Exchange Place and Bridge Street, Inverness

Exchange Place and Bridge Street, Inverness

ID: QZP40_INV_MISC_PHOTO_014 DESCRIPTION: Exchange Place and Bridge Street in Inverness. The shops on the right are Cairngorm House the jewellers and a tobacconist shop. The public library and museum were housed further along Exchange Place. This area of the town centre was reconstructed during the early 1960s and the buildings seen here were demolished and replaced by modern concrete structures. Developments in the vicinity of Bridge Street during the late 1950s and early 1960s included the demolition of the old Ness suspension Bridge and the construction of a replacement concrete structure. Buildings known as Castle Tolmie, on Castle Road, were also demolished to make way for the new bridge and Exchange Place was reconstructed in order to widen Bridge Street to town centre traffic. PLACENAME: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona PERIOD: 1950s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Views of Inverness, 1950s/1960s Asset ID: 37865 KEYWORDS: