About three years ago I was first able to announce the success of the campaign to get a blue plaque for Josephine Tey. The plaque is located at the site of her family’s shop on Castle Street in Inverness.
The blue plaque scheme in Inverness is run by the Inverness City Heritage Trust (ICHT), and I spoke to them a lot during the course of the campaign. A little while after the plaque was put in place, the ICHT asked me if I would be interested in working with them. I’m pleased to say that I am now a member of the ICHT board.
The ICHT is an independent charity, and their aim is to protect, promote and preserve the historic built environment of Inverness. They’ve recently reorganized, and now have a full-time Trust Manager, and are involved in several interesting projects. The ICHT website is currently under redevelopment, but you can read a little more about them here: https://icht.org.uk/
The regular board meetings are held in Inverness Creative Academy (WASPS). This is the former Inverness Royal Academy building, the place where Josephine Tey went to school – a nice link back to the blue plaque!
I’ll be speaking on behalf of the ICHT at the Highland Archaeology Festival in Inverness on 27th September. The talk will cover the ICHT’s aims and projects, but I’ll also touch on how I became involved through the blue plaque and, of course, my biography of Josephine Tey.
More information about the Highland Archaeology Festival can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/highland-archaeology-festival-research-conference-2025-tickets-1580968111179
Jennifer Morag Henderson 