Basic Site Details
| Name: | Inverness County Buildings |
| Town, district or village: | Inverness |
| City or county: | Inverness-shire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Highland Regional Council Regional Buildings | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| County buildings | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Ardross Street | ||
| Glenurquhart Road | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 27 December 1957 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'plans in hand for county administrative headquarters at a cost of ₤100,000.' per Builder p1148 | |
| 29 May 1959 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'final sketch plans for first phase of new county buildings...three-storey extension to existing headquarters...est. to cost £130,000' per Builder p978 | |
| 11 November 1960 | Scheme accepted | for three-storey extension to County Council headquarters at an est. cost of £160,000 per Builder p908 | |
| 1961 | 1963 | Build/construction | |
People
Design 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 | |
| J L Gleave & Partners | A | 1961 | 1963 | ||
| Joseph Lea Gleave | A | 1961 | 1963 | ||
References
Bibliographic 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 | p194 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p570 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 27 December 1957 | p1148 | ||
| Builder | 29 May 1959 | 'New County Buildings' p978 | ||
| Builder | 11 November 1960 | p908 | ||