🏴 Architect/Painter George Shaw Aitken is associated with Lerwick. Aitken was one of the founders of the Edinburgh Architectural Association in 1858.
Lerwick, The Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
🏴 Lerwick (Leirvik; Larvik) is the main town and port of the Shetland archipelago, Scotland. Lerwick is Shetland's only burgh.
Centred 123 miles (200 km) off the north coast of the Scottish mainland and on the east coast of the Shetland Mainland, Lerwick lies 211 miles (340 km) north-by-north-east of Aberdeen; 222 miles (357 km) west of the similarly sheltered port of Bergen in Norway; and 228 miles (367 km) south east of Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. It is both the most northerly and the most easterly town in Scotland. One of the UK's coastal weather stations is situated there, with the local climate having small seasonal variation due to the maritime influence. Being located further north than Saint Petersburg and the three mainland Nordic capitals, Lerwick's nights in the middle of summer only get dark twilight and winters have below six hours of complete daylight.
Scalloway Harbour, Shetland_Islands
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George Shaw Aitken |
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John Ninian Comper |
🏴 Architect/Stained Glass/Furniture Designer John Ninian Comper is associated with Lerwick. He was knighted for his services to architecture in 1950.
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Alexander Ross |
🏴 Architect Alexander (1834-1925) Ross is associated with Lerwick. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1893.
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