55, 57 John Street, Stromness is a Grade C listed building in the Orkney Islands local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 9 December 1977. House. 1 related planning application.
55, 57 John Street, Stromness
- WRENN ID
- empty-cobalt-onyx
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Orkney Islands
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1977
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Late 18th to early 19th century, with later alterations. 2-storey and basement, 2-bay rectangular-plan symmetrical house (3-bay shop conversion at basement) with gable end to street, built on ground rising steeply to W. Painted cement-rendered and lined at ground; harled above. Band course between ground and 1st floor. Painted cement margins to windows at 1st and 2nd floors.
E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: single leaf, part-glazed door at basement in bay to centre. Window at each floor in each bay flanking; gablehead stack above.
S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: 2-bay. Steep stone flight, forming narrow close, to architraved part-glazed timber panelled door at ground to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to outer left.
N (SIDE) ELEVATION: harl-pointed rubble with window at ground to outer right.
4-pane timber sash and case windows; fixed timber-framed shop windows at basement. Grey slate; stone ridge; rooflights to S pitch; concrete skews; harled corniced gablehead stack to E.
INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.
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