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

More photos from Perth.


St. John's Kirk ('Kirk' is Scottish for 'church').

The oldest standing building in Perth, the church was first mentioned in 1126, with the original building completed by 1241.

The building has been extensively altered over the years, with a new choir built in 1440, and the leaded spire added in 1511. The upper room of the tower was used as a woman's prison until 1823, a century later St John's was completely restored as a memorial to the Perthshire men who died in the First World War.


Market on the pedestrianised High Street.


A view of the 1766 'Smeatons bridge' over the river Tay.


Bridgend Inn, 69 Main St, Perth.




Another view across the Tay at Perth.


Perth Museum and Art Gallery, one of the oldest museums in Britain, hosting collections of applied art, archaeology, photography and human & natural history.


This fine building on South Methven Street now serves as the City Club.


Old shop, on corner of Melville Street and Atholl Street.


Built in 1807, St Paul's Church was the first new church in Perth since the middle ages, but now lies disused.
» St Paul's Church panorama






The well-advertised premises of Alexander & Brown, seed merchants, Perth


A Sunday morning look down York Place, Perth.