King Edward Street (Perth, Scotland)

King Edward Street
King Edward Street in 2006, looking south
Length0.097 mi (0.156 km)
LocationPerth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
North endHigh Street
South endSouth Street
Construction
CompletionEarly 20th century

King Edward Street is a street in the city of Perth, Scotland. Constructed in the early 20th century,[1] it runs for about 510 feet (170 yd) between High Street to the north and South Street to the south. St John's Place, which surrounds the ancient St John's Kirk, are the only junctions on King Edward Street. King Edward Street bounds the kirk on its western side; St John Street bounds it to the east.

Several notable buildings stand on King Edward Street, including Perth City Hall. The original city hall was constructed in 1844; it was replaced by today's structure in 1914.[2] Prior to the 19th-century construction, what became King Edward Street was originally the home of the city's old flesh, butter and meal markets.[3][4]

The rear (eastern side) of St John's Shopping Centre opens onto King Edward Street. Its construction in 1988 demolished St John's Square, with its residents relocated elsewhere in the city.[5] The fifth incarnation of the Perth mercat cross stands to the east of the shopping centre. It was erected in 1913 in memory of Edward VII, who died three years earlier.[6]

A £3-million pound project for the High Street and King Edward Street provided new seating, lighting and the laying of natural stone in 2010.[7]

  1. ^ Building: (1902). Builder House. 1902. p. 67.
  2. ^ "Council archives put Perth City Hall in the picture". Daily Record. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Perth City Hall, King Edward Street, Perth, PH1 5UG" (PDF). Historic Environment Scotland. 2 May 2012. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. ^ Gifford, John (2007). Perth and Kinross (Buildings of Scotland Series). Yale University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0300109221.
  5. ^ St John's Shopping Centre – Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
  6. ^ "Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times". Perth Civic Trust. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Perth shopping streets get £3 million makeover". The Courier. 18 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.