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Eerie, but beautiful! A snowy scene at Perth General Railway Station in the 1950s.
📷 Dr WH Findlay collection
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Today we're sending you a postcard from The Devils Elbow, Glenshee; the highest public road in Britain. The once-feared double-hairpin bend has since been bypassed when the road was straightened out in the 1960s.
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We love this photograph so much; it's coming back out again on the final day of 2021. A snowy scene at Perth General Railway Station in the 1960s. Enjoy.
📷 Part of the Dr WH Findlay collection at the AK Bell Library
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Today's scene may be of cars, but we love this view of a Scone to Cherrybank tram crossing Perth Bridge, c.1910. 🚋
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This
#MagnusJackson
image shows workmen engaged on a building site at the south end of Scott Street, Perth, c.1875. A few years later, construction of St Leonard’s in the Fields Church would start next door.
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Platform 5 at Perth Railway Station, sometime in the 1950s. Can anyone make out the train destinations? And is one of the boards on the ground advertising a football special?
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📅
#OTD
17 January 1993. Thirty years since the Great Flood in Perth and Perthshire.
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Road to nowhere. The
#M90
motorway is under construction south of Perth, with the Friarton Bridge rising slowly above the River Tay before the bridge opened in 1978.
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It's the end of British Summer Time, so don't forget to put your clock back an hour at 2am tomorrow morning.⌚ 🕰️
And what a perfect excuse to show this cracking 1950s image of Perth Railway Station.
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So much of the landscape of Perth has changed since this aerial photo was taken. Looking over the housing of Muirton, the ice rink ⛸️ Muirton Park, former home of
@StJohnstone
and towards all the railways and industries that grew up around the centre of Perth.
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Rather you than me. Postcard of the Day: The Devil's Elbow, Perthshire. No date.
📷 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
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This lovely postcard shows Perth's High Street looking west, sometime between 1905 and 1929.
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Sorry, we've no date for this image. From car parking at the Playhouse Cinema to the Queen's Barracks and all the works on Dunkeld Road, how much has changed in this aerial shot of Perth!
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Don't forget the key to destroying the death star was found in the Archives
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Good morning. How about an aerial view of Perth city centre that was taken 75 years ago in June 1947. 🛩️📸
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#OnThisDay
, 15 January 1918. How about these two images of the River Tay at Perth, then? ❄️ 🎿
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Pre-1929 image of the old railway bridge over King Street, Perth. Love those straight tram lines.
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📸 Atholl Street, Perth c.1950s. The buildings haven't changed, just the road may be a tad busier these days.
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How lovely is this postcard view of Brae Street, Dunkeld?
📸 'Old Town' Dunkeld.
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A rather wintery scene on Perth High Street, outside Garvie and Syme (Ironmonger), during the winter of 1903.
📷/ Wood Collection,
#PerthMuseum
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#OnThisDay
, 1929, it's the final day of electric trams running in Perth.
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View of the River Tay and the Waulkmill Ferry, Stormontfield. The rowing boat ferry was withdrawn in the early 1960s.
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Reported to be the oldest established hotel in Scotland (1699), here is a postcard view of the Salutation Hotel in South Street, Perth. No date.
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During
#WWI
, the lovely Edith Maud Drummond-Hay kept a stunning watercolour diary of her time as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (
#VAD
) nurse.
#Archive30
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You could be forgiven for thinking this 'chocolate box cottage' view is somewhere in Devon.
Postcard of the day: 'Fortingall Village'.
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Check out this c.1972 aerial view of Perth. We think it's fab to see so many former buildings in the centre of Perth in colour.
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We have no date for this image, but possibly from sometime in the late 1800s. Here we view the Market Square and St John's Kirk in Perth.
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Fingers crossed, the Tay doesn’t freeze this winter! This view of Tay street and the frozen River Tay was photographed from the railway bridge in February 1895.
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Tay Street, Perth, before Tay Street! Here is an early view of Greyfriars Cemetry with the River Tay and the future site of Tay Street in the foreground. This image is part of
#PerthMuseum
& Art Gallery's wonderful photography collection.
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Who can remember this remarkable building on Perth's Glasgow Road? Not
@Europcar_UK
, but John Dewar & Sons, Ltd's bonded warehouse in June 1988, shortly before the building was demolished.
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Aerial view looking northeast from Perth city centre over Bridgend to Gannochy from 1972.
📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
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This aerial photograph of Perth shows the Victoria Bridge crossing the River Tay, with the Potterhill and Bridgend areas still to be redeveloped. The photograph has no date, but our best guess is it was photographed sometime between 1945 and 1958.
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Here's the Paddle Steamer Bonnie Dundee at Bridge of Earn. "Bonnie Dundee", built in 1890 at Montrose, made regular journeys to Bridge of Earn (at a price of sixpence) and allowed one and a half hours ashore.
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This c.1960 aerial view of Perth looks over Cherrybank & Viewlands towards Letham and the open fields beyond.
@perthacademy
and
@ViewlandsPS
are in the centre of the photo.
