7 Victoria Street, Kirkwall

7 Victoria Street in Kirkwall is a 19th-century house that may include earlier elements, with later alterations and additions. This two-storey and attic L-plan house features a two-bay crow-stepped gable end facing the street, along with a single-storey addition on the south side that creates a courtyard. There is also a single-storey and attic addition on the courtyard elevation of the shorter arm (west). A low wall with railings runs along the street elevation, enclosing the courtyard. The exterior is cement-rendered and lined, with a base course and red cement-rendered long and short quoins.

The principal elevation on the west side has five bays arranged in a 1-2-2 grouping. To the right, there is an advanced two-bay gabled block with a window on each floor in the left bay and an attic window in the right bay, topped by a gablehead stack. The central recessed two-bay section features a timber panelled door on the ground floor in the right bay and a window above on the first floor, with a window in each floor of the left bay. There is also a window in a single bay to the left.

On the internal elevations, the north elevation has three bays with a modern timber door on the outer right and a window in each of the remaining bays to the left. The south elevation has a single bay with a window at each floor, offset to the left of centre. The north side elevation is partially obscured by an adjacent bank building but shows a bipartite window at each floor in the visible outer left bay.

The house features two- and four-pane timber sash and case windows, as well as six-pane timber-framed casement attic windows on the west side and rooflights on each pitch. The roof is traditionally stone slated, with grey slate on the west and south additions, stone skews, and a dressed, corniced gablehead stack on the west. The rainwater goods are cast iron, with some uPVC replacements.

The interior was not seen in 1998. The walls and railings surrounding the courtyard are low, cement-rendered and lined, topped with a ridged red cement-rendered cope and decorative cast-iron railings.