehead stacks; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

Statement of Interest

B-Group with 6, 8 and 10 School Place. A relatively unaltered 19th century house which retains most of its original small-pane glazing pattern.

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