Perth Guildhall

Perth Guildhall - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Perth Guildhall is a building at today's 102–106 High Street, Perth, Scotland. The structure, which stands at the corner of High and King Edward Streets, a block north of Perth City Hall, is Category B listed, dating to 1907. It stands on the site of a former guildhall that existed between 1722 and 1907.Property – The Guildry Incoroporation of PerthScotland and the French Revolutionary War, 1792–1802, Atle Wold (2015) The previous building, which was torn down in May 1907, also used to hold theatre plays.The Drama in Perth: Being a History of Perth's Early Plays, Play Houses, Play Bills, Pageants, Concerts, Etc, Peter Baxter (1907), p. 291 Unlike today's three-storey structure, its predecessor was only two levels, the ground floor occupied by merchants, including D. Robertson booksellersThe Drama in Perth: Being a History of Perth's Early Plays, Play Houses, Play Bills, Pageants, Concerts, Etc, Peter Baxter (1907), p. 334 and James Wotherspoon's hattersOliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository, Oliver and Boyd's New Edinburgh Almanac and National Repository (1879), p. 69 shortly before its demolition. Read more on Wikipedia

type: historic site
date from: 1907

Source: en.wikipedia.org