5 Broad Street, Kirkwall

Mid 18th century with later alterations and additions. 2-storey and attic, L-plan partially crowstep-gabled former Provost's house, (now converted to estate agent) forming courtyard, with low wall, gatepiers and railings to street; 2-bay gabled elevation to street; lean-to addition to outer left (S). Harled. Plain cement margins to openings.

E (BROAD STREET) ELEVATION: window at each floor in gabled, 2-bay block to right; gablehead stack above. Enlarged window at ground in bay to left in 2-bay block set back to right; window at 1st floor above. Architraved doorway at ground in bay to right; 2-leaf, part-glazed timber-panelled door; window at 1st floor above. Window in lean-to addition to outer left.

N (RETURN) ELEVATION: basket-arched doorway at ground in bay to left; 2-leaf timber-panelled door with letterbox fanlight; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows; large timber-framed shop windows at ground to E. Predominantly grey slate roof with purple Welsh replacement bands; stone ridge; stone skews; ovolo-moulded skewputts; harled, corniced gablehead stacks; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR; timber panelled rooms; not fully seen, 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS, GATEPIERS AND RAILINGS: low harled walls with heavy cement arched cope along E elevation, enclosing courtyard; square-plan gatepiers with moulded sandstone ashlar caps and linking cast-iron lantern arch above; replacement cast-iron downswept railings.