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Municipal Buildings Extension, High Street, Perth

A Category B Listed Building in Perth, Perth and Kinross

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.3968 / 56°23'48"N

Longitude: -3.4264 / 3°25'34"W

OS Eastings: 312052

OS Northings: 723636

OS Grid: NO120236

Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.0XX1

Mapcode Global: WH6QC.BHM0

Plus Code: 9C8R9HWF+PC

Entry Name: Municipal Buildings Extension, High Street, Perth

Listing Name: High Street and Corner of Tay Street, General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, World Headquarters

Listing Date: 26 August 1977

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 385135

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39469

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Perth, High Street, Municipal Buildings Extension

ID on this website: 200385135

Location: Perth

County: Perth and Kinross

Town: Perth

Electoral Ward: Perth City Centre

Traditional County: Perthshire

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Description

George P K Young 1899. Renaissance of JJ Burnet type.
3-storey with modern set back attic floor, 7-window
(originally 4) to High Street, 8 to Tay Street, end bays
advanced and channelled, corner bay with aediculed drum and
dome above. Ground floor arched, 3 in Roman Doric pilasters
Tay Street frontage, 2 on High Street main entrance on centre
bay of that frontage, blocked doric columns, crouching
figures at entablature broken segmental pediment. 1st floor
windows elaborately treated with key blocks and pediments;
dwarf red sandstone. Ionic order 2nd floor, balustraded
parapet, Modern W. addition returning facade into Watergate
1957-58.

Statement of Interest

Part of A group with items 13, 14, 26, 28, 33, 36, 339-342

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