70 Victoria Street And Quay, Stromness

Earlier to mid 19th century with later alterations. 2-storey 4-bay rectangular-plan asymmetrical pair of houses to centre of row, accessed via segmental-arched pend from Victoria Street. Harled. 1st floor windows set close under eaves.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: bays grouped 2-2. 2-bay block to left, (number 68): plain timber door with circular painted glass inset at ground in bay to right; blocked fanlight; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to left. 2-bay group to right, (number 70): plain timber door with painted glass inset and narrow lights flanking to right at ground in bay to left; non-aligned window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bay to right.

12-pane timber sash and case windows to No 68; 2-pane timber sash and case windows to number 70. Old Orkney grey slate roof; stone ridge; tall harled coped ridge stack to W of group; harled corniced ridge stack to E end; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

QUAY: Caithness falgstones to rectangular-plan quay to S.