Built c. 1900, Park Hall is a class C listed two storey, three bay classical laird’s style house of poured concrete construction; rectangular plan, with single storey three bay wing to the east. Base course, band course at first floor, cornice and quatrefoil-pierced balustrade at eaves of side and front elevations, the latter blocked up since built.
Built by a local doctor, Park Hall is an example of the early 20th century practice in Shetland for building in in-situ concrete. The building is now in a ruinous state as you can see from this model, the roof and the first floor have collapsed, and the concrete is severely degraded.
The concrete used to pour the building was likely to be low on cement content, and the sand / aggregate mix was sourced locally, some from nearby beaches which contained salt. It was an impressive building in its time, it just needs the right person to restore it to its former glory!
280 photos shot manually at -90°, -60°, and -45° with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro, modelled in Metashape Pro.
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