Lerwick Town Hall

Lerwick Town Hall is a municipal building located on Hillhead in , , Scotland. It is used as an events venue and registrar's office. The building, which was also the meeting place of Shetland Islands Council until 2022, is a Category A listed building.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Town hall
  • Description: town hall in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Lerwick Town Hall, Hillhead Street, Lerwick” and “Lerwick, Hillhead Street, Town Hall”
  • Postal code: ZE1 0HB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Charlotte and Garrison Theatre.

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in the centre of , , is an artillery fort, roughly five sided, with bastions on each of three landward corners, and half-bastions on the corners of the seaward face. is situated 410 feet northeast of Lerwick Town Hall.

Theater building
The is a 280-capacity venue in , , Scotland, with a sprung proscenium stage with fixed raked seating. The auditorium has 19 rows, named A to S, with 8, 12, 13, 15, or 16 seats in each row.

Library
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is the public library service of , with its main branch based in . Membership is open to both residents of and visitors to the islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lerwick and Sound.

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is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Quarter
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Lerwick is the largest town and capital of the , with a population of 6760 in 2022. It's the obvious base for touring Shetland.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Lerwick Town Hall.

Lerwick Town Hall

Latitude
60.15446° or 60° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.14645° or 1° 8′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CGW5V33+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71005667
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3230272
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Lerwick Town Hall” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “勒威克市政廳”
  • Dutch: “Lerwick Town Hall”
  • French: “Lerwick Town Hall”
  • Turkish: “Lerwick Belediye Binası”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include War Memorial, Lower Hillhead, Lerwick and Shetland Church of Scotland.

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