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We love this one. How Perth station once looked inside…
On the approach to platforms one and two, Perth General Railway Station, 1900.
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Platform 2, Perth General Railway Station, and some rather large lamps being installed from circa 1888.
📸 / Magnus Jackson collection
@CPKMuseums
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This aerial view is looking north over Perth from circa 1960. No bus station, no Police station; how many other changes to the landscape can you spot since this photograph was first taken? 🔎 📸
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Luncarty Station, 1914. The station was opened on 2 August 1848 by the Scottish Midland Junction Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 18 June 1951.
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With local football club
@StJohnstone
in action tonight in the
#UECL
against
@LASK_Official
, we thought it would be the perfect excuse to show this cracking aerial photo of their former home Muirton Park again. Good luck
#SJFC
🤞
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Back to 1959 and a sunny day on Perth's Rannoch Road. 😎
📷
#PerthArtGallery
. Ref: McLaren20840
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Postcard of the day: The Tay at Perth - Unloading Sand Boat. This colourised postcard view also shows the Victoria Bridge over the Tay in the background of the image.
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This c.1960s aerial view of Perth shows the South Inch, Perth Railway Station, the MacDonald Fraser & Co Ltd Auction Market and Elibank Street among the prominent landmarks.
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A very grand looking Perth General Railway Station, cab stance and booking offices, on view in 1900.
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Postcard of the day. 'Black Watch Inspection, Perth Barracks'. No date, but note how much has changed in this view.
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For the theme of
#SomethingBig
we just couldn’t help sharing our largest item with you again! Here are some of the staff at the AK Bell rolling out the huge 4x4 metres map of the Tummel Garry Project
#Archive30
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Who can remember this remarkable building on Perth's Glasgow Road? Not
@Europcar_UK
, but John Dewar & Sons, Ltd.'s bonded warehouse in June 1988, before the building was demolished.
📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
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We can't deny it; we love❤️ this aerial view of Perth looking north. Sadly we don't have a date for this photo, but look how much has changed! 👀
We think you might need two hands to count all the changes 🖐️🖐️
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It's
#MapMonsterMonday
!
Although there are no monsters on this map, at 4 metres by 4 metres it is one MONSTER sized map.
The map of the Tummel Garry Project showing the Hydro-Electric Scheme for Perthshire, c1955.
#MapMonday
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Postcard of the Day: Reflections: The Snow Capped Summit of Ben Voirlich from Loch Earn.
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Don't know about you, but we are feeling michty cauld just looking at this c.1950s snowy image of the South Inch and Marshall Place in Perth.
📷
#PerthArtGallery
. Ref: 1997.372.1
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How about this lovely postcard? 'A Glimpse of Perth Bridge and the River Tay' from the Royal George Hotel on Tay Street, Perth. No Date.
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📸 Perth Bridge and the River Tay in flood. This photograph from the
#MagnusJackson
Collection at
#PerthMuseum
looks south over the North Inch from February 1894.
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Aerial view of the River Tay, looking south c.1975. The North Muirton area of Perth is under construction to the right of the image. 🏚️ 🚧
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What's not to like? A fantastic image of Perth's Tay Street at night c.1965. 😍
📷 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
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Does anyone remember the old shelters on Tay Street in Perth? This image is part of the McLaren Collection at
#PerthArtGallery
and is from the 1950s.
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Looking west over Perth city centre in this aerial view from 1960 🛩️📸
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Two views of Letham Road, Perth, but ... they are almost 50 years apart.
📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
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A view from Perth Bridge showing Perth Museum at the top of George Street, c.1905. Resembling a temple with its Ionic portico, the museum was designed by David Morison and constructed in 1824.
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Postcard of the day. The Devils Elbow, Glenshee; the highest public road in Britain. The once-feared double-hairpin bend was bypassed when the road was straightened in the 1960s.
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#OnThisDay
| ❄️ How about this image of Blairgowrie High Street then? This postcard is dated January 13th 1913.
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#Love
was certainly in the air when someone took the time to make this beautiful valentines card. Would you get as creative for someone special?
#Archive30
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This aerial image is from 1932 and shows Perth and the three bridges over the River Tay and North Inch.
📷
#PerthArtGallery
. Ref: 1994.2707.23
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This cracking aerial view shows how much the area around Dunkeld Road, Perth, has changed in the past 100 years. We *clears throat* think the image is from the early 1920s.
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The Lady of the Lake on Loch Tay, 1903. The Lady of the Lake was owned by the Loch Tay Steamboat Co., an enterprise promoted by the Earl of Breadalbane and sailed between Killin and Kenmore via Ardeonaig, Lawers, Ardtalnaig and Fearnan.
📷/ Wood Collection,
#PerthMuseum
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Late 1880s view of George Street, Perth, with John Campbell Optician, Hardie's Hairdressers and Duncan MacLean Costumes.
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Postcard of the Day: City Square, Perth, c.1977, about 12.25pm. 🕰️
📷 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
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Postcard of the Day: Lochearnhead and Loch, possibly late 1800s.
