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Picture No 6. Courtesy of Colin Dunn.
Year: 1920

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Inverness form E G Tower

Date is a guess. What is 'E G Tower'?
Picture added on 15 March 2005.

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Coloin - This photo is taken from the Old High Church Tower, which was the mediaeval Parish Church of Inverness. The Church was re-built in 1770, and known as the English Church, as no Gaelic was used in the Services. I suspect the Photo says "Inverness from the E C Tower" English Church Tower, noy "E G" Tower.
Added by Calum Davidson on 25 March 2005.

Or is it the 'F C' Tower? If it were taken from the tower of the Old High Church, the Free North Church would surely be in the foreground. Is that the (shadow of the) Greig Street Bridge support cable in the bottom right corner?
Added by Angus Bethune on 04 April 2005.

i, m intrested in pics of the town in round about 1970 to 1975 i seem to remember the La scala ciniema been at the bottom of the hill coming down from the crown where the eastgate centre is now, could u tell me if i, m right or wrong plz, even better is there a pic of it ????????????????
Added by Sudz_42@hotmail.co.uk on 19 October 2006.

The La Scala wasnt where Eastgate is now, it was where they are building new shops with flats above, just across from T K MAXX. (just around the corner from the Library) I remember when it just had the one screen, also going to see a film after it was converted to a 2 screen cinema. One of my first memories as a little girl of 1 or 2 was going to the La Scala with my Godmother. I was born in 1973
Added by Patricia Coston (nee Williamson) on 10 November 2006.

thx patrica but this was before 1973 as i left inverness in 1972, born in hilton and going to millburn school i still seem to remember it at the bottom of the hill coming down from The Crown, and the La Scala was on the right hand side,
Added by Sudz_42@hotmail.co.uk on 11 November 2006.

it was the playhouse in eastgate
Added by Alexander Morrison on 20 April 2007.

I can remember horses getting shoed in the smiddy on the right "at the bottom of the hill coming down from the Crown" before 1973, but the La Scala was always on Academy Street at the junction with Strothers Lane, just across from Burnetts bakery shop and restaurant.
Added by R A Stewart on 06 July 2007.

La Scala was on the corner of Strother's Lane and the one you remember would be the Playhouse where Jimmy Nairn decorated the cinema every christmas into a fairyland for the children. I think you may see a picture of it on Am Baile. www.ambaile.org.uk
Cheers,
Frances.
Added by Frances Macleod on 25 July 2007.

The Playhouse was on academy street just at the foot of Hamilton Street and Inglis Street. The La Scala was where R.A. Stewart says it was. I worked in both cinemas as a projectionist between 1966 and 1973.
Added by Allan Goodall on 29 May 2008.

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