13 Bridge Street, Kirkwall is a Grade B listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 8 December 1971. Office, town house. 1 related planning application.

13 Bridge Street, Kirkwall

WRENN ID
eastward-truss-dew
Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Orkney Islands
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
8 December 1971
Type
Office, town house
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

18th century; re-worked 19th century; later alterations. 2-storey and attic, 3-bay town house (converted as office) with large pitch-roofed dormers; 2-bay gable end to street, (E); crowstepped W gable. Painted cement rendered and lined to street, (E); harled principal elevation (S). Sandstone dressings at ground; painted plain cement margins above to E elevation; chamfered reveals to openings at ground to E and to main door to S. Base course; corniced fascia to E elevation; strip quoins.

E (GABLED) ELEVATION: part-glazed timber panelled door with large rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to centre; enlarged shop windows flanking; window at each floor in each bay above; gablehead stack.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: part-glazed timber panelled door with large rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Deep-set, modern timber door with window flanking to left at ground in bay to outer left; window at 1st floor; dormer window above. Window at each floor in bay to outer right; dormer window above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: modern projection adjoining in bays at ground; window, set to right, at 21st floor; attic window above; gablehead stack.

Predominantly 2-pane timber sash and case windows; large, fixed uPVC office/shop window at ground to E. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; cement-rendered, coped stack to E; harled, coped stack (not used) to W; uPVC rainwater goods, (some cast-iron downpipes remaining).

INTERIOR: not seen, 1998.

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