ID:QZP40_INV_MISC_PHOTO_005_CMDESCRIPTION: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:InvernessOLD COUNTY/PARISH:INVERNESS: Inverness and BonaCREATOR (AV):Clare McleanDATE OF IMAGE:2008PERIOD:2000sSOURCE:Clare MacleanAsset ID:37861KEYWORDS:
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