The Lodberrie
The Lodberrie , also known as Robertson's Lodberry , is a residential and former commercial building in the Scottish city of Lerwick on the Shetland island of Mainland . It is located at 20 Commercial Street and is right on Bressay Sound . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A.
history
As Lodberrie or Lodberry is called the past for maritime trade directly at the waterline building on the Shetland Islands. The expression is probably derived from Old Norse hlaðberg for a "natural pier". The building was probably built in the late 18th or early 19th century for John Robertson , the then Baillie, from whose name the name Robertson's Lodberry is derived. Together with Charles Marrylees , Robertson was a representative of the North of Scotland and Orkney and Shetland Steam Navigation Company , which operated a warehouse in the neighboring building. Other Lodberries were later added by other shipping companies along Commercial Street, but today they are of less historical value due to their earlier age and poor preservation. In the course of the modernization of Commercial Street around 1950, minor changes were made to the windowing of the former workshop facing the street. In the 1980s, The Lodberrie was modernized. It is one of the most photographed structures on the Shetland Islands and gives a good impression of the appearance of the Lerwick coast until the late 19th century. In 2009, The Lodberry was listed on the List of Endangered Landmarks in Scotland. However, its condition is classified as good and the level of exposure is minimal.
description
The Lodberry is a close-knit group of buildings consisting of a residential building, a workshop and a two-story warehouse. The warehouse is equipped with a sea-side door and a crane to enable the unloading of ships. The masonry on the lake side consists of quarry stone. and ends with a sandstone attachment . Two windows below the covered with gray slate pitched roof have seaward. The residential building is two-story. One window on the ground floor and two on the upper floor face east. The entrance door is offset to the left from the center of the building. On the north-facing side of the lake there is a door and a window at the top right. A small extension with a pent roof adjoins this side of the building. The former workshop was in a ruinous condition in 1950 and was largely restored. The one-story building has two windows and a door to the street.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on The Lodberrie in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 60 ° 9 ′ 10.1 ″ N , 1 ° 8 ′ 20.6 ″ W.