Comings and going of life on Academy Street, Inverness in decades past to be brought to life at free talk in city Town House
THE comings and goings of people on Academy Street and the role played by transport in decades and centuries past will be highlighted at a free talk next month.
In its ongoing bid to create a greater understanding of the city’s history, Inverness Townscape Heritage Project is hosting the talk – Arrivals and Departures on Academy Street.
At the talk Norman Newton, local history author, will share the story of transport on Academy Street – from cars, trains and buses to sleeper trains and steamships.
“Ever since Inverness Academy set up home there in 1792, and gave New Street a new name, Academy Street has been a place of comings and goings, arrivals and departures,” he said.
“Children came to school on Academy Street, to Inverness Royal Academy, and later to Dr Bell’s school at Farraline Park. When Inverness town centre was redeveloped in Victorian times, people went to work there; in shops and offices, banks and hotels, at Rose Street Foundry, at the new covered market in 1870, and especially at the railway station.
“I look forward to sharing the many stories of Academy Street’s arrivals and departures: stories of happy times and of sad times, stories of emigrations and troop trains. Looking at maps, old photographs, local newspapers and personal memories, we will explore the history of this important aspect of Inverness life.”
The event runs from 2pm to 3pm on June 12 at the Inverness Town House. It can be booked via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/arrivals-and-departures-on-academy-street-tickets-61691016491 or by phoning 01463 715316.
