Description: 1855 (Nov 2nd) INVERNESS STATION original sale agreement of land in Academy Street, Inverness, sold by Duncan Grant of Bught, Inverness to INVERNESS & NAIRN RAILWAY Company, the land required to build Inverness Railway Station with Plan, the document with Fine Seal of the INVERNESS AND NAIRN RAILWAY COMPANY, signed by Duncan Grant, & William Fraser Tyller and Alexander Forbes two of the Directors of the railway Company and further witnessed by with signatures of Andrew Dougall, Manager & Peter Anderson, joint secretary of the said railway co, and John Peter Grant Fraser, Clerk, the reverse with impressed 2/6d REVENUE stamp cancelled by INVERNESS/CROWN/DISTRICT/ 2-10-57 red datestamp. the document measures19" x 15".The Plan showing ACADEMY STREET with the land Sold to the Railway Company, with an overlay of the Railway Station, and again signed by Duncan Grant, and witnessed, dated 1858, size 15" x 14". A UNIQUE DOCUMENT OF INVERNESS RAILWAY HISTORY Inverness station was opened on 5 November 1855 as the western terminus of the Inverness and Nairn Railway to designs by the architect, Joseph Mitchell. The station originally comprised a single covered passenger platform 200 feet (61 m) with three lines of rails, one for arrivals, one for departures and a spare line for carriages. In 1857 the railway company erected a clock in front of the station facing Academy Street. This clock by Bryson & Sons, Princes Street, Edinburgh, was illuminated at night. In 1865 the station was enlarged. The platform was lengthened to 300 feet (91 m) and a shed added which was 300 feet (91 m) long, 51 feet (16 m) wide and 20 feet (6.1 m) high. There were double lines for north and south traffic. The platforms were extended again to 500 feet (150 m) and the platform roofs were extended in 1876 by Murdoch Paterson. The station platforms were lit by electricity for the first time in 1908. The station layout in 1902 In 1933, as part of an internal reorganization, the London and North Eastern Railway closed their offices at the station and the staff relocated to Aberdeen. Between 1966 and 1968 under British Rail the station buildings were replaced, the new design by Thomas Munro and Company. It is now the terminus of the Highland Main Line, the Aberdeen–Inverness line (of which the Inverness and Nairn Railway is now a part), the Kyle of Lochalsh line and the Far North Line. A revamp by Mott Macdonald of the station's frontage, forecourt and concourse was planned to be completed by 2018. However this was delayed. : Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution
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Company/ Era/ Region: Inverness & Nairn Railway
Year: 1855
Era: 1850 - 1900
Document type: Sale of Land for Station with Plan
Country: Scotland
Stamp Duty Type: Impressed Embossed Types
Subject type: Inverness Station
City/Town/Village: Inverness
Family Surname of: Grant
Scotland Counties: Inverness-shire
Genealogy: Grant of Bught
Place or Property: Academy Street
In the Reign of: Queen Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901
Station Name: INVERNESS
Year of Issue: 1855
