Northern Meeting Rooms, Church Street, Inverness, prior to demolition

Northern Meeting Rooms, Church Street, Inverness, prior to demolition

ID: QZP40_MELDRUM_132 DESCRIPTION: A view of the Northern Meeting Rooms. The structure originally had a projecting canopy supported by columns on the pavement. The rooms were built by the Northern Meeting Society in 1790, two years after the Society was founded. The Society's annual ball was the highpoint of the social calendar in Inverness and was occasionally attended by members of the royal family. The rooms were finally demolished in 1962. PLACENAME: Inverness OLD COUNTY/PARISH: INVERNESS: Inverness and Bona CREATOR (AV): Edward Meldrum PERIOD: 1960s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Edward Meldrum's Photographs of Inverness Asset ID: 38024 KEYWORDS: