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Building and construction of Caledonia House, now the Penta Hotel in Academy Street, Inverness. Originally the site of the Empire Theatre which was demolished in 1971, Caledonia House first appears in the Valuation Rolls of 1973-74. DE Shoes occupied the corner site for many years, next to the rear car park entrance of the Cummings Hotel (which is now the Hush Lounge Bar). The double decker bus is parked outside the building once occupied by Teddy Mountain.*
Reference: H-0072a
Building and construction of C...
Mason's on Eastgate, the Electromatic Washing Machine Co. Ltd, at the bottom of Crown Road and Old Eastgate.*
Reference: 3892a
Mason's on Eastgate, the E...
Bowmore Distillery, show stand display and cooper (barrel-making) exhibition. Bowmore were established in 1779, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland as well as producers of the very first legal single malt whisky on Islay.*
Reference: 2073g
Bowmore Distillery, show stand...
Bowmore Distillery, show stand display. Bowmore were established in 1779, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland as well as producers of the very first legal single malt whisky on Islay.*
Reference: 2073e
Bowmore Distillery, show stand...
Handloom Co. Ltd, show stand.*
Reference: 2073a
Handloom Co. Ltd, show stand.*...
Robb in Union Street, Inverness. The Art Deco facade has gone and is now occupied by the British Heart Foundation, with the Glass & China Warehouse next door now housing Jessops. Further along, Stewart's Bar is now MacCallums. The carved stone face above the heavy door at the left has also disappeared, although others along the facade of the building (The White House Bistro) remain.*
Reference: H-0070
Robb in Union Street, Invernes...
Ashes of Roses beauty products in a shop window. An entrant in the ?2,120 Window Dressing Competition of 1927.*
Reference: H-0067
Ashes of Roses beauty products...
Church Street looking towards Bridge Street. The town clock steeple still exists but the buildings housing McGruther & Marshall and Margaret Macleod Ladies Outfitters are gone, including the alleyway leading to a back entrance of Gellion's Hotel, which is located on Bridge Street. The site is now occupied by Fife Country. The building on the far right is now McEwens of Perth. The clock steeple was erected beside the adjoining Court House and jail in 1791 and rises 45 metres. Gellions is the oldest pub in Inverness, established in 1841.*
Reference: 26501
Church Street looking towards ...
Inverness High School, Montague Row, was opened in 1937, a magnificent example of Art Deco architecture and is now listed. The architects were George Reid and James Smith Forbes.*
Reference: H-0066
Inverness High School, Montagu...
The Norwich Union building, Union Street, Inverness, bedecked with King George VI Coronation decorations, May 1937. Photo taken from Station Square, the first floor signage today reads Norwich Union-Scottish Union Insurance Group. The corner florist on the ground floor is now Santander.*
Reference: 31293
The Norwich Union building, Un...
The Carlton Cafe, Inglis Street, Inverness, now occupied by Costa Coffee. The reflection in right window shows the storefront of R.S.McColl, now occupied by Highland Souvenirs.*
Reference: 26527
The Carlton Cafe, Inglis Stree...
Mr MacAvoy's show window for the May 1937 Coronation of King George VI, complete with a replica of the Coronation Chair and Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey.*
Reference: 31295
Mr MacAvoy's show window f...