Our final question in our Victorians topic was: What was life like in Victorian Lerwick? We were very lucky to have Mrs Nicholson take our classes on a tour of Lerwick to look for evidence of the Victorians. We also compared old photos of Lerwick to what we could see today.

The Gilbertson Park was opened in Victorian times. The Burgh Road used to also be the end of Lerwick!

The Town Hall and Police Station were built in Victorian times. We looked for clues on the buildings that tell us this.

The street has lots of Victorian buildings on it. We were surprised that the sea used to go all the way up to Harry’s Shop!