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Picture No 249. Courtesy of Sheila Burgess.
Year: 1988

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Swansong - date please?

A sad day for Invergordon - the Royal Marine brass band plays its final farewell to the town. Can anyone date this please as our date is only guesswork?
Picture added on 03 May 2006.

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I think this is more like 1970 or later. Royal Hotel is gone, Shell garage in place (now, I think, a garden centre).
Added by Fraser Dryden on 05 December 2006.

Thanks Fraser. Nice to hear from you. You're probably right about the date, so we've changed it to 1970. Hope to see you in the New Year. Noreen
Added by Noreen and Ann on 08 December 2006.

Hi Noreen. Memories of 'The Royal' reminded me of Kelly's comment when I was deciding where to go for an evening refreshment (this was after the fire). He said 'don't go to the Royal - you'll get a lot of black stuff in your beer!'
Added by Fraser Dryden on 08 December 2006.

That's just typical of him, Fraser - black humour! But seriously, the loss of the Royal took the heart out of the town, and it's never really recovered.
Added by Noreen and Ann on 10 December 2006.

Is this not later than the 70's? You can make out the "new" row of shops down from the Bone Mill, where the jewellers is/was.
Added by on 09 January 2007.

This is mid to late eighties..the jobcentre, on the right was there then. Also the bookies has a modern neon sign.The big give away that it's not 1970?...check the price of the petrol...it was still £SP in 1970!
Added by Peter Ross on 06 September 2007.

Thanks for the information. We've changed the date to 1985, unless anyone knows different?
Added by on 19 September 2007.

I took this photo and it was the later half of the 80's because I didn't have a camera until then!
Added by Margaret Burgess on 03 February 2010.

Thanks, Margaret. Have changed the date to 1988. Noreen and Ann (Administrators)
Added by on 03 February 2010.

id say but not certain, 1985, as it was still a royal navy port then, but not sure, i worked in dockyard until 1983.the royal navy officers flag was still up then.commander kempsill, if i remember.was the officer then.the r.n.o.
Added by David Gow on 08 February 2010.

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