Basic Site Details

Name: Janet Courtney Hostel
Town, district or village: Lerwick
Island: Mainland
City or county: Shetland
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: B Listed
Grid ref:
Notes: Suspended in the course of construction until the end of the war.

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 2Gressy LoanYesNMRS address
Item 2 of 2Lovers LoanYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 2December 1937June 1938 Plans dated
Item 2 of 21939   

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 1James Grant Shearer  19371939 

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Carnegie Trust 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Gifford, John1992Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) Penguin Booksp489

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register43609 
Item 2 of 3National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMSShearer and Annand Collection SA 1930/20/1-2
Item 3 of 3RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers James Grant Shearer: L no5519 (combined box 85) and F no4072 (box 32)