Drumossie Hotel

Drumossie Hotel

The Drumossie Hotel is an art deco resort and conference centre two kilometres south east of Inverness.

History

The building was designed by Carruthers May ^[1] and built in the art deco style as a traditional roadhouse in about 1930. ^[2] It was requisitioned to serve as the headquarters of No. 14 Group RAF in June 1940 during the Second World War. ^{[3] [4]} The headquarters moved later to a permanent location at Raigmore House in 1941 ^[5] and the building reverted to hotel use and by the 1970s was trading as the "Royal Stuart Motor Hotel". ^[6] More recently known as the "Drumossie Hotel", it was operated by Shearings in the 1990s ^[7] but has since been acquired by Macdonald Hotels. ^[8]

References

1. "Carruthers May". Scottish architects. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
2. "Councillors tell Drumossie Hotel to change windows before development". Inverness Courier. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
3. "No 14 Group RAF Fighter Command". Fleet Air Arm. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
4. "Drumossie Hotel, Inverness". Highland Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
5. "Raigmore House, Inverness". Highland Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
6. "Royal Stuart Motor Hotel". Except the Kyles and Western Isles. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
7. "Planning permission appeal and listed building consent". Highland Council. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
8. "Macdonald Drumossie Hotel" . Retrieved 30 April 2017.

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