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Guildhall, Perth

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Today's structure features pediment sculptures, the work of H. H. Morton, including this one of two semi-naked figures representing Trade and Agriculture
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that existed between 1722 and 1907. The previous building, which was torn down in May 1907, also used to hold
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The Drama in Perth: Being a History of Perth's Early Plays, Play Houses, Play Bills, Pageants, Concerts, Etc
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The Drama in Perth: Being a History of Perth's Early Plays, Play Houses, Play Bills, Pageants, Concerts, Etc
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A sketch of a photograph of the previous guildhall, shortly before its demolition in 1907
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Its façade features sculptures in its segmental pediment, the work of H. H. Morton.
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of today's structure was laid in the second half of 1907 by incumbent
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Oliver & Boyd's new Edinburgh almanac and national repository
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Scotland and the French Revolutionary War, 1792–1802
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High Street
Perth
56°23′47″N 3°25′46″W / 56.3965°N 3.4295°W / 56.3965; -3.4295
Andrew Heiton
Andrew Granger Heiton
Elizabethan
Listed Building
Guildhall, Perth is located in Perth
Guildhall, Perth is located in Scotland
High Street
Perth
King Edward Street
Perth City Hall
listed
guildhall
theatre plays
foundation stone
Dean of Guild
North Inch
A sketch of a photograph of the previous guildhall, shortly before its demolition in 1907
Today's structure features pediment sculptures, the work of H. H. Morton, including this one of two semi-naked figures representing Trade and Agriculture
List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland



Property


Historic Environment Scotland

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