Wick, 15-16 Union Street
Terraced House (19th Century)
Site Name Wick, 15-16 Union Street
Classification Terraced House (19th Century)
Canmore ID 319158
Site Number ND35SE 382
NGR ND 36378 50711
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/319158
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
2 storey and attic, five bays, end terraced property with slated roof. Two doors - one panelled, the other not visible beneath boarding, rectangular fanlights over.
Doesn't appear on the 1832 Great Reform Act Plan of Wick, but does appear on the 1st edition OS (1;2:500 series) map. A section of the building to the west has been removed at some point in the past - from the 1st edition OS (1;2:500 series) map a pend existed leading to the fish curing yard to the rear. Assuming it followed the pattern of the rest of the terrace, a further two bays to the west may have existed.
Wick grew rapidly through the 19th century to become the largest herring port in Europe.
