Another spot of monkey business from Bryag and I 
This forum needs a 'Low Places' spot for us
Inverness has nothing over 5 stories really
Our latest climb was built in 1815, originally as a Atheneum ( basically a glorified library) on land previously belonging to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.
The building has various Biblical texts incised into the stonework, an unusual feature. It stands directly opposite the Town House, and after it was built, new Councillors were warned that after Civic Receptions, they may be asked to read the texts from the Town House door as a test of sobriety I couldn't find any record of whether anyone passed, or indeed failed ....
Having ascertained that a rather exposed spot of climbing was going to be necessary to do this one, we returned at stupid o'clock in the morning, and up we went
An old image of the building, courtesy of Scran :
And an up-to-date one, courtesy of me
The afore-mentioned Biblical texts :
Sunrise over the local Maccy D's
Looking up the High Street :
Dawn over the roofs, this would've been idyllic if wasn't the winged pikeys dive-bombing us
Looking over the hideous Upper Bridge Street development to the river :
Down Church Street :
Far too early to be up and about
The Castle, with the museum in the foreground :
And a last shot of the sunrise, c/w seagulls :icon_evil
This was good fun, egress was entertaining as the morning shift of cabbies rocked-up to the rank opposite whilst we were on the roof
This forum needs a 'Low Places' spot for us
Inverness has nothing over 5 stories really Our latest climb was built in 1815, originally as a Atheneum ( basically a glorified library) on land previously belonging to the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem.
The building has various Biblical texts incised into the stonework, an unusual feature. It stands directly opposite the Town House, and after it was built, new Councillors were warned that after Civic Receptions, they may be asked to read the texts from the Town House door as a test of sobriety
I couldn't find any record of whether anyone passed, or indeed failed ....Having ascertained that a rather exposed spot of climbing was going to be necessary to do this one, we returned at stupid o'clock in the morning, and up we went
An old image of the building, courtesy of Scran :
And an up-to-date one, courtesy of me
The afore-mentioned Biblical texts :
Sunrise over the local Maccy D's
Looking up the High Street :
Dawn over the roofs, this would've been idyllic if wasn't the winged pikeys dive-bombing us
Looking over the hideous Upper Bridge Street development to the river :
Down Church Street :
Far too early to be up and about
The Castle, with the museum in the foreground :
And a last shot of the sunrise, c/w seagulls :icon_evil
This was good fun, egress was entertaining as the morning shift of cabbies rocked-up to the rank opposite whilst we were on the roof
