Lerwick, Harbour Street, North Star Cinema
Cinema (20th Century), Nightclub (Modern)
Site Name Lerwick, Harbour Street, North Star Cinema
Classification Cinema (20th Century), Nightclub (Modern)
Canmore ID 293831
Site Number HU44SE 280
NGR HU 47501 41612
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/293831
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Lerwick
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU44SE 280 47501 41612
The North Star Cinema was originally opened in 1913. It is a large two storey building with pitched roof and gable fronting Harbour Street. It appears on the 3rd edition of the 6-inch OS map (1929). In its original condition it presented an attractively composed symmetrical elevation centred on a large arched window above twin entrance doors with flanking groups of windows on the ground and first floors. The building has been much altered and now comprises a very plain gable fronting Harbour Street with double entrance doors at ground level. Apparently nothing of its original interior survives. At the time of writing a proposal for its demolition was being considered by Shetland Islands Council. Information from RCAHMS (EAL), April 2008.
