Description

Mid 19th century. 3-storey and attic, 5-bay, Classical tenement block with achitraved and corniced windows at 1st floor and pilastered timber shopfronts to ground. Harled rubble with raised margins. Central doorway with timber 9-panelled door to centre; timber fascia shopfronts flanking, each with central recessed doorway flanking plate glass windows, both with single high-set dividers. Later pair of canted and piend-roofed dormers.

4-pane glazing to timber sash and case windows with horns. Grey slate. Harled end stacks with clay cans.

Statement of Interest

No 15 to 19 Princes Street is a good example of a well-proportioned, mid 19th century tenement. Its corniced windows with architraves to the 1st floor are a noteworthy addition, adding interest and simple refinement to this symmetrical building. It is an important part of the N end of the Princes Street streetscape. The simple pilastered timber shopfronts (carefully reconstructed in 2003) also add interest with Perth being particularly renowned for its wealth of fine quality shopfronts which reflect the social and economic history of the city.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q77781384

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Recommended Books

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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)