Historic houses · Scottish Islands
Scalloway Public Hall
In or near Scalloway.
Scalloway Public Hall in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Nicholas Mutton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Scalloway Public Hall is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Scalloway Public Hall is a municipal building on Berry Road in Scalloway in Shetland in Scotland. The building, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category C listed building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
, in the centre window on the ground floor]] Following significant population growth, largely associated with fishing industry, civic leaders decided to commission a public hall for Scalloway. The development, which was financed by the Scottish-American businessman, Andrew Carnegie, included a public library and a mechanics' institute. The site they selected was open land on the west side of Berry Road. The new building followed a freestyle design, was built in rubble masonry with ashlar stone dressings and was completed in 1902. The design involved a main block of three bays, with a circular entrance tower to the right, facing south onto Berry Road. The main block was fenestrated by three…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 60.1385, -1.2767
- District
- Shetland Islands
- Postcode
- ZE1 0TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1902
Sources
- wikidata: Q77774126 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Scalloway Public Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Scalloway Public Hall?
- Scalloway Public Hall is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode ZE1 0TX).
- What is Scalloway Public Hall?
- Scalloway Public Hall in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Scalloway Public Hall?
- The nearest town is Scalloway. Drivers can use postcode ZE1 0TX.
- When was Scalloway Public Hall built?
- Built or established in 1902.
- Who owns Scalloway Public Hall?
- Scalloway Public Hall is owned by | designation1 =Category C Listed Building.
- How do I get to Scalloway Public Hall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ZE1 0TX. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.