Places to see in ( Inveraray - UK )
Places to see in ( Inveraray - UK )
Inveraray; is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is a former royal burgh, the traditional county town of Argyll, and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.
In 1744 the third Duke of Argyll decided to demolish the existing castle and start from scratch with a new building. The castle was 40 years in construction, and the work was largely supervised by the Adam family, still renowned to this day as gifted architects and designers. The end product was not a castle in the traditional sense, but a classic Georgian mansion house on a grand scale, Inveraray Castle.
Over the years the castle has played host to numerous luminaries; Queen Victoria visited it in 1874, and the Royal connection was further cemented when her daughter, Princess Louise, married the heir to the Campbell chieftainship, the Marquess of Lorne, in 1871, illustrating the elevated position of the Argyll family in the social pecking order of the times.
In 1747 William Adam had drawn up plans for the creation of a new Inveraray. By 1770 little had been done, and the fifth Duke set about rebuilding the town in its present form. Some of the work on the rebuilt Inveraray was done by John Adam. The Inveraray Inn (formerly known as the New Inn, Great Inn, Argyll Arms Hotel and Argyll Hotel) on Front Street being his, as well as the Town House. Much of the rest of the town, including the church, was designed and built by the celebrated Edinburgh-born architect Robert Mylne (1733-1811) between 1772 and 1800.[10] The end product was an attractive town which included houses for estate workers, a woollen mill, and a pier to exploit herring fishing, which was to mushroom in later years to play a major role in the town's economy. The finished product is one of the best examples of an 18th-century new town in Scotland, and the vast majority of the properties in the centre of Inveraray are considered worthy of protection because of the town's architectural significance.
In addition to the castle, the Georgian Inveraray Jail in the burgh is now a museum. Other attractions include the Argyll Folk Museum at Auchindrain. The Celtic Inveraray Cross can also been seen in the town. The iron sailing ship Arctic Penguin is moored at the pier, along with the Clyde puffers VIC 72, Vital Spark. The Bell Tower dominates the town, and contains the second-heaviest ring of ten bells in the world. The bell tower is open to the public, and the bells are rung regularly. In autumn 2014, PBS premiered a series, Great Estates of Scotland. Inveraray was featured in one episode, as was the present Duke of Argyll, head of the Campbell clan.
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Spring Preview 2013: City of Sheffield Pipe Band
City of Sheffield Pipe Band at the Spring Preview 2013, hosted by Concord Youth Music, Sheffield.
Pipe Major: Keith Arnott
Drum Major: Dave Bright
The City of Sheffield Pipe Band, founded in 1908, had a new tartan designed in 2003 with the help of Strathmore Woollen Mill, Scotland. This new tartan is known as 'The City of Sheffield' Tartan.
During the years 2002 to 2011, the band represented the City on the Continent, including playing twice at the remembrance service at the Menin Gate and in the sister city of Chengdu, China, on three occasions.
The band was presented with a standard, bearing the arms of the City, in a dedication service at Sheffield Cathedral on 30 June 2011, attended by the Lord Mayor, the Master Cutler and the Queen's representative.
The band performs at community events, charitable functions, and parades on Remembrance Day every year.
SPRING PREVIEW 2013
Welcome to Sheffield and The Blue Shed for this season's curtain-raiser, hosted by Concord Youth Music. This year, we have our most eclectic and exciting programme of performances ever, with several very special guests presenting selections of music not normally experienced by marching band audiences.
There is a separate Youtube video for each band's performance, all gathered under the 'Spring Preview 2013' title.
For more information about Concord Youth Music, please visit concord.org.uk