Monument record MHG57037 - WWI Dockyard Post Office - Dockyard Housing, Invergordon

WWI dockyard post office in the Dockyard housing in Invergordon.

The site was investigated in 2015 as part of the ARCH project 'Invergordon in World War I'. A WWI Naval plan in private possession shows a military post office situated in the area of dockyard accommodation. After the war, the buildings in the area were removed, and extra oil tanks and berms were built on the site. The main Invergordon post office on High Street was also taken over by the military in WWI. <1>

At least three versions of a WWI Naval plan survive, two in private collection which probably date to wartime, and one in the National Archives (MPI 1/641/4) which dates to 1921. On all three the buildings taken over or built by the Navy are shaded, but there are a few discrepancies between the plans. One of the plans in private collection has enlarged details, but only shows the Admiralty buildings and not others in the town. Valuation Rolls also indicate some buildings not shaded on our plans were taken over by the military. It is clear from contemporary photographs that the army built additional buildings, particularly north of Cromlet Drive. <2>