Basic Site Details | Name: | Brownies Taing | | Town, district or village: | Sandwick | | Island: | Shetland | | City or county: | | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | At Sandwick, Shetland, on Friday, (19 August 1904) the new pier and boat-slip, known as Brownies Taing, was opened by Mr. Reginald MacLeod, CB, Under Secretary for Scotland. The works have been constructed under powers obtained by a provisional order passed in 1902, and the cost of the undertaking has been between £5,000 and £6,000. The engineer is Mr G Woulfe Brenan, of Oban, and the contractor Mr T Munro, of Wick.[Building News 26 August 1904 p286] | Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Pier | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | August 1904 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign 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 | | George Woulfe Brenan | | | 1904 | | |
ReferencesPeriodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 26 August 1904 | | | p286 |
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