  Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Site Details | Name: | Offices and shops, 15-45 Queensgate | | Town, district or village: | Inverness | | City or county: | Inverness-shire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Builder 5 January 1901 Page 22 (Building in Inverness from Aberdeen Journal)
This block has a frontage of 231 feet to Queen’s gate and 50 feet to Church Street. The ground floor consists of eleven shops while the first and second floors contain suites of offices and on the top dwelling houses. The feature of the block is a large hotel. The building will be up-to-date, lighted with electricity throughout and the hotel will have hudraulic lifts with a passenger nd luggage service to all floors. ... Total cost is estimated at £25,000. ....
| Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes |  | 15-45, Queen's Gate | | | | 15-45, Queensgate | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1901 | 1902 | | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Samuel Grant Alexander | Architect | A | 1901 | 1902 | | | W L Carruthers & Alexander | Architectural practice | A | 1901 | 1902 | | | William Laidlaw Carruthers | Architect | A | 1901 | 1902 | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p201 |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 5 January 1901 | | | p22 (taken from Aberdeen Journal) | | Inverness Courier | 1 January 1901 | | | | | RIBA Journal | August 1953 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | Obituary of S G Alexander |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 35344 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Samuel Grant Alexander: L v12 no719 (microfilm reel 33) |
Images © All rights reserved. From Builder Vol. 78, 20 Jan. 1900, page 67. (Courtesy of Robert Hill).  © All rights reserved. |