21 East Road, Kirkwall

Mid 19th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey basement and attic, 5-bay asymmetrical block with 3, evenly disposed 3-light piended dormers, comprising 2 houses on corner site, built on ground falling to W; 2-bay house to right (Number 19) abutting Number 17 (listed separately) to right; 3-bay house to left (Number 21) with single-storey, flat-roofed L-plan entrance addition to outer left; 2 central, entrance bays slightly recessed. Squared and coursed rubble with yellow sandstone ashlar dressings. Eaves course to central 2 bays. Long and short margins to windows; long and short quoins. Ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N AND NE (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bays grouped 2-2-1. 2-bay entrance group to centre: pilastered and corniced doorpieces at ground; deep-set timber-panelled doors with rectangular fanlights; window in each bay at 1st floor; dormer in bay to left above. 2-bay group (Number 21) to left: small basement window in each bay; window at each floor in each bay above; attic dormer between bays. modern glazed entrance addition, set back to outer left. Single bay to right (Number 19). Modern door with window flanking to basement; window at each floor above; attic dormer.

E (SIDE) ELEVATION: Number 21: entrance addition at ground; window, set to right at 1st floor; gablehead stack above.

4-pane timber sash and case windows, (replacements to Number 19); rooflights to N pitch. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; squared and coursed rubble, corniced multi-flue gablehead stacks to E and W; predominantly uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIORS; not seen, 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low, rubble wall with stone copes along N elevations; spear-headed cast-iron railings, continuous over entrance bridges.