The small end house known as the Meeting Room helps preserve the rhythm and scale of Anderson’s Buildings along Scalloway’s Main Street.
Quick facts
- Date
- Early 19th century
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Two-storey end-of-terrace house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB43274)
- OS grid reference
- HU 40309 39410
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A two-storey, two-bay harled front places a boarded door beside a ground-floor window, with regular fenestration above. A slate roof, gable stacks and blank exposed end wall complete the economical terrace form; a modern addition extends behind.
Its story
Built in the early nineteenth century, the building became the westmost element of a closely related Main Street group. Its traditional Meeting Room name records a communal association, although the sources reviewed do not document when or how that use began.
Why it is included
Category C listing protects a modest but group-forming building whose scale and position are important to the historic street rather than to architectural display alone.
What to notice
- The narrow two-bay front at the terrace end.
- The boarded door and simple upper-window alignment.
- The continuous roof and wall relationships within Anderson’s Buildings.
Reading the surroundings
View from Main Street. Present use is unconfirmed, so treat the interior and rear addition as private and avoid blocking the doorway.
Timeline
- Early 19th century The end house was built as part of Main Street’s growth.
- Later 20th century A flat-roofed rear addition altered the original plan.
- 2026 The building remained protected as part of the Anderson’s Buildings group.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The origin of the Meeting Room name and the building’s current function were not established by the accessible sources.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Anderson’s Buildings Meeting Room, LB43274 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Shetland Islands Council: Scalloway Conservation Area Character Appraisal — Conservation-area context and the importance of Scalloway’s continuous historic street frontage.
Location
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