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Inverness History
05/01/2012
RCAHMS has been working with the National Library of Scotland and the ‘Scotsman’ newspaper to tell the stories of the nation’s cities.
From intricate seventeenth century sketches and eighteenth century town plans, to pioneering Victorian photography and modern aerial survey imagery, the material from the RCAHMS National Collection is being used to produce visual timelines of the history of Scotland’s major cities and towns.
You can browse and buy all the imagery featured in the supplements – plus a lot more – in our series of galleries and through our online, searchable database of architecture and archaeology, Canmore.
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Town Steeple, 2 Bridge Street. General view from South West including 4 - 8 Bridge Street.
© RCAHMS
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Elevation and strip plan Preparatory drawing for 'Tolbooths and Town-Houses', RCAHMS, 1996.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Clachnaharry Monument. General view, also showing Kessock Ferry.
© Courtesy of HES (A Brown & Co Collection)
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Old High Kirk, Church Street. General view across River Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (Mrs D Will Collection)
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Inverness Castle and Bridge. General view from opposite side of the River Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Cathedral Church of St. Andrew Episcopal, Adross Street. General view across river Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (J H B Fletcher Collection)
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Inverness, Church Lane, Suspension Bridge View looking SW showing walkway and Queen Street Free Church
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
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Inverness Castle and Bridge Bought at auction 1978. Photograph by T P L
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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View of locomotive (?Highland Railway (H.R.) 460 103 ), Inverness railway station
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
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Longitudinal section and plan of sea lock at Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustrations in 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer', 1838)
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Engraving of elevation and plan inscr: ''Map of the Caledonian Canal or Inland Navigation between the Eastern and Western Sea capable of admitting a frigate of 32 guns.'' Includes longitudinal section.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustrations in 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer', 1838)
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Page 18 No. 1 "On the Caledonian canal, at Muirtown. 1075 J.V." Photograph Album No.140: C R & Co American Album
© RCAHMS
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General oblique aerial view of the town centred on Inverness High School with Kessock Bridge in the distance and the park and the cemetery in the foreground, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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General oblique aerial view centred on the Caledonian Canal, locks, swing bridge and canal basins, taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Muirtown Locks, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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General oblique aerial view centred on Kessock Bridge and the harbour, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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General oblique aerial view looking towards Loch Ness centred on the canal with the town in the foreground, taken from the ENE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Inverness Castle and Bridge Bought at auction 1978.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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General view of Inverness Cathedral Bought at auction 1978.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Oblique aerial view of the Kessock Bridge, the Citadel area of Inverness and the Longman Industrial Estate with Loch Ness beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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View of Inverness Titled: ' Inverness from Tomnahurich - looking North'
© Courtesy of HES (G M Simpson of Australia's Photograph Album)
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Oblique aerial view centred on Inverness Train Station, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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General view Captioned: 'Inverness, Old House'
© Courtesy of HES (William Notman Collection)
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View of shop on Huntly Street, Inverness with the Palace Cinema in the background - shop and cinema now demolished.
© RCAHMS
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Engraving of Muirtown Basin with canal bridge, chapel & other buildings beyond. S.L.Duff del. J. Swaine Sculp. Gent. Mag. May 1820 Pl.1 p.393.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
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Town Steeple, 2 Bridge Street. General view from South West including 4 - 8 Bridge Street.
© RCAHMS
SC 338117
Elevation and strip plan Preparatory drawing for 'Tolbooths and Town-Houses', RCAHMS, 1996.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Photographic copy of engraved view of Inverness from 'Guide Pittoresque du Voyageaux en Ecosse',Walter Scott, 1838.
© RCAHMS
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54, 56, 58 and 60 High Street, (Post Office). General view of Post Office and adjoining shops with Workmen in the foreground.
© RCAHMS
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Clachnaharry Monument. General view, also showing Kessock Ferry.
© Courtesy of HES (A Brown & Co Collection)
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Old High Kirk, Church Street. General view across River Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (Mrs D Will Collection)
SC 399160
Inverness Castle and Bridge. General view from opposite side of the River Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Cathedral Church of St. Andrew Episcopal, Adross Street. General view across river Ness.
© Courtesy of HES (J H B Fletcher Collection)
SC 452029
Inverness, Church Lane, Suspension Bridge View looking SW showing walkway and Queen Street Free Church
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 684340
Inverness Castle and Bridge Bought at auction 1978. Photograph by T P L
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
SC 951840
View of locomotive (?Highland Railway (H.R.) 460 103 ), Inverness railway station
© Copyright: HES (Reproduced courtesy of J R Hume)
SC 1021810
Longitudinal section and plan of sea lock at Clachnaharry, Caledonian Canal.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustrations in 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer', 1838)
DP 015088
Engraving of elevation and plan inscr: ''Map of the Caledonian Canal or Inland Navigation between the Eastern and Western Sea capable of admitting a frigate of 32 guns.'' Includes longitudinal section.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustrations in 'Atlas to the Life of Thomas Telford, civil engineer', 1838)
DP 024505
Page 18 No. 1 "On the Caledonian canal, at Muirtown. 1075 J.V." Photograph Album No.140: C R & Co American Album
© RCAHMS
DP 024623
General oblique aerial view of the town centred on Inverness High School with Kessock Bridge in the distance and the park and the cemetery in the foreground, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 024657
General oblique aerial view centred on the Caledonian Canal, locks, swing bridge and canal basins, taken from the NW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Oblique aerial view centred on the Muirtown Locks, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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General oblique aerial view centred on Kessock Bridge and the harbour, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 024919
General oblique aerial view looking towards Loch Ness centred on the canal with the town in the foreground, taken from the ENE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
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Inverness Castle and Bridge Bought at auction 1978.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
SC 1115604
General view of Inverness Cathedral Bought at auction 1978.
© Courtesy of HES (Photographs by Thomas Polson Lugton, photographer, Edinburgh, Scotland)
DP 067933
Oblique aerial view of the Kessock Bridge, the Citadel area of Inverness and the Longman Industrial Estate with Loch Ness beyond, taken from the NE.
© Crown Copyright: HES
DP 073931
View of Inverness Titled: ' Inverness from Tomnahurich - looking North'
© Courtesy of HES (G M Simpson of Australia's Photograph Album)
DP 074244
Oblique aerial view centred on Inverness Train Station, taken from the SW.
© Crown Copyright: HES
SC 1169313
General view Captioned: 'Inverness, Old House'
© Courtesy of HES (William Notman Collection)
SC 1225305
View of shop on Huntly Street, Inverness with the Palace Cinema in the background - shop and cinema now demolished.
© RCAHMS
DP 097894
Engraving of Muirtown Basin with canal bridge, chapel & other buildings beyond. S.L.Duff del. J. Swaine Sculp. Gent. Mag. May 1820 Pl.1 p.393.
© Courtesy of HES (Illustration in Views in Scotland)
