26 Tay Street

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26 Tay Street
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The building in 2024
Location26 Tay Street,
Perth, Scotland
Coordinates 56°23′47″N3°25′34″W / 56.39645°N 3.42598419°W / 56.39645; -3.42598419
Builtc. 1873(151 years ago) (1873)
Architect Andrew Heiton
Architectural style(s)Mid-Victorian Renaissance
Listed Building – Category B
Designated20 May 1965
Reference no.LB39655
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Shown in Perth

26 Tay Street is an historic building in Perth, Scotland. Designed by local architect Andrew Heiton, the building is Category B listed, dating to around 1873. [1] Standing on Tay Street, between St Matthew's Church to the south and the Perth and Kinross Council offices at 2 High Street to the north, the building is currently the home of The Capital Asset, a Wetherspoons establishment. [2]

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The building was formerly the home of Perth Savings Bank (having previously been located on nearby Atholl Crescent), which is when the building was extended, to a design by Robert Matthew Mitchell. [3]

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Tay Street, 26, Savings Bank (Category B Listed Building) (LB39655)" . Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  2. The Capital Asset – J D Wetherspoons official website
  3. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (May 25, 2022, 10:22 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2022.