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Architecture Notes

Event ID 801570

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Architecture Notes

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/801570

NMRS PRINT ROOM

W Schomberg Scott Photograph Collection Acc No 1997/39

Postcard published by the Friends of St John's Kirk of Perth, view from Rhynd Road looking North-West.

NMRS REFERENCE

Board of Ordnance Drawings

In the National Library of Scotland is a series of Military Maps and Drawings (many coloured) of the Board of Ordnance, and relating to the Works carried out in the 18th Century. Reference (MSS. 1645-1652).

Those relating to perth are contained in Volume or Case No. 1648 and are as follows:-

Number. Year.

Z.3/2 1715/6 "An Exact Plan of the Town and adjacent parts of Perth, as it was Fortified and Possess'd by the Rebells in Scotland till they were driven thence, by the Victorious Arms of King George. Anno 1715/6." With Reference. Scale 100 Geometrical Paces to an Inch. This Shews the Old Fort "built by Cromwell". There are 2 copies.

Z.3/1 1715/6 "A Plan of Perth with the Retrenchment made about it by the Pretenders Engineers". 1715/6. Scale set down as 200 Feet to an Inch. Signed by Lewis Petit. Shews the Old Fort in ruin.

" N.D. Two copies of "Plan of Perth and adjacent Places with projection of a (proposed) Cittadel, by Brigr. Petite. Scale set down as 500 Feet to an Inch.

Z.3/1 1745/6 A small plan of "An ancient piece of Fortification near Perth lately repaired by the Rebels". Scale about 100 Feet to an Inch. Drawn and surveyed by Jas. Leigh Jones. Date is Feb. 9th year seemingly 1745/6.

Z.3/3 1723 "Plan of the King's House and Garden at Perth" with explanation and John Romer's Report relating thereto and regarding proposal to fit up for the quartering of Troops. Signed London, Feb. 11, 1723 by J. Romer, Engineer.

Z.3/4 1754 "Plan of the Train Barracks at Perth, formerly the house of Earl Gowry, 1754". With Explanation. Scale 20 Feet to an Inch. Surveyed by Chas. Tarrant. There is also a copy. This is what is called the King's House on Z.2/3 above, and gives detailed plans, sections and elevations.

Perth.

Map of,

Part of the Barracks.

The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, contains, among the "Uncatalogued MSS of general Hutton", and numbered 115, 117 and 118, in Vol.I, two copies of a Plan of Perth to the scale of 400 feet to 1 inch; an engraved view of the South-East prospect taken from the Wood end, by Alexander Robertson (No date given); and a pencil Sketch, dated 1783, of part of the Barracks at Perth.

External Reference

Perth, Glenorchy House. Exact location unknown at time of upgrade, 23.2.2000.

SRO

Repair of Lord Glenorchy's House in Perth. Letters from Viscount Stormont to Sir Colin Campbell. He describes the house as ruinous and the #80 Lord Glenorchy has offered, quite insufficient to repair it.

1635 GD 112/39/579 and 581

The condition of Glenorchy's house is described as ruinous. The Viscount of Stormont wishes Glenorchy to have it repaired.

1635 GD 112/39/479

repairs to Glenorchy House, Perth. Accounts.

1573-1598 Gd 112/20/5

NMRS REFERENCE

Perth, Good Templar Hall

Architect: James Smart 1894-5

Exact location unknown at time of upgrade.

Perth, Monument to Rev Wm Wilson, First Secession Minister, Perth.

Exact location missing at time of upgrade, 23.3.2000.

Print (Magnus Jackson Collection) missing at time of upgrade, 23.3.2000.

Perth, Royal Bank of Scotland, Architect: David Smart 1899

Exact location unknown at time of upgrade, 23.3.2000.

Perth, St Andrew's Episcopal School & Chapel.

J Peacock Architect 1869

Never carried out.

"Scrap Book" 1 engraving. Missing at time of upgrade, 30.3.2000.

Perth, Queen Victoria Triumphal Arch

Architect: W.M. Mackenzie Lithograph

Missing at time of upgrade, 30.3.2000.

Perth, St Martins Church.

Architect: Andrew Heiton Snr 1843

Location unknown at time of upgrade, 30.3.2000.

Perth, 90th Light Infantry Memorial.

Architect: Robert Lorimer

Location unknown at time of upgrade, 5.5.2000.

4 schemes for memorial

Perth, Toll House, A.9, which was unlocated at time of ACP in January 2005, was demolished in November 1967. Information from Demolitions catalogue held in RCAHMS Library.

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