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Book Library

While building this site we have accumulated a lot of information that we felt was best gathered together in different books.  We hope you will enjoy reading them.

Photograph Library

Over the years we have been very fortunate to have been given access to many historic photographs and permission to display them on the website.  We have now collated them into different albums.  We hope you enjoy viewing in them. 

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Inver WW1

Inver WW1

The photos in this album are from the Ross-shire Journal during the 1914-1918 War. Newspaper copies had been deposited with Dingwall Museum but over the years had become rather fragile and were in danger of disintegrating and so it was felt that this valuable record should not be lost.
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Skinner John Kendrick, CSM, VC, Inver
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The 1937 document for the purchase of the land as a gunnery range.
The 1937 document for the purchase of the land as a gunnery range.
Original map showing proposed gunnery range.
Original map showing proposed gunnery range.
Modern helicopters using the range today.
Modern helicopters using the range today.
Modern helicopters using the range today. Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
Herring boat
Herring boat
Pupil's drawing of fishermen shooting the net.
Pupil's drawing of fishermen shooting the net.
Account to Install water - 1952
Account to Install water - 1952
Account is from the 'water authority' to cover the cost of connecting the house to the mains
Inver's last fishing boat
Inver's last fishing boat
Libby and Sandy Ross
Libby and Sandy Ross
Annie and Johnnie Skinner with horse and cart getting ready to go to Tain to sell fish.
Annie and Johnnie Skinner with horse and cart getting ready to go to Tain to sell fish.
Map of 1600.
Map of 1600.
King Charles the II got Captain Greenville Collins to sail around Britain and to chart it for him. He made Britain's first coastal chart. It is interesting to see Inver clearly marked on it whilst other fishing towns are missing. It may be because Inver was closely connected to Tain. The map is dedicated to Lord Tarbat otherwise known as the Earl of Cromarty
map1600 lord tarbat
map1600 lord tarbat
King Charles the II got Captain Greenville Collins to sail around Britain and to chart it for him. He made Britain's first coastal chart. It is interesting to see Inver clearly marked on it whilst other fishing towns are missing. It may be because Inver was closely connected to Tain. The map is dedicated to Lord Tarbat otherwise known as the Earl of Cromarty
Sketch of Inver pre 1878, showing the position of the wells.
Sketch of Inver pre 1878, showing the position of the wells.
Inver Meeting House in 1998 with windows and a waterproof roof.
Inver Meeting House in 1998 with windows and a waterproof roof.
Long Johns
Long Johns
Private Samuel Skinner was captured by Germans in 1945 and put into a prisoner of war camp and when he was released the Russians gave him a pair of Long Johns, that was all he got. He was the first of the locals to get back. His Long Johns were made of cotton and calico and today they are preserved in - you've guessed it - Tain Museum.
Vases
Vases
When the women went to the 'herring' , they usually brought back presents. These two vases are from Yarmouth.
This year's primary one entrants, the last this century
This year's primary one entrants, the last this century
This year's primary one entrants, the last this century. Iain Rough; Alasdair Robertson; Jodie Chapman.
Miss Ross in 1929
Miss Ross in 1929
A tidy buzzard cleans up some old wire the RAF have left lying around and uses it as nest building material.
A tidy buzzard cleans up some old wire the RAF have left lying around and uses it as nest building material.
Mr John Graham and class 1920 approx.
Mr John Graham and class 1920 approx.
May Ross taking Murdo and Ian Ross to school. Spot the slate!
May Ross taking Murdo and Ian Ross to school. Spot the slate!
May Ross taking Murdo and Ian Ross to school. Spot the slate!
May Ross taking Murdo and Ian Ross to school. Spot the slate!
New Street,
New Street,
Photo provided by Tain Museum.
A stone from Newton Chapel
A stone from Newton Chapel
A stone from Newton Chapel showing a relief pattern. It looks like it could be a 'fleur de lys'
A stone from Newton Chapel
A stone from Newton Chapel
A stone from Newton Chapel showing a relief pattern. It looks like it could be a 'fleur de lys'
Tea was sold in packets with the shop address and phone number on the packet.
Tea was sold in packets with the shop address and phone number on the packet.
Man digging hole
Man digging hole
The story is also told of a man in Skinnerton who was going to flail some of his corn inside his shed but there was not enough room. The roof was too low. The solution was simple... he dug a hole in the floor!
Barrow
Barrow
Not everyone in Inver could even afford a flail; there was one old lady who used to just knock a handful of corn over and over the end of a wheel barrow.
1917 Sunday School picnic goodies
1917 Sunday School picnic goodies
Going to collect ' bent' for thatching the house
Going to collect ' bent' for thatching the house
Mrs Ross and friend with Murdo, Ian and Dixon along the shore with the 'hurlie' going to collect ' bent' for thatching the house.
A school concert from yesterday.
A school concert from yesterday.
Account from plumber
Account from plumber
Account is from the plumber to fit and supply an entire house with new plumbing including sink all for the handsome price of £19.15s.0d.(under £20).
Protesters on the march
Protesters on the march
Mrs R Spence using Shore Street pump in 1940.
Mrs R Spence using Shore Street pump in 1940.
Details of races at the Sunday School Picnic - 1917?
Details of races at the Sunday School Picnic - 1917?
Modern helicopters using the range today.
Modern helicopters using the range today.
Modern helicopters using the range today.
Modern helicopters using the range today.
This picture shows ground crew collecting a parachute after an exercise.
This picture shows ground crew collecting a parachute after an exercise.
Fearn Aerodrome
Fearn Aerodrome
More aerial photographs taken by pilots. These are used for training other pilots to help them recognise local landmarks.
Tarbatness Lighthouse. Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
Tarbatness Lighthouse. Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
East end of Portmahomack with Ballone Castle in the background.
East end of Portmahomack with Ballone Castle in the background.
Aerial Photograph of the 'new' tower with Inver in the background (top left hand corner). Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
Aerial Photograph of the 'new' tower with Inver in the background (top left hand corner). Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
An inside photograph from the tower showing some RAF memorabilia.
An inside photograph from the tower showing some RAF memorabilia.
A view from the tower window. Flying the RAF insignia. Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
A view from the tower window. Flying the RAF insignia. Photographs kindly supplied by RAF Tain.
Pupil's drawing of a fireplace
Pupil's drawing of a fireplace
Pupil's drawing of a fireplace. They were quite hard work and messy, but doesn't it look nice and cosy!
A Range
A Range
Roy's Military Map of Inver
Roy's Military Map of Inver
Scaffie
Scaffie
School Photo from late 1800s
School Photo from late 1800s
A very early school picture taken in the late 1800's. The headmaster at that time was Mr Alexander McGillivray.
School Dancing
School Dancing
The Shandwick Stone before restoration.
The Shandwick Stone before restoration.
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