17 East Road, Kirkwall

Mid 19th century with later additions. 2-storey, basement and attic, 3-bay rectangular-plan, symmetrical house with piended dormers, built on ground falling to W; abutting Numbers 19 and 21 (listed separately) to left; later lean-to garage, set back to outer right. Squared and coursed rubble with pink sandstone ashlar dressings. Long and short margins to windows; long and short quoins; ashlar steps and entrance platts oversailing basement.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: pilastered and corniced doorpiece at ground in bay to centre; deep-set timber-panelled door with rectangular fanlight; window at 1st floor above. Window at basement with window at each floor above with 3-light dormer to attic in each bay flanking. Modern door to garage set back to outer right.

4-pane timber sash and case windows to attic and basement; multi-pane uPVC windows elsewhere. Grey slate roof; stone ridge; stone skews; harled, corniced multi-flue gablehead stack to W; cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR; not seen, 1998.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low rubble boundary walls along north elevation; spear-headed, cast-iron railings, continuous over entrance bridge.