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Basic Site Details

Perth Joint Station
Perth
Perthshire
B Listed
Scotland
Check information on Heiton's work in archives at SRO. Original trainshed roof now demolished.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:

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ClassificationOriginal ClassificationNotes
Railway stationNot Known

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:

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AddressCurrent AddressNotes
Leonard StreetYes

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:

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Event TypeFromToNotes
18481850Tite's station built (completed 1850)
1854Addition
1884Alterations and additions
1893Further additions/alterations
19101911Further enlargement; new roof
Build/construction19671968\'the open bottom on the v-shaped entrance court was filled\' ... \'with a flat-roofed addition\'.
Reconstruction1967/08British Rail has announced plans to demolish old premises and reconstruct part of the city railway station at cost of £80,000.

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.

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PersonPartnership GroupRoleFromToNotes
(Sir) William Tite1848Design and beginning of construction
A & A HeitonB1850cCompleted Tite's station
Andrew Heiton (junior)B1850cCompleted Tite's station
Andrew Heiton (senior)B1850cCompleted Tite's station
A & A HeitonC1854Addition
Andrew Heiton (junior)C1854Addition
Andrew Heiton (senior)C1854Addition
Benjamin Hall Blyth IIA1884Alterations and additions
Blyth & CunninghamA1884Alterations and additions
Edward Lawrence Ireland BlythA1884Alterations and additions
George Miller CunninghamA1884Alterations and additions
William A Paterson1893Further alterations
Donald Alexander MathesonD19101911Enlargement and new roof.
British Railways Architects (Architects Department, British Rail)Architectural Department (New Towns etc)1967Reconstruction proposed

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:

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NameNotes
Scottish Central RailwayOther sources and 'Buildings of Scotland'
Edinburgh and Northern RailwayOther sources
Perth and Dunkeld RailwayOther sources
Edinburgh Perth & Dundee Railway'Buildings of Scotland'
Scottisn Midland Junction Railway'Buildings of Scotland'

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References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:

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AuthorYearTitlePartPublisherNotes
Biddle, Gordon2003Britain's historic railway buildings: an Oxford gazetteer of structures and sitesp710
Gifford, John2007The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and KinrossYale University PressP610-1
Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:

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Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Building1967/08/11p110

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:

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SourceNameCat NumberItem NameNotes
Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register39340