Description

Mid 19th century. 2-storey and attic, 6-x 4-bay corner block with shops to ground. Painted rubble. Raised contrasting margins. Eaves band. Altered shop fronts. Piended canted dormers to E (South Methven Street). Non-traditional doors.

Predominantly 12-pane timber sash and case windows, plate glass timber sash and case to Nos 73 & 75. Plate glass to ground. Grey slates, gable stack. Raised skews to E.

Statement of Interest

This is an anchor corner building on the juxtaposition of two main thoroughfares. The building has retained a characteristic simple-mid-19th century profile and stands in contrast to the neighbouring, more highly decorative buildings of the later 19th century. This is one of the few major corner sites of the centre of the city which was not altered in the late 19th century to provide an elaborate, tall tenement. It is therefore an important element of the historic fabric of the city.

South Methven Street was laid out in 1791, following the line of the Medieval boundary wall. These buildings are not depicted on the early 19th century maps.

List description updated as part of Perth Burgh resurvey, 2010.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q56645280

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Recommended Books

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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)