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Messrs Alexander MacDonald & Co, Wine Merchants, 49-53 Church Street, Inverness (established 1837). A bottle of their Dunosdale Cream blended whisky, 'The Blend of the 51st (H) Division.'*
Reference: 44071
Messrs Alexander MacDonald &am...
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...
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...
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 ...
Dundee Equitable Boot Depot (established 1867), Academy Street, Inverness. The business was renamed DE Shoes, but vacated the premises in 2013. *
Reference: 26813
Dundee Equitable Boot Depot (e...
Messrs Alexander MacDonald & Co, Wine Merchants, 49-53 Church Street, Inverness (established 1837). Cellar workers bottling.*
Reference: 31998
Messrs Alexander MacDonald &am...
Temporary bridge building Jul-Aug 1939, showing Inverness Castle and Castle Tolmie in background. (Ness Bridge was finally demolished in 1959).*
Reference: H-0011b
Temporary bridge building Jul-...
Temporary bridge building Jul-Aug 1939, showing Ness Bridge in background. (Ness Bridge was finally demolished in 1959).*
Reference: H-0011a
Temporary bridge building Jul-...
Church Street Inverness, showing fishmongers and old roofing, building built in 1700 for James Dunbar of Dalcross. By mid-19th century it was occupied by tradespeople, and was demolished in 1900. The site later housed the Clydesdale Bank and the four triangular pediments were preserved inside the building. They have not been seen however, since the bank moved premises in the 1980s. The corner building is now a bar called The Room.*
Reference: H-0007
Church Street Inverness, showi...
Reverend Murdo Smith (1877-1936). Born in Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, he was a teacher and missionary, before entering the ministry in 1922. Married to Margaret Matheson and had four children, Peggy, Dolina, Kenneth and Morag. He was also a bard, and a collection of his Gaelic poetry was published in 2014.
Reference: 26165
Reverend Murdo Smith (1877-193...
Scottish Home Rule Group outside the Palace Hotel, standing beside vintage car with Ness Bridge and the old Caledonian Hotel (demolished 1960s) in the background. Badge on front of the vehicle, RMC, possibly stands for Renault Motor Company. (Scot Auto Ass. Glasgow written on envelope?)*
Reference: 25475b
Scottish Home Rule Group outsi...