Perth, St Leonard Street, Station Hotel. Interior view of a Dressing Room. Digital image of B 19671
SC 682929
Description Perth, St Leonard Street, Station Hotel. Interior view of a Dressing Room. Digital image of B 19671
Date c. 1900
Catalogue Number SC 682929
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 19671
Scope and Content Private Sitting Room, The Station Hotel, Leonard Street, Perth The Station Hotel, built jointly by the Highland, Caledonian and North British railway companies, stood at a key position on the route north to the Highlands. This photograph, taken c.1895, shows a private room prepared for the arrival of Queen Victoria. The fireplace is elaborately draped and canopied in velvet, a fashion popular in the 1890s. The furnishings, by Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow, include chair cushions covered with lace. Ewers and freshly laundered towels are provided for Her Majesty. The hotel was much frequented by Queen Victoria on journeys to and from her favourite castle at Balmoral on Deeside. The Queen, who was said to dislike dining on trains, found The Station Hotel a convenient stopping point for the royal luncheon. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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