Basic Site Details

Name: Town Steeple and Court House
Town, district or village: Inverness
City or county: Inverness-shire
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Townhouse  
Item 2 of 2Courthouse  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 217871789Build/constructionMain part of building
Item 2 of 217891791Build/constructionSteeple

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2James McLeran B17871788Was paid 10 guineas in connection with the building of the courthouse and jail. Not repsonsible for the steeple later built to the designs of Laing.
Item 2 of 2Alexander Laing A17891791Steeple

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Barron, Eveline (ed.)1967Old Inverness   
Item 2 of 2Colvin, Howard2008A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 London: YUP. 4th edition 

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Highland ArchivesInverness Burgh Records1/2/1/2Accounts 1787-1822
Item 2 of 2Highland Archives, InvernessHighland Court ArchivesPA/1B/1D/35Per Mr J S Brennan