The Innes Saloon

Inverness, Scotland is the city where my grandmother, Elizabeth Grace Innes was born.  Although Grace has the same name, her mother Jessica did not know this when she began thinking of naming her.


The Innes clan originated in the Urquart and Banff, Scotland areas. 
 
While in Inverness, Scotland, Grace and I stopped in The Innes saloon. This saloon is on Innes Street.

We popped into The Innes and ordered cheeseburgers and 2 pints of Stella (Artois) beer.

The cupboard behind the ship on the shelf opens when the saloon is serving food.  This is where you order your food.  Those Scots are a creative bunch.

We finished our burgers, sat at the bar and spoke with the bartender.  She said The Innes was over 100 years old and was built in 1834.  She thinks that the saloon has always been called The Innes.  The building has stayed the same, but the interior has been updated (although not in the last 20 years).

According to my grandmother, Elizabeth Grace Innes, the houses on Innes and George Streets were built by and named after her father, George Innes.

This is 28 Innes Street.  I have a photo of Elizabeth Grace Innes and her sister standing in front of this house.

This is a street view of Innes Street.  The saloon is wayyyy down at the end.