Perth
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Perth

A Comprehensive Guide for Locals & Visitors

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eBook - ePub

Perth

A Comprehensive Guide for Locals & Visitors

About this book

Former Provost, Dr John Hulbert, presents locals and visitors alike with a comprehensive guide to Scotland's newest city, Perth.

Originally the capital of Scotland, Hulbert examines Perth's development as a major settlement in Scotland through to the present day.

Closely examining each area of Perth, complete with pictures and maps throughout, Hulbert guides readers around the city, and looks at the history and the people that have contributed to Perth's success.

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Publisher
Luath Press
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781910324394

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. MAP 1 Perth City Centre
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Foreword, by Mark Webster, Former Chairman of the Gannochy Trust
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter One Introduction
  11. Chapter Two The Lade, City Wall and Castle: Perth’s Mediaeval Defences
  12. Chapter Three Perth’s Bridges
  13. Chapter Four Perth’s Flood Defences
  14. Chapter Five Whisky and Perth
  15. Chapter Six Perth’s Earliest Streets
  16. Chapter Seven The Commercial Heart of Perth
  17. Chapter Eight The City Centre
  18. Chapter Nine George Street and Tay Street
  19. Chapter Ten Mill Street and Perth’s Cultural Quarter
  20. Chapter Eleven Perth’s Georgian New Town
  21. Chapter Twelve ’Twixt City Wall and Railway
  22. Chapter Thirteen East of the Tay
  23. Chapter Fourteen Perth’s Parks and Green Spaces
  24. Chapter Fifteen Perth’s Suburban Arc
  25. Chapter Sixteen Sir Walter Scott and the Fair Maid of Perth
  26. Chapter Seventeen Shopping in Perth
  27. Chapter Eighteen Perth’s War Memorials
  28. Chapter Nineteen Civic Perth
  29. Back Cover

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