Basic Site Details
| Name: | Town Hall (or Municipal Buildings) |
| Town, district or village: | Lerwick |
| Island: | Mainland |
| City or county: | Shetland |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Quantity Surveyor - C A Hendery Inverness Contractor- Aitken, Lerwick. Tender £3,240 Alterations and addition of a tower with approval of Dr Alexander Ross of Inverness who was the main architect (Aitken was the contractor) |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Town hall | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Charlotte Street | Yes | |
| Hillhead | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1881 | 1883 | Date of Ross work | |
| 15 September 1881 | Journal reference | ||
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 | |
| Alexander Ross | 1881 | ||||
| John Morgan Aitken | 1881 | 1883 | Alterations to design and addition of a tower. | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p490 | |
| Manson | Lerwick in the Last Half Century | ||||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Daily Free Press | 14 September 1881 | |||
| Building News | 11 November 1881 | p645 - tenders | ||
| Inverness Courier | 15 September 1881 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 37256 | Category changed from B to A in 2016. |