Basic Site Details
| Name: | Bruce Hostel |
| Town, district or village: | Lerwick |
| Island: | Mainland |
| City or county: | Shetland |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | B listed |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Building dated 1919 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Hostel | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lovers Loan | Yes | |
| Midgarth Crescent | Yes | |
| Twagoes Road | Yes | |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1914 | 1923 | ||
| 1919 | Boundary walls gates and gatepiers | ||
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 | |
| W Laidlaw Macdougall | A | 1917 | 1919 | ||
| W W Reid | A | 1917 | 1919 | ||
| John Morgan Aitken | c. 1919 | Was the contractor and credited with walls, gates and gatepiers etc | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Hunter, Robert of Sunburgh | |
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 | p489 | |
| Manson | Lerwick in the Last Half Century | p4 and 165 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 43638 | Twageos Road and Midgarth Crescent, Bruce Hostel |