Commercial Street

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Commercial Street on a rainy afternoon

Commercial Street, referred to as "Da Street" is the main street in Lerwick. From the North end where it meets Commercial Road, at the south end of the Fort car park below Fort Charlotte, to the South end where it meets Twageos Road, Da Street is the hub of all activity in Lerwick
At the south end of Commercial Street, the Lodberries, (Old Norse: Hlad Berg = Loading Rocks), are 18th century houses with their foundations in the sea, and areas for pulling up boats.

Lodberries

ca 1950 - The man approaching the camera is Ally Gear, Director of LHD, Fish salesmen and fishing boat agents. PS1936 is a Wolsley saloon, first registered in 1949, owned by W K Conochie, founder of the newsagents business.

1 Da Street from South to North
2 Commercial Street Shops and Businesses
3 The Market Cross - "Da Cross"
4 The Lanes

Da Street from South to North

Commercial Street Shops and Businesses

Shops	Shops	Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes, Nightclubs, & Bars	Other Businesses & Services
A. L. Laing Anderson & Company Boots The Chemists British Red Cross Camera Centre Clive's Record Shop Conochies COPE - Pet Supplies Crystal Clear Holistic Cuttin Edge Dennis Coutts Fibres Garret, The Hansel, The Harry's Department Store High Level Music Hjaltasteyn (Shop) Intersport James S. Smith Jamiesons Knitwear J. G. Rae Ltd Joanna Hunter Knitwear J. R. White & Co. Kelly, C. Opticians	Klaize Klaize/The Hub Loose Ends Mackays Magpies Nest, The Malcolmson & Co. Miller Opticians Ninian Oxfam R. W. Bayes S & R Swanson Save the Children Scottish Hydro-Electric Shetland Fudge Company, The Shetland Times Bookshop, The Smith & Robertson Smiths of Lerwick Spiders Web, The Stage Door, The Stems @ 68 T.C. Pottinger Universal Stores Vaila Fine Art Wine Shop, The	Da Noost Faerdie Maet Grand Hotel, The Osla's Cafe Bar Osla's Too Posers Queens Hotel Tatties & Point	Anderson & Goodlad Alliance & Leicester plc Baker Tilly - Accountants Bank of Scotland Clydesdale Bank Dowle Smith & Rutherford Ian MacDonald, Insurance & Financial Services Lerwick Boating Club Lerwick Town Centre Association m2 consulting Michael Inkster & Co. MP and MSP Constituency Office Post Office Ltd. Richard Gibson, Architects Royal Bank of Scotland, The Shetland Alcohol Support Services Shetland Youth Information Service Tait & Peterson Visit Shetland

The Market Cross - "Da Cross"

Da Cross viewed from north

Da Cross

Perhaps the most famous gathering point in Lerwick. On New Years Eve hundreds of revellers from all over Shetland gather at "Da Cross" to bring in the New Year.
Da Cross is also the centre of attention at Up Helly-Aa when the bill is displayed.

The Lanes

Commercial Street is joined on both sides by a number of small lanes and courts. In places they are just a few feet wide. The lanes and courts have undergone a lot of refurbishment over recent years.