SPW040500 SCOTLAND (1932). Inverness, general view, showing Castle Hill and Church Street. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a print.
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Details
| Title | [SPW040500] Inverness, general view, showing Castle Hill and Church Street. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a print. |
| Reference | SPW040500 |
| Date | 1932 |
| Link | NRHE Collection item 1315511 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| District | INVERNESS |
| Country | SCOTLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 266647, 845065 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -4.2241323111949, 57.476418943468 |
| National Grid Reference | NH666451 |
Pins
 Steeple, replacing in 1792 (by subscription, organised by William Inglis) an earlier steeple demolished in the late 1780s to facilitate the rebuilding of the courthouse and jail. Designed by Alexander Laing, Erected under the supervision of William Sibbald. In its current form, as repaired following damage caused by earth tremors in the early nineteenth century. |
oldhall |
Monday 4th of November 2013 04:09:24 PM |
User Comment Contributions
This is an important shot, since it was taken barely a fortnight before the landslide of 8th October 1932, which led to the demolition of nearly all the western side of Castle Street, facing the camera here. |
oldhall |
Friday 20th of December 2013 01:35:45 PM |