Basic Site Details

Name: Fort Charlotte
Town, district or village: Lerwick
Island: Mainland
City or county: Shetland
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Military building  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 216651666Build/constructionMylne seems to have designed this but certainly built it.
Item 2 of 21781 Build/constructionNew Barracks and repair work

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 2John Mylne junior B16651666Employed to design (probably) but certainly to build this.
Item 2 of 2Andrew Frazer (Major) or Andrew Fraser (Major) A1781 Repair work and new barracks

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Bell, R G1965The Shetland Garrison 1665-166643Journal of the Society for Army Historical Researchpp5026
Item 2 of 3Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 
Item 3 of 3RCAHMS Inventory of Orkney & Shetland  p63

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 1National Library of ScotlandManuscript CollectionMS 1649, Z3, 42-44, 48