St John Street, Perth

St John Street

St John Street in 2010, looking north to the High Street from beside St John's Kirk
Length	0.11 mi (0.18 km)
Location	Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
North end	High Street
South end	South Street
Construction
Completion	12th century

St John Street is an ancient street in the city of Perth, Scotland. It runs for about 0.11 miles (0.18 km) between High Street to the north and South Street to the south. St John's Place and South St John's Place, both formerly part of Kirkside which surrounds the ancient St John's Kirk, are the only junctions on the street, aside from a couple of vennels: Oliphants Vennel and Baxters Vennel, both of which connect St John Street to Watergate (which, along with Skinnergate, is one of the oldest streets in Perth). ^[1]

St John Street bounds St John's Kirk to the east; Kirkside bounds it to the west.

Listed buildings and structures

Main article: List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland

Historic Scotland has twenty entries for listed buildings on St John Street. Two are Category A; the rest Category B. ^[2]

• 1 St John Street (44–46 High Street) (Category B)
• 2–4 St John Street (Category B)
• 3–5 St John Street (Category B)
• 7–13 St John Street (Category B)
• 10–16 St John Street (Category B)
• 15 St John Street (Category B)
• 17–23 St John Street (Category B)
• 18–24 St John Street (Category B)
• 25 St John Street (1–5 St John's Place) (Category B)
• 26–30 St John Street (Category B)
• 32–36 St John Street (Category B)
• 27–33 St John Street (Category B)
• St John's Kirk (St John's Place) (Category A)
• 35–39 St John Street (Category B)
• 38–40 St John Street (Category B)
• 42–44 St John Street (Category B)
• 48–50 St John Street (Category A)
• 58–60 St John Street (Category B)
• 62–70 St John Street (Category B)
• 72–76 St John Street (Category B)

McEwens department store occupied 56 St John Street between 1868 and 2016. ^[3]

References

1. Wilson, John Marius (1860). Nelsons' hand-book to Scotland: for tourists. T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row. p. 330.
2. "Search". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
3. "McEwens of Perth department store closes with the loss of 110 jobs" – BBC News, 24 March 2016