2017
NH6645 : William Topaz McGonagall plaque, Bridge Street
taken 7 years ago, near to Inverness/Inbhir Nis, Highland, Scotland
William Topaz McGonagall plaque, Bridge Street
A blue plaque outside the Gellions Pub on Bridge Street. The Gellions claims to be the oldest pub in Inverness.
Perhaps this is a response to the Robert Burns plaque on the opposite side of the street:
NH6645 : Robert Burns plaque, Bridge Street
From the plaque:
William Topaz McGonagall
1825-1902
The most miraculous minstrel
William Topaz McGonagal
Described as the very best of the world's worst poets
He gave a recital of his poems in the Gellions Hotel Oct.1894 to the Heather Blend Club
Robert Burns also visited Inverness in 1789 residing at Ettles Hotel directly across from the Gellions Hotel
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