| Radisson Blu Perth | |
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 A 1970s view of the hotel, looking northwest from Leonard Street | |
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| Former names | Station Hotel |
| General information | |
| Status | Closed |
| Architectural style | Flemish Gothic |
| Location | 1 Leonard Street Perth Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°23′33″N3°26′20″W / 56.392635°N 3.438870°W |
| Completed | 1888 |
| Governing body | Historic Environment Scotland |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Andrew Heiton John Murray Robertson |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Perth  Perth |
| Website | |
| https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-perth-scotland | |
Radisson Blu Perth (formerly known as the Station Hotel) is an historic building in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Leonard Street, it is a Category B listed building [1] built in 1888. [2] It opened for business in August 1890. [2] One of the hotel's first managers was Arthur Foster. [3]
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The hotel faces Perth railway station, for which it is named. [1] It is also close to Perth bus station. The hotel was formerly owned and managed by the Highland, North British and Caledonian Railway companies. [4]
The building, made of cream and red sandstone, was designed by Perth's city architect Andrew Heiton, who assumed his role some thirty years earlier. [1] He worked with another local architect, John Murray Robertson, on the project. [1] The hotel is a notable example of Scottish baronial architecture. [5]
Queen Victoria was a regular visitor to the hotel. She had breakfast there on her final visit to Perth in May 1900, [6] eight months before her death. She was in a wheelchair on that day. [6]
In 2021, the hotel joined Radisson Hotel Group and became Radisson Blu Perth. [7] The following year, the hotel closed in order to house asylum seekers. [8]
