A historic rose window saved from a local Methodist church is to be incorporated into the interior design of the transformation of Inverness Castle.
… removed from its original site on Inglis Street at the time of the Eastgate Centre construction…
… created for the Methodist Church in Inverness built in 1867…
Project Scotland writes:
The window has been held in storage by The Highland Council and its predecessor local authorities since it was removed from its original site on Inglis Street at the time of the Eastgate Centre construction.
The rose window was originally created for the Methodist Church in Inverness built in 1867. The Highland Archive Service has the gable end window has the cost of the window recorded as £1,200. Later church records confirm the benefactor was Mr James Keith, a bookseller from Dingwall.
In an obituary for Mr Keith in the Inverness Courier of January 1897, he was described as, “one of the most correct, attentive and upright business men in the North of Scotland.”….
Inverness Castle is currently undergoing a major project to turn it into a ‘gateway for Highland tourism’. Backed by £15 million in funding from the Scottish Government and £3 million from the UK Government, the project will bring a cafe, viewing terraces and other facilities to the 11th century castle….
