Iconic Spitfire propellor returns home to Rose Street Foundry at Highland pub
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They were the iconic war machines that helped turn the tide against the Nazis in World War II.
And now one Inverness pub has returned a piece of the Highland capital’s heritage to its rightful home.
As the Allied powers fought to win the war, a foundry in the city helped machine parts for the much-feared Spitfire fighter planes.
Now a popular gastropub, Rose Street Foundry is celebrating its heritage with a propeller from one of the aircraft proudly hanging in the bar.
General manager Billy McKechnie hopes it will be a talking point for customers and tourists visiting the converted premises.
He said: “When they were renovating the Rose Street Foundry they found out about this propeller at an antique shop.
“It was quite possibly made right here as most of those Spitfire propellers were made at Rose Street Foundry.
“There’s not a lot of these things lying around.
“It came from a crashed aircraft.
“There’s a good chance it came from here.”