📷 Local & Family History Collection
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Still a familiar view for many. From the
#photographic
collection at
#PerthMuseum
, this 1959 image looks south down Perth's George Street.
Ref: PPNN54
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A familiar view to visitors of Perth & Kinross Archives. York Place, Perth. This image is from sometime in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
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Happy October! Fingers crossed that this year's winter isn't as cold as this! River Tay in Perth from 1917. ❄️❄️
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'Presto comes to Perth' 🛒
The Odeon, Kinnoull Street, Perth in the 1970s. Closed on 1st November 1980. Converted into a bingo club which closed in the late-1980s. It then operated as a Leisureland nightclub, it was destroyed by a fire (an arson attack) in 1993. Housing has been built on the site.
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Postcard of the Day: High Street, Perth. No date.
📷 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
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For hundreds of years the Gypsy/Traveller community have lived in Scotland with a strong commitment to a nomadic lifestyle. This 1933 photo shows their bender tents (’benders’) and bow-topped wagons the community used.
#GRTHM2020
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Reported to be the oldest established hotel in Scotland (1699), here is postcard view of the Salutation Hotel in South Street, Perth, circa 1950s.
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Going all modern now. Here's a technicolour photo taken in County Place in Perth. Hands up if you shopped here ✋
#Archivesfromhome
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That's it, folks; we're now closed for the holidays. We would like to wish everyone a very Merry
#Christmas
and a Happy New Year from us!
The Archives will reopen on Fri, 6th Jan 2023.
We've prepared a few snaps of Perth & Kinross for you over the break, so keep following. 👍
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Blairgowrie Railway Station in full swing, 1929. The wagons are laden with agricultural equipment, most probably made by local manufacturer J Bisset & sons based at the Greenbank Works on the Dunkeld Rd, Blairgowrie.
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#NationalTrainDay
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Maybe no tramlines are coming around the corner from Bridgend and onto East Bridge Street/Perth Bridge today, but still a very recognisable view. 🚋
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An undated image of a Pullars of Perth van delivering/unloading at a busy looking Perth Railway Station.
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Hello, Pitlochry! 👋 Here are two lovely aerial views of the town of Pitlochry; unfortunately, both are undated.
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Here is a lovely image of the former bonded warehouse of John Dewar & Sons, Ltd, that once stood on the corner of Perth's Glasgow Road and Glover Street.
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We're going back 117 years to the 31st of October 1905, and Perth's first electric tram cars are ready to roll.
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We love an aerial view, and this one looks north over Perth. The image has no date, but we think today's view would show several changes to the city's landscape.
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YourArchve
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📷 Meal Vennel, Perth circa 1952. This image was taken from a top-floor flat in neighbouring Scott Street and showed the congested nature of the area at the time. The playground of the Central District School is in the image's foreground.
#ExploreYourArchive
Ref: ACC08-46
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View of the telecommunications centre, Canal Crescent, Perth, c.1960-1970.
📷
#PerthArtGallery
. Ref: PPNN555
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Tram number 8 to Cherrybank coming round the corner from Bridgend and onto East Bridge Street/Perth Bridge in the early 1900s.
#Archivesathome
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Dated June 1966, our 'Postcard of the day' is the Isle of Skye Hotel, Perth. Who remembers the hotel looking like this?
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A view of the water fountain outside Runciman and Lornie's grocery and provisions store, Errol. The image is dated between 1899 and 1902.
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Aerial view looking north over Perth city centre in 1969 with the North Inch and Muirton to the left of the River Tay and Bridgend to the right.
📷 Local & Family History Collection, AK Bell Library
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Allotments or no allotments? These two postcards show Perth from Barnhill with the railway line across the River Tay and the north end of Moncrieffe Island, but they are set 30 years apart. How much has changed from the 1880s to 1911?
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If you're feeling c-c-c-c-cold today, then how about this c.1895 image of the River Tay at the North Inch, Perth then? Now that's seriously cold! And some crowd on the river!
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👀 No cars, buses or lorries! Looking across Charlotte Street to Atholl Place, Perth 1909.
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Southerly view of the River Tay in flood at the North Inch, Perth, with Perth Bridge in the distance, 1894.
📸 Magnus Jackson Collection,
#PerthMuseum
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It's 1977, and we've taken to the skies today with an aerial view of Scone.
📷
@perthartgallery
Ref: 1999.350
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Looking west over Perth city centre, 1960. 🛩️📸
At the bottom and centre of the photo, notice the Queens Bridge and the St John's Centre are under construction and the lack of development on the city's west side.
📷 Local & Family History, AK Bell Library
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Aerial view of Perth, c.1970 with
@perthacademy
and
@ViewlandsPS
in the centre and Dewar's bonded warehouse top right.
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This cracking 1961 black and white aerial photograph from the collection at
@PerthMuseumUK
shows how the railway and railway station dominate a large part of Perth.
📸 Ref: 2015.166.2
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British Railways Steam Locomotive 46116 Irish Guardsman at Perth Railway Station, December 1962. 🚂
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