Lochaber Archive Centre

Lochaber Archive Centre Lochaber Archive Centre is the Lochaber office of the Highland Archives Service Lochaber Archive Centre holds historic archives relating to the Lochaber area.

High Life Highland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland No. SC407011 and is a registered Scottish charity No. SC042593

In December 1933, the LNER purchased this two-ton "ro-railer" vehicle, capable of running on road or railway, and based ...
18/06/2026

In December 1933, the LNER purchased this two-ton "ro-railer" vehicle, capable of running on road or railway, and based it at Fort William. Its purpose was to carry squads of workmen whose job was seeing the upkeep of the line between Crianlarich, Fort William and Mallaig.

The London and North Eastern Railway, served Fort William from 1923 to nationalisation in 1948. The ro-railer bears a London registration plate and features buffers on the front which were the forerunner of the bull-bar.

(Christopher J. Uncles Collection - Am Baile)

17/06/2026

Just FYI:

The Lochaber Archive Centre will be closed this Friday (19th June) as the Archivist is on annual leave.
We will be open as usual from 10am on Tuesday (23rd) morning.

Many thanks.

Undated sepia photograph showing Tomdoun Hotel, Invergarry, erected in 1895. (L/D193/7/4)
16/06/2026

Undated sepia photograph showing Tomdoun Hotel, Invergarry, erected in 1895.

(L/D193/7/4)

Pages from a tiny mid-19th Century book entitled, 'Short Stories for Good Children', printed by Knight and Bagster - fou...
13/06/2026

Pages from a tiny mid-19th Century book entitled, 'Short Stories for Good Children', printed by Knight and Bagster - found within the Arisaig Estate Papers.

(L/D130/B/8/5/11)

Postcards showing Arisaig house and surrounding scenes, undated. From the Arisaig Estate Papers, part of the West Highla...
11/06/2026

Postcards showing Arisaig house and surrounding scenes, undated.
From the Arisaig Estate Papers, part of the West Highland Museum Collection.

(L/D130/B/9/2)

Book entitled 'Garden Notes' belonging to Constance Astley of Arisaig, October 18th 1906 - containing the handwritten ep...
09/06/2026

Book entitled 'Garden Notes' belonging to Constance Astley of Arisaig, October 18th 1906 - containing the handwritten epigraph:

'Awake, O North wind; come thou South, Blow upon my Garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.'

(L/D130/B/8/2/2/1)

Kilmonivaig School Shinty team, n.d., presumed early 20th Century. (CI/L/5/3/144K).
06/06/2026

Kilmonivaig School Shinty team, n.d., presumed early 20th Century.

(CI/L/5/3/144K).

Halcrow’s annual staff dance, early 1950s.Originally founded in 1868, Halcrow was one of the largest engineering consult...
04/06/2026

Halcrow’s annual staff dance, early 1950s.

Originally founded in 1868, Halcrow was one of the largest engineering consultancy companies in the UK. It was acquired by CH2M Hill in 2011, after which the brand was discontinued. The company specialised in the provision of planning, design and management services for large infrastructure developments, and was responsible for the Mulberry harbours used in the D-Day landings and, more recently, the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

Having expanded into tunnelling and hydroelectric projects during the first half of the 20th century, after World War II the company developed schemes for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. The first and largest of these began at Glen Affric in 1947. The photograph was taken at the Spean Bridge Hotel.

(Source: Am Baile)

This morning, we were delighted to welcome staff and pupils at Invergarry Pirmary School to the Lochaber Archive Centre ...
03/06/2026

This morning, we were delighted to welcome staff and pupils at Invergarry Pirmary School to the Lochaber Archive Centre for an introduction to all things archives and a tour of our archive strongroom!

Detention Book, Fort William Police Station, 1875, showing people being held in the cells: Gillean MacLean, a tailor and...
02/06/2026

Detention Book, Fort William Police Station, 1875, showing people being held in the cells: Gillean MacLean, a tailor and John Cameron, a shepherd, for assault; a clerk called Henry Young for forgery; George Cameron, a schoolmaster, for breach of the peace; and Margaret Campbell, a hawker and Isabella Clark, a vagrant, for drunkenness.

(R91/D/C/5/3/1)

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