Perth, Scotland
A weekend in the old country town of Perthshire
Photos/words © urban75, June 2005 (updated Feb 2007)

The final selection of photos from our weekend in Perth.


Cricket on the 'North Inch' park, scene of the 'Battle of the Clans' in 1396.

This saw thirty representatives from Clan Quhele do battle with Clan Chattan, watched by King Robert III and his court from Gilten Arbour, a nearby garden. Records vary, but Clan Chattan is understood to have emerged victorious.
» See North Inch park panorama





Built in 1749-50 at a cost of £1,614, the King James VI Hospital is a H-shaped construction on four floors.

Over the years, it served as a poorhouse, industrial school, infirmary and reformatory for vagrants.

From 1814, the building was used by charity schools and other benevolent institutions, with portions let out as dwellings. A complete refurbishment followed in 1975, with 21 flats being created.


The striking St. Leonards-in-the-Fields & Trinity Church on Marshall Place is built in the late Gothic revival style and features a the distinctive crown tower and heavy buttresses.


Another view of St. Leonards-in-the-Fields, which was built by John L Stevenson of London and opened in 1885.


Kenneth Melville garage, Errol, Perth.





St Leonard Spinky's pub on Alexandra Street.



Royal Bar on 43, Scott St. Apparently, this used to be a right old rough house in the old days.



John Ferguson clothes store on County Place looks like it hasn't changed since the early 1960s.



Looking at the shop's display, you can see a dressing gown on sale for just £25.50. Bargain!





Kenneth Melville garage, Errol, Perth.



Robert Burns Lounge in County Place.



Old sidings, Perth station.



Chip shop window, Perth.



Heading home. Bridges over the Tyne, Newcastle.