Perth is a city in central Scotland, on the banks of the River Tay. It is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire. It had a population of about 47,430 in 2018.
Newlands House is an historic building in Bridgend, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Main Street, it is a Category B listed building, built around 1810.
Perth Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located in the Marshall Monument, named in memory of Thomas Hay Marshall, a former provost of Perth.
Tulloch, formerly known as Bleachfield, is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of the centre of Perth. Tulloch is the western part of this area that borders Hillyland.
Perth Bridge is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. A Category A listed structure, it spans the River Tay, connecting Perth, on the western side of the river, to Bridgend, on its eastern side, carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of West Bridge Street. An earlier bridge was demolished at the same location in 1621, and many unsuccessful attempts were made to replace it. A subscription was started by James VI and several noblemen to help with the construction cost, but the king's death in 1625 suspended the scheme and a series of ferryboats were instead used.
Kinnoull is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, approximately half a mile east of the city centre, above the eastern banks of the River Tay. It shares its name with nearby Kinnoull Hill.
The Municipal Buildings are a municipal facility at Nos. 1, 3 and 5 High Street, Perth, Scotland. The facility is a Category B listed building.
St Mary's Monastery is an ecumenical Christian spirituality and retreat centre in Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. It was built in 1868 by the Redemptorists. Until 1971, it also served as a novitiate for the Redemptorists. In 1870, the church and shrine, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built within the grounds. It is located on Hatton Road, to the east of Kinnoull, on the edge of Kinnoull Hill, overlooking the city of Perth. The building has been registered as a category B listed building by Historic Environment Scotland, and was the first Roman Catholic monastery established in Scotland since the Reformation.
Bridgend is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of the city centre, on the eastern banks of the River Tay. It is in Kinnoull parish. A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century.
Greyfriars Burial Ground is an historic cemetery in Perth, Scotland, dating to 1580. It is a Category A listed structure.
Sheriff Court is an historic building on Tay Street in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is a Category A listed building dating to 1819. It was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, and is in the Greek Revival style. Its facade, overlooking the River Tay to the east, is notable for its ten-pillar colonnade.
Tay Street is a major thoroughfare in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. It is part of the A989. Constructed in the second half of the 19th century, it is named for the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, on the western banks of which it sits. The street runs from the confluence of West Bridge Street and Charlotte Street in the north to a roundabout at Marshall Place and Shore Road in the south. Three of the city's four bridges that cross the Tay do so in this stretch : Perth Bridge, Queen's Bridge and the single-track Tay Viaduct, carrying Perth and Dundee trains to and from the railway station, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the north-west.
The A. K. Bell Library is an historic building on York Place in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The building was originally a hospital before becoming a municipal building and later a library. The central section of the building is Category A listed. The lodge to the estate, now removed from its original location, is Category B listed.
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust is a charitable preservation organisation founded in 1988 and based in the Scottish city of Perth. It works, both independently and collaboratively, "to preserve, enhance and increase understanding of Perth and Kinross’s historic environment". It is a registered Scottish Charity, supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Transition funding.
Gowrie House was a building in the centre of Perth, Scotland, which existed in the 16th and 17th centuries. An earlier house on the site existed in 1518, built or occupied by Elizabeth Gray, the second wife of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly. A document of 1552 mentions the great lodging that she had built in the Speygate of Perth. Latterly, the rebuilt and extended house was the home of George Hay, 1st Earl of Kinnoull (1570–1634), amongst others.
Mill Street is a prominent street in the city of Perth, Scotland. Established in at least the 18th century, it runs for about 0.25 miles (0.40 km), from Bridge Lane in the east South Methven Street in the west, passing through roughly two-thirds of the northern third of the city centre.
Perth Congregational Church is located in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing on Kinnoull Street, at its junction with Murray Street, it was completed in 1899. It is now a Category B listed building. The church's architects were Glasgow's Steele and Balfour.
Andrew Granger Heiton was a Scottish architect. He was prominent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Several of his works are now listed structures.
Kinnoull Terrace is a street in the Kinnoull area of Perth, Scotland. A cul-de-sac, it contains five properties, each of which is of listed status and dating from the 19th century. The street was designed specifically, in the mid-19th century, to take advantage of its viewpoint across the River Tay, as was the case with the six villas in Bridgend, a few hundred yards to the north. Several notable architects were used to design the properties, including Andrew Heiton and David Smart.
Archibald Sandeman was a Scottish academic. He was a professor at Queens' College, Cambridge, and at Owens College in Manchester.
