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Latitude: 56.3967 / 56°23'48"N
Longitude: -3.4261 / 3°25'33"W
OS Eastings: 312072
OS Northings: 723626
OS Grid: NO120236
Mapcode National: GBR 1Z.0XZN
Mapcode Global: WH6QC.BHS2
Plus Code: 9C8R9HWF+MH
Entry Name: Municipal Buildings, 2 High Street, Perth
Listing Name: High Street and Corner of Tay Street, General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, World Headquarters
Listing Date: 26 August 1977
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 385134
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB39469
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Perth, 2 High Street, Municipal Buildings
ID on this website: 200385134
Location: Perth
County: Perth and Kinross
Town: Perth
Electoral Ward: Perth City Centre
Traditional County: Perthshire
Tagged with: City hall Seat of local government
George P K Young 1899. Renaissance of JJ Burnet type.
3-storey with modern set back attic floor, 7-window
(originally 4) to High Street, 8 to Tay Street, end bays
advanced and channelled, corner bay with aediculed drum and
dome above. Ground floor arched, 3 in Roman Doric pilasters
Tay Street frontage, 2 on High Street main entrance on centre
bay of that frontage, blocked doric columns, crouching
figures at entablature broken segmental pediment. 1st floor
windows elaborately treated with key blocks and pediments;
dwarf red sandstone. Ionic order 2nd floor, balustraded
parapet, Modern W. addition returning facade into Watergate
1957-58.
Part of A group with items 13, 14, 26, 28, 33, 36, 339-342
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