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Perth, Market Street And Caledonian Road, Market Court

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Tower Block (20th Century)

Site Name Perth, Market Street And Caledonian Road, Market Court

Classification Tower Block (20th Century)

Alternative Name(s) Perth, 1-35 Market Court

Canmore ID 157974

Site Number NO12SW 393

NGR NO 11328 23588

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/157974

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Perth, general view, showing Waverley Hotel, York Place and Caledonian Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.
Perth, general view, showing Waverley Hotel, York Place and Caledonian Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.Perth, general view, showing Waverley Hotel, York Place and Caledonian Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.Perth, Market Street. General view from South-East.Perth, general view, showing Waverley Hotel, York Place and Caledonian Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.Perth, general view, showing Waverley Hotel, York Place and Caledonian Road. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east. This image has been produced from a crop marked negative.

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Perth
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE

Market Street, Gothic warehouse and tenement.

Architect: David Geekie 1899

(Undated) information in NMRS.

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Activities

Commission And Contract (25 October 1973)

A development of three nine-storey tower blocks built as public housing by Perth Borough Council. The blocks consist of 104 dwellings in total. Each block also contains a community lounge and dining area. The Bison industrialised building system was used for construction. The contractors for the development were Bett. Bett's tender for the contract was £978,954. The development was approved on 25th October 1973.

Glendinning and Muthesius 1994

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