Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No Place The town or city Inverness HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess Yes OpeningTime1 10 am to 4 pm ArchitectName Alexander Ross of Ross & McBeth OpeningDate1 31/8/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 9868 Refreshments Yes Street The street address Bank Street Postcode IV1 1QA Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Free North Church Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived highlandinvernesssurroundingarea Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2730 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,57.47931,-4.228588; Description An account of the resource <p>The Free North Church, which was designed by Alexander Ross, and opened on 7th June 1893, is Gothic style with the tallest spire in Inverness at 170 feet.</p><p>Whilst it is typical of the Presbyterian plain style, it surpasses most others in size and in the boldness and elegance of its detail. North Church congregation split from East Church (Church of Scotland) and joined the Free Church of Scotland at the 1843 Disruption.</p><p>The interior, which can seat 1300, has been restored with stencil work on the barrel ceiling. The box below the pulpit was for the Precentor who led the singing. Now either a precentor or a keyboard player lead the praise.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1889-92