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Post Office, Anderson's Buildings, Main Street, Scalloway

A Category C Listed Building in Shetland Central, Shetland Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 60.1372 / 60°8'13"N

Longitude: -1.2755 / 1°16'31"W

OS Eastings: 440346

OS Northings: 1139402

OS Grid: HU403394

Mapcode National: GBR R16Y.88P

Mapcode Global: XHD3B.SGVK

Plus Code: 9CGW4PPF+VR

Entry Name: Post Office, Anderson's Buildings, Main Street, Scalloway

Listing Name: Scalloway, Main Street, Anderson's Buildings: Eastmost (Post Office)

Listing Date: 8 May 1996

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 389702

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB43269

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200389702

Location: Tingwall

County: Shetland Islands

Electoral Ward: Shetland Central

Parish: Tingwall

Traditional County: Shetland

Tagged with: Post office

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Description

Early 19th century. Asymmetrical 2-storey 5-bay terraced shop with flat above. Lined render with painted ashlar dressings and eaves course.

S (MAIN STREET) ELEVATION: asymmetrical, 3-bay shop at right with door in centre bay and windows at ground and 1st floors in outer bays, keystoned segmental-arched former pend opening with window above in penultimate bay to left, door with rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to outer left.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: flat-roofed rubble extension to rear.

Modern glazing throughout, purple-grey slate roof, granite mutual stack with circular cans to W.

Statement of Interest

B Group with Item 11 and Items 13 to 17.

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