Bridge Street, Inverness

Bridge Street, Inverness

ID: QZP40_INV_MISC_PHOTO_005_CM DESCRIPTION: The foot of Bridge Street, Inverness. The building on the left currently houses a retail outlet, a pub and restaurants but was formerly the site of Queen Mary's House, demolished in 1968. The house was occupied by Mary, Queen of Scots in 1562 while her army laid siege to the castle. Further along Bridge Street is Inverness Town Steeple. The steeple is all that remains of a tolbooth building erected in 1791 at a total cost of £3,400. Built by the architect William Sibbald of Edinburgh, the steeple is 130 feet high and although badly twisted by an earthquake in 1816, it was straightened some years later. PLACENAME: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona CREATOR (AV): Clare Mclean DATE OF IMAGE: 2008 PERIOD: 2000s SOURCE: Clare Maclean Asset ID: 37861 KEYWORDS: