Editing Perth, Scotland (section)

===Landmarks and tourism===
{{further|List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland}}
[[File:Fair Maid's House, Perth.jpg|thumb|[[Fair Maid's House]]]]The Category A listed [[St John's Kirk]], on St John's Place, is architecturally and historically one of the most significant buildings in Perth.<ref name="Graham-Campbell pp38–39">Graham-Campbell (1994), pp. 38–39.</ref> The settlement of the original church dates back to the mid-12th century.<ref name="Walker and Ritchie p122">Walker and Ritchie ''Fife, Perthshire and Angus'' p. 122.</ref> During the middle of the 12th century, the church was allowed to fall into disrepair, when most of the revenues were used by David I to fund [[Dunfermline Abbey]].<ref name="Graham-Campbell pp38–39" /> The majority of the present church was constructed between 1440 and 1500.<ref name="Graham-Campbell pp38–39" /> Though much altered, its tower and lead-clad spire continue to dominate the Perth skyline. The Church has lost its medieval south porch and [[sacristy]], and the north [[transept]] was shortened during the course of the 19th century during street-widening. A rare treasure, a unique survival in Scotland, is a 15th-century brass candelabrum or chandelier, imported from the [[Low Countries]]. The survival of this object is all the more remarkable as it includes a statuette of the [[Virgin Mary]]. It is thought to have been hung in the Skinner's aisle.<ref>''Angels Nobles & Unicorns'' (Edinburgh: NMS, 1982), p. 116.</ref> An inventory of 1544 lists another hanging brass chandelier as an ornament of the altar of Our Lady.<ref>''HMC 5th Report: Burgh of Perth'' (London, 1876), p. 655.</ref>

Another Category A listed building is the former [[King James VI Hospital]], built in 1750 on the site of the former [[Perth Charterhouse]], which was burned in 1559 during the Reformation.<ref>Cowan & Easson, ''Medieval Religious Houses'', p. 87; Watt & Shead, ''Heads of Religious Houses'', p. 176.</ref>

The spire of Category B listed<ref name="St Paul's Church listing">{{Historic Environment Scotland |num=LB39315 |desc=South Methven Street, High Street and St Paul's Square, St Paul's Church |cat=B |fewer-links=yes |access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> St Paul's Church, which was completed in 1807 is a major focus point around St Paul's Square at the junction of Old High Street and North Methven Street. The development of the church led to an expansion of the city to the west.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" /> Pullar House on Mill Street was once used by [[J. Pullar and Sons]] dyeworks, the largest industry in Perth at one time, and has since been converted into office use for Perth and Kinross Council in 2000.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" />

The Category B listed [[Fair Maid's House]], in North Port, is the oldest surviving secular building in Perth.<ref name="Fothergill, Hendry and Hartley19">Fothergill, Hendry and Hartley, ''Walks Around Historic Perth'', p.19.</ref><ref name="Fair Maid's House restoration">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8413686.stm |title=Revamp for Perth's oldest house |work=BBC News |access-date=15 January 2010 |date=18 September 2011 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221140949/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8413686.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Built on the foundations of previous buildings, parts of the structure date back from 1475.<ref name="Fothergill, Hendry and Hartley19" /> The building was used as the home of Catherine Glover in the novel ''[[The Fair Maid of Perth]]'', which was written by [[Sir Walter Scott]] in 1828.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" />
[[File:Robert_Burns_Lounge.jpg|thumb|Robert Burns Lounge]]
Another bard, [[Robert Burns]], is memorialised with a small statue in a niche above the Robert Burns Lounge Bar, at 5 County Place.<ref name=official11>''Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes'' – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 11</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/@56.3953299,-3.4348846,3a,75y,44.23h,94.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEPK5vQ7Sw-qMtqwSf1uMyA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 5 County Place] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202174351/https://www.google.com/maps/@56.3953299,-3.4348846,3a,75y,44.23h,94.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEPK5vQ7Sw-qMtqwSf1uMyA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 |date=2 December 2021 }} – [[Google Street View]], April 2021</ref> It is the work of a local sculptor William Anderson, the son of noted painter [[David Anderson (artist)|David Anderson]], who was active in the mid-19th century. The statue was installed in 1854 on what was then the sculptor's house. It was later moved to North Methven Street until 1886, then to the 1 Albert Place home of photographer John Henderson, but was returned after Anderson's death.<ref>[https://artuk.org/discover/stories/six-scottish-robert-burns-statues "Six Scottish Robert Burns statues"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202174401/https://artuk.org/discover/stories/six-scottish-robert-burns-statues |date=2 December 2021 }} – [[Art UK]], 22 January 2020</ref>

The nearby City Mills, built to serve [[Perth Lade]] from the River Almond, was once the site of industry until the early 19th century. Only the Upper and [[Lower City Mills]] survive to this day.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" /> The Category A listed Lower City Mills, which date from 1805,<ref name="Lower Mills listing">{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB39578|desc=West Mill Street, Lower City Mills, Tourist Information Centre|cat=A|fewer-links=yes|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> were used for barley and oatmeal, while the Category A listed Upper Mills, of 1792,<ref name="Upper Mills listing">{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB39577|desc=West Mill Street, Ramada Perth Hotel, (Former Upper City Mills)|cat=A|fewer-links=yes|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> consisted of two wheat mills connected to a granary.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" />