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Lerwick (/ ˈ l ɛ r ɪ k / or / ˈ l ɜː r w ɪ k /; Old Norse: Leirvik; Norn: Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Shetland's only burgh, Lerwick had a population of about 7,000 residents in 2010. [3] It is the northernmost major settlement within the United Kingdom.
The Garrison Theatre is a 280-capacity venue in Lerwick, Shetland, 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. [1] The venue hosts dance, drama, stand-up comedy, pantomime and music productions. [2]
The Lerwick Up-Helly Aa was first established by the Total Abstinence Society in the 1870s to give the young men who would otherwise drink themselves silly something to do. [ citation needed ] The name itself derives from Upholiday, the lowland Scots' word for Twelfth Day, and was brought by them to the Shetland Islands in the 19th century.
Lerwick Tolbooth is a former judicial building on Commercial Street in Lerwick in Shetland in Scotland. The building, which is used as a lifeboat station, is a Category B listed building . [ 1 ]
Knab Road, Breiwick Road, And Lover's Loan, Lerwick Old Cemetery, Including Boundary Wall And Entrance Gate 60°09′01″N 1°08′26″W / 60.150215°N 1.140431°W / 60.150215; -1.140431 ( Knab Road, Breiwick Road, And Lover's Loan, Lerwick Old Cemetery, Including Boundary Wall And Entrance
Boats at the Shetland Museum. The building sits on the shore of the biggest exhibit, the Category B listed Hay's Dock, which was built in 1815 by the company Hay & Ogilvy. As part of the project the dock area has seen major refurbishment works including the restoration of the pier house, and dredging of the dock itself, which will be home to the museum's floating exhibits.