Basic Site Details

Name: Housing, Palace Road
Town, district or village: Kirkwall
Island: Mainland
City or county: Orkney
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: It is not clear if this is the same as the conmversion to sheltered housing - for which see separate entry 216889

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Housing  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Palace Road  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 319671969Build/construction 
Item 2 of 31970 Won award or awardsSaltire Award
Item 3 of 31971 Won award or awardsCivic Trust Commendation 1971 and 1975

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Hugh Sinclair Macdonald A19671969 
Item 2 of 4James Campbell A19671969 
Item 3 of 4John George William Barnie A19671969 
Item 4 of 4Sinclair Macdonald & Son A19671969 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Sinclair, A 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970