2011

HU4741 : Taylor's Steps, Lerwick

taken 13 years ago, near to Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Taylor's Steps, Lerwick
Taylor's Steps, Lerwick
Taylor's Steps is a gated passageway with a building overhead.
Closses, Courts & Steps of Lerwick

There are many lanes running mostly westwards but also eastwards from Commercial Street in Lerwick. Many of these were formerly known as "Closses" e.g. Charlotte Street was formerly Garrison Closs.
Most of these closses were renamed in 1845 by the Police Commissioners and their former names that often represented the people who had developed the town were replaced by names reflecting current politics such as "Pitt", "Reform" and "Fox". Though once largely the slum area of the town, they now comprise the heart of old Lerwick.
Most of the alleys now show both their new and old names.
As well as "closses", there are a number of "courts" and "steps" too - the latter descriptive of the many flights of steps to be found in the town.


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HU4741, 1142 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 1 September, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 19 January, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HU 4773 4127 [10m precision]
WGS84: 60:9.1881N 1:8.5272W
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OSGB36: geotagged! HU 4773 4128
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