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Ferintosh Parish Church 1909 – 2009, by Mhairi Mackenzie

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1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 1
1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 1
Building of the new bridge underway (source of all three photos unknown)
1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 2
1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 2
Building of the new bridge underway, with small observers in foreground! (source of all three photos unknown)
1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 3
1979 Building of the new bridge - photo 3
Building of the new bridge underway, with small observers in foreground! (source of all three photos unknown)
Conon Flooding - late 1960s
Conon Flooding - late 1960s
Ferintosh Church of Scotland - possibly 1920s
Ferintosh Church of Scotland - possibly 1920s
Back to possibly the 1920s with this photograph of Ferintosh Church of Scotland. (source Tony Innes)
Conon railway bridge plaque
Conon railway bridge plaque
Conon railway bridge plaque. [Photo courtesy of Douglas Chisholm] The contractor responsible for building the bridge was George Meakin, Birkenhead.
The rail bridge 150 years after construction.
The rail bridge 150 years after construction.
[Photo courtesy of Highland Railway Society]
Early photo of Conon Hotel
Early photo of Conon Hotel
Early photo of Conon Hotel with policeman, gentleman with impressive watchchain and cyclist - a tourist setting off from the hotel? (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
View of Conon Hotel from bridge
View of Conon Hotel from bridge
View of Conon Hotel from bridge, showing horse waiting patiently for owner and boy with bicycle. House on right is now 'The Drouthy Duck'. The postcard, dated 12 June, with a George V stamp and dated 1934, is addressed to an Anthony Browne, in Esher, and reads: "We have just arrived here. Our bedroom is the window over the front door by the lamp." (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Progress on Conon high street with cars instead of horse and cart.
Progress on Conon high street with cars instead of horse and cart.
(photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
The Telford Bridge
The Telford Bridge
In 1809 this bridge, constructed under the supervision of the renowned engineer, Thomas Telford, became the means of crossing the River Conon, replacing the ferry which existed upstream. In the background is the railway bridge and on the right can be seen the toll house. By the 1970s the condition of the bridge had deteriorated and it had superimposed a 'Bailey' bridge controlled by traffic lights. A modern bridge was constructed, downstream, a short distance away. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Downstream view of Telford Bridge
Downstream view of Telford Bridge
A downstream view of the bridge with the toll house to the right and Frank Menzies' garage appearing over the parapet. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Conon River, looking downstream from the bridge
Conon River, looking downstream from the bridge
Conon River, looking downstream from the bridge. On the left there is a horse at the water's edge and two figures bending over in a boat. The right bank of the river shows a more pleasant view than exists in 2008. This same bank has been occupied at various times by Logan's stone and aggregate plant, Pescanova's fish factory and (2015) has planning permission for housing. At one stage there was a proposal to build a joint school for Maryburgh and Conon there. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge, with the Telford bridge on the left. The trees have long since vanished and the area on the left has modern bungalows while the area on the right was built as local authority housing and is known as Wrightfield Park.
The Toll House at the Maryburgh end of Conon Bridge
The Toll House at the Maryburgh end of Conon Bridge
The Toll House at the Maryburgh end of Conon Bridge with the extension built by the then owner, Mr Robert Dougall, in the 1960s, by using stone from the former ice house which lay in the curtilage of his property. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
A view of the main street in Conon, possibly in the 1930s
A view of the main street in Conon, possibly in the 1930s
A view of the main street in Conon, possibly in the 1930s. On the left is Ferintosh Church and the wall, which no longer exists, is the boundary of the area which is now a car park. The small building, second on right, is where the petrol station existed for some years. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Main Street - possibly late 1940s
Main Street - possibly late 1940s
Another view of main street - unknown date, possibly late 1940s. Can anyone identify the large building with the curved roof which existed on what is now the entrance to Riverbank Road? Also, can anyone identify the large, white building beyond Conon Hotel? Since posing these questions, RCHS has received an e.mail from Cameron Gilpin, who can recall that, in the early 60's, he and his friends played in the ruins of the white building which was always referred to as being an ice house. The actual ice house is remembered as the usual domed structure, most of which was set deep into the ground. It, too, was demolished and the stones used to extend the adjacent toll house. Could it be that the large white building was an ornate "cover" for the ice house? Anyone with detailed information about the building please contact RCHS. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Another view of the main street - in the 1950s?
Another view of the main street - in the 1950s?
(photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Evening Conon Bridge
Evening Conon Bridge
This postcard, entitled Evening Conon Bridge, has a George VI stamp and is dated July 1943. It is addressed to a Mrs W Ogston, Tarland, Aberdeenshire, and the message reads, "Having nice holiday. Lovely scenery and lovely weather. Did you get any strawberries?" (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Newspaper cutting, source and photographer unknown.
Newspaper cutting, source and photographer unknown.
Apart from cars, more like the frontage of Conon Hotel as it exists
Apart from cars, more like the frontage of Conon Hotel as it exists
(photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge
The avenue leading from Maryburgh to Conon Bridge, with the Telford bridge on the left. The trees have long since vanished and the area on the left has modern bungalows while the area on the right was built as local authority housing and is known as Wrightfield Park. (photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
Entire River conon frozen - possibly 1911?
Entire River conon frozen - possibly 1911?
And, finally, back to an "Ice Age" (c.1911??) with the entire river frozen. The people, and dog, are standing west of the railway bridge, with Telford's road bridge in the background. (source RCHS)
Demolition of Telford's bridge.
Demolition of Telford's bridge.
Demolition of Telford's bridge. (source RCHS)
Demolition of Telford's bridge.
Demolition of Telford's bridge.
(source RCHS)
A new bridge.
A new bridge.
(photograph courtesy of W J McCulloch)
The tollhouse in its location beside the bridge. (source unknown)
The tollhouse in its location beside the bridge. (source unknown)
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Conon Ferintosh Parish Church

These photographs were compiled for the book Ferintosh Parish Church 1909 - 2009 by Mhairi Mackenzie. RCHS are grateful to Mhairi for allowing us to publish these photos on our website. Please take time to read the book as it puts these photographs in context.
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