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Buildings

Basic Site Details

Royal Inverness Academy
Inverness
Inverness-shire
B listed
Scotland

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:

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NameCurrent NameNotes
Inverness Technical CollegeYes

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
St Stephen\'s StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
1893/03/01New building
1899/06/16Janitor's house
19111913South east addition - Science and Art School
1911a1927bAddititons
Addition19591960
Addition1968

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.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
Alexander RossA1893
Robert John MacbethA1893
Ross & MacbethA1893
Alexander RossB1899Janitor's house
Robert John MacbethB1899
Ross & MacbethB1899Janitor's house
Robert John MacbethC19111913South east addition - Science and Art School
John WittetD1911a1928bAdditions
Edward Alexander MeldrumFArchitect19591960Additions? - as Deputy County Architect
Inverness County Architect's OfficeFArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)19591960Additions?
Inverness County Architect's OfficeEArchitectural Department (New Towns etc)1968Additions at est. cost of £3/4m.

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Gifford, John1992Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland)Penguin Booksp195

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Builder1912/05/03*
Inverness Courier1911/10/17*
Building1968/09/06Foundation work begun on £1m extension p179
Building1968/09/06Foundation work begun on £1m extension p179
Inverness Courier1893/03/03*
Inverness Courier1899/06/16*

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersJohn Wittet: F no 2490 (box 7); Edward Alexander Meldrum: A no12441 and F no5735 (Combined Box 97)
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register35355FORMER INVERNESS ROYAL ACADEMY BUILDING (1895 AND 1913 BLOCKS) AND LODGE, INCLUDING BOUNDARY WALL, RAILINGS AND GATEPIERS, ST STEPHEN'S STREET, INVERNESS (Ref:35355)