This suburban house at 27 Wilson Street was the home of William Soutar, a well-known and respected Scottish poet. He suffered from chronic inflammatory arthritis from the age of 26. He became bed-ridden from that point until his death from tuberculosis in 1943. He is particularly remembered for a series of poems, or epigrams as he called them, written in the Scots dialect. He is closely associated with the works of Hugh MacDiarmid.
This ring of metal markers in South Street at its junction with South Methven Street marks the site of the South Street Port, one of the historic routes though the medieval town defences. From the South Street Port, one could proceed down Hospital Street, into St Leonard’s Street, down into Craigie, and on to Edinburgh. This route was blocked by the 19th-century insertion of the railway. The present County Place, York Place and Glasgow Road is a nineteenth-century insertion. The present Princes Street and Edinburgh Road is an 18th-century insertion. This is clearer on Rutherford’s map of 1774. The metal markers also indicate the site of The Necessary, a circular cast-iron public convenience built directly over the Canal Crescent branch of the town lade, which continued the line of the town’s defensive ditch as a stone culvert. The culvert still exists underground. The Necessary appears on a number of early photographs of Perth, but was taken away as an obstruction to traffic, and perhaps also as an offence to public decency. [information supplied by David Bowler, PSNS]
At the corner of Kinnoull Street and Murray Street stands Perth Congregational Church which has three war memorial plaques inside the entrance hall on Kinnoull Street.
Our 2022 AGM was held at 11.00am on Saturday 24th September in the Threshold Hall of St John the Baptist Episcopal Church, Princes St, Perth PH2 8LJ. Agenda Welcome to all Members to the meeting To note the Apologies as received To note the outcome of the meeting held on 9 November 2019 and activities since To receive the Co Chair’s Report To receive the Financial Report of the Perth Civic Trust for the year to 31 March 2022 and 2021 To receive nominations and appoint the Chairman of the Perth Civic Trust for two years To receive nominations and appoint the Security of the Perth Civic Trust for two years To receive nominations and appoint the Treasurer of the Perth Civic Trust To receive nominations and appoint members of the Executive Committee of Perth Civic Trust To receive a recommendation and agree the subscription for the year beginning 1 April 2023 To consider any other competent business Following the meeting there was a discussion on the current progress with the Plagues and the ongoing discussions with PSNS, Culture Perth & Kinross and the Glovers Incorporation of Perth. Helen Smout Chief Executive of Culture Perth & Kinross provided an illustrated update…