. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. proper, a dragonship vert under sail,oars in action ; on achief gules a battle-axe argent. Abovethe shield is placed asuitable helmet witha mantling gulesdoubled, and on awreath of the properliveries is set forththe crest, a raven pro-per, and in an escrol,over the same, thismotto, Dispcda est Thulc On the ground floor are the burgh court-room(24 X 30 feet) witli magistrates rooms and police cells,and the custom-house and inland revenue offices, the whole of the front of
. Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. proper, a dragonship vert under sail,oars in action ; on achief gules a battle-axe argent. Abovethe shield is placed asuitable helmet witha mantling gulesdoubled, and on awreath of the properliveries is set forththe crest, a raven pro-per, and in an escrol,over the same, thismotto, Dispcda est Thulc On the ground floor are the burgh court-room(24 X 30 feet) witli magistrates rooms and police cells,and the custom-house and inland revenue offices, the whole of the front of the first floor is thetown-hall, 60 feet long, 30 wide, and 25 high, with tim-bered ceiling. There is accommodation for 500 front it is lit by an oriel and muUioned windows, inthe S end by muUioned and traceried windows, and in theN end by a large wheel window with lancets below. Thewindows are of stained glass representing various jiersonsand incidents connected with the history of the Shet-lands, and presented by various donors, including thecouncils of Amsterdam and Hamburg. In the corridor. Seal of Lereick. LERWICK are panels -n-ith the arms of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leith,and Aberdeen presented by the respective corporations,and of Dundee and Kirkwall presented respectively byMessrs Strong and Peace. There is also a presentationportrait of Sheriff-substitute Eampini painted in are retiring rooms and a public reading andnews room, and on the next story are two smaller cost, exclusive of gifts, was £4500, and the stained-glass -windows alone have cost £1200 more. The oldtown-hall dated from the end of the 17th new county buildings, close to the town-hall, wereerected in 1872. The building occupied by the Com-mercial Bank was erected in 1871, and that occupiedby the Union Bank, which was built in 1872, and isScottish Baronial in style, contains not only the laankingoffices and the agents house but also shops. A sailorshome and inst
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