These notes are based on lectures given by Rhoda Fothergill – they were made by a local resident of Perth – Alan Darling – and have been passed to this website. Schools of Perth 1790 to the Disruption 1843 1794 – Charity School funded by Society for Propagation of Christian […]
Perth Prison was built under the direction of Robert Reid (1774-1856) (“King’s architect and surveyor in Scotland. Reid was responsible for many public works, primarily inEdinburgh, including the Law Courts in Parliament Square. He also worked on the detailed layout of Robert Adam’s Charlotte Square after that architect’s death and built […]
The Watergate (Water Street – sometimes Water Gate) is one of the oldest streets in Perth and was one of its principal streets for several hundred years. It existed as a street within the medieval burgh: “Perth has preserved the main features of the medieval street plan, based on two parallel […]
These notes are based on lectures given by Rhoda Fothergill – they were made by a local resident of Perth – Alan Darling – and have been passed to this website. St. John’s Church – Monasteries – Chapel 1559 – John Knox – Church of Scotland – Presbyterianism […]