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Museum
Represents a museum
WC
No
EventsForChildren
No
Place
The town or city
Inverness
HearingLoop
No
IsIncludedThisYear
No
DisabledAccess
No
Activities
<p>Guided tours only.</p><p>Visitors should come to the Bike Shed at 23 Grant Street first to collect hard hats, high viz vests and torches - sensible footwear must be worn. Guided tours for small groups will start from there between 10-12.30. Please note that this is a construction site and any access to the building will be at the contractors discretion. Any area deemed to be a risk to health and safety will be closed off.</p>
OpeningTime1
Guided tours 10 am to 12.30 pm
OpeningDate1
10/9/2016
IsNewThisYear
No
ID
Google Panorama ID
14187
Refreshments
No
Street
The street address
30-34 Grant Street
Postcode
IV3 6BL
Parking
No
DisabledWC
No
LimitedAccess
No
NotAccessible
No
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Merkinch Welfare Hall
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
highlandinvernesssurroundingarea
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
2748
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
current,57.48442,-4.234332;
Description
An account of the resource
<p>A 1.2M restoration project for Merkinch Welfare Hall. The Hall was built in 1914 by the Catch My Pal Union.</p><p>Thanks to the intervention of Merkinch Enterprise and feasibility studies carried out by the Highland Buildings Preservation Trust, a new use has been found for the hall.</p><p>The "Fit for the Future" project and a 1.2M multi funded building contract is currently underway to save and restore this listed building to its former glory.</p>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1914