Basic Site Details
| Name: | Housing, Palace Road and Broad Street |
| Town, district or village: | Kirkwall |
| Island: | Mainland |
| City or county: | Orkney |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | C Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Broad Street | Yes | |
| 3-9, Palace Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1966 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | Restoration and conversion to sheltered housing | |
| 1970 | Restoration | Conversion to sheltered housing | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Hugh Sinclair Macdonald | A | 1970 | Conversion to sheltered housing | ||
| James Campbell | A | 1970 | Conversion to sheltered housing | ||
| John George William Barnie | A | 1970 | Conversion to sheltered housing | ||
| Sinclair Macdonald & Son | A | 1970 | Conversion to sheltered housing | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Burgher, Leslie | 1991 | Orkney: an illustrated architectural guide | p12 | ||
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p336 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p579 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 36681 | |