Listed Building

The only legal part of the listing under the Planning (Listing Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 is the address/name of site. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing – see 'About Listed Buildings' below for more information. The further details below the 'Address/Name of Site' are provided for information purposes only.

Address/Name of Site

52 AND 54 ALBERT STREETLB36788

Status: Designated

Documents

There are no additional online documents for this record.

Summary

Category
C
Date Added
08/12/1971
Local Authority
Orkney Islands
Planning Authority
Orkney Islands
Burgh
Kirkwall
NGR
HY 44952 11001
Coordinates
344952, 1011001

Description

Earlier 19th century with 17th century (?) crowstepped gabled wing at right angles to rear, forming L-plan, with later alterations and additions. 2-storey, 2-bay rectangular-plan house, converted as shop at ground, with gable-end to street. Cement-rendered and lined; polished granite to shop front. Base course; modern shop fasica between ground and 1st floors with terminating gabletted stylised consoles.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: recessed shop doorway with modern glazed door at ground; flanking large shop windows; window in each bay at 1st floor above; gablehead stack above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay main block to right: window at each floor in bay to centre. Window at each floor in bay to left. Shop window, set wide, at ground in bay to right. Centred window at ground in crowstepped bay to outer left.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: window at 1st floor in bay to centre. Window at 1st floor in bay to left.

Modern shop windows at ground; 2-and 12-pane timber sash and case windows elsewhere. Grey slate roof to main block; corrugated iron to crowstepped block; red clay ridge; stone skews; coped, cement-rendered and lined gablehead stack to W; corniced, rubble gablehead stack to E; uPVC rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: converted as modern shop at ground; unseen above, 1998.

Statement of Special Interest

Of particular interest is the existence of a crowstepped block to the rear, possibly dating from the 17th century.

References

Bibliography

1st edition OS map (1881), evident.

About Listed Buildings

Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating sites and places at the national level. These designations are Scheduled monuments, Listed buildings, Inventory of gardens and designed landscapes and Inventory of historic battlefields.

We make recommendations to the Scottish Government about historic marine protected areas, and the Scottish Ministers decide whether to designate.

Listing is the process that identifies, designates and provides statutory protection for buildings of special architectural or historic interest as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.

We list buildings which are found to be of special architectural or historic interest using the selection guidance published in Designation Policy and Selection Guidance (2019)

Listed building records provide an indication of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building which has been identified by its statutory address. The description and additional information provided are supplementary and have no legal weight.

These records are not definitive historical accounts or a complete description of the building(s). If part of a building is not described it does not mean it is not listed. The format of the listed building record has changed over time. Earlier records may be brief and some information will not have been recorded.

The legal part of the listing is the address/name of site which is known as the statutory address. Other than the name or address of a listed building, further details are provided for information purposes only. Historic Environment Scotland does not accept any liability for any loss or damage suffered as a consequence of inaccuracies in the information provided. Addresses and building names may have changed since the date of listing. Even if a number or name is missing from a listing address it will still be listed. Listing covers both the exterior and the interior and any object or structure fixed to the building. Listing also applies to buildings or structures not physically attached but which are part of the curtilage (or land) of the listed building as long as they were erected before 1 July 1948.

While Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designating listed buildings, the planning authority is responsible for determining what is covered by the listing, including what is listed through curtilage. However, for listed buildings designated or for listings amended from 1 October 2015, legal exclusions to the listing may apply.

If part of a building is not listed, it will say that it is excluded in the statutory address and in the statement of special interest in the listed building record. The statement will use the word 'excluding' and quote the relevant section of the 1997 Act. Some earlier listed building records may use the word 'excluding', but if the Act is not quoted, the record has not been revised to reflect subsequent legislation.

Listed building consent is required for changes to a listed building which affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. The relevant planning authority is the point of contact for applications for listed building consent.

Find out more about listing and our other designations at www.historicenvironment.scot/advice-and-support. You can contact us on 0131 668 8914 or at designations@hes.scot.

Images

There are no images available for this record, you may want to check Canmore for images relating to 52 AND 54 ALBERT STREET

There are no images available for this record.

Search Canmore

Printed: 20/04/2024 05:57