The new futuristic bar and lounge fitted by Gaskell and Chambers in 1957.
Northville, now a private residence in North Bridge Street, was constructed in the latter part of the 19th century for the Blenkhorn family. It later became Gibson’s Temperance Hotel, before re-opening as the King’s Hotel after WWII.
The King’s soon expanded into the adjacent building. For a few years it was run as the Roxburgh Inn, but by the mid-1990s the building had fallen on hard times and was empty for about a decade. In 2005 the main building was converted into housing units. The King’s was famous for live music, including the King’s Hotel Quintet, John Reid Band and even the Bay City Rollers!
Northville as it looks today.
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