Gavin Douglas – Scottish poet and prelate born around 1474 at Tantallon Castle, East Lothian. This 3rd son of Archibald, 5th Earl of Angus was educated at Perth Grammar School. After a time at St. Andrews University, Douglas studied for the priesthood in abroad (most likely Paris). Between 1501 and 1514 […]
James Crichton – a child prodigy born in 1560 who became known as the Admirable Crichton. He was born in Cluny, Perthshire to the Scottish Lord Advocate and schooled at Perth Grammar School. From there he attended St Andrews University under George Buchanan, the noted scholar and humanist. Graduating in 1575 […]
John Blaw (born c1692) has gone down in history both for being a Jacobite in the 1745 rebellion, but also for taking part in a murder for which he was hanged. Blaw killed William Cairns a farmer in a Lamina inn on 4 September 1767. In the winter of 1745 […]
Lena Login (1820-1904) – courtier – Born in Perth to John and Ann Campbell (11 children). Left for India in 1842 to make her fortune. Married Dr John Login a surgeon with administrative title to the court of Oudh, 28 July 1842 in Lucknow (6 children). Lena soon learnt the language […]
A well-known Scottish actor, Angus Lennie learnt some of his trade treading the boards in Rep at Perth Theatre in the late 1940s. “Angus Lennie was born in Glasgow (1930), and is best remembered for playing chef Shughie McFee in the original Crossroads (first appearing onscreen in 1972 as a […]
“Gordon Cameron Jackson (19 December 1923 – 15 January 1990) was an Emmy Award-winning Scottish actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals.” Jackson first trod the boards at Perth Theatre between 1944 and 1946 […]
John Gregson was another famous actor who learnt some of his craft whilst performing at Perth Theatre. Gregson spent 8 months in Perth as part of the repertory company – he arrived in Scotland after a time at the Old Vic in London. In fact during his stint at Perth, […]
1100 onwards saw an increase in manufacturing and trade and the development of the burghs. Charters making grants to religious establishments show that burghs existed at Berwick and Roxburgh before 1124 and probably at Perth soon after that. David I created many burghs. Perth became a royal burgh and was […]
1555 – Act of Parliament under Queen Mary recognises the importance of Scottish roads. 1592 – Act of Parliament under James VI similar to that of 1555. 1617 – Act of Parliament requiring “all highways between market towns and seaports to be at least 20 feet wide”. The roads were given […]
Schools of Perth 1790 to the Disruption 1843 1794 – Charity School funded by Society for Propagation of Christian Knowledge. Held in James VI Hospital by Mr Duff. The Grammar School of Perth. The Academy of Perth (1760). From 1807 these became the Seminaries in Rose Terrace. Stewart’s Free School, […]