Editing Perth, Scotland (section)

===20th and 21st centuries===

Despite being a [[garrison]] city and undergoing major social and industrial developments during the First World War, Perth remained relatively unchanged. In 1829, with the settlement of the Swan River Colony, in [[Western Australia]], [[Sir George Murray]] wanted it to be named [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] after the place where he was born. The ship ''[[Parmelia (barque)|Parmelia]]'' sailed to Australia to found the new settlement.<ref name="civic">[http://www.perthcivictrust.org.uk/staging/?page_id=480 Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926192844/http://www.perthcivictrust.org.uk/staging/?page_id=480 |date=26 September 2021 }} – Perth Civic Trust</ref> The old [[Municipal Buildings, Perth|Municipal Buildings]] were completed in 1881, although the Perth and Kinross District Council moved to the former head office of [[General Accident]] at No. [[2 High Street, Perth|2 High Street]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/14401/City-Status-Bid-document/pdf/City_Status_Bid_document.pdf?m=636105872603930000 |page=8 |title=The Fair City of Perth: Application for City Status |publisher=Perth and Kinross Council |date=5 April 2010 |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029185240/https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/14401/City-Status-Bid-document/pdf/City_Status_Bid_document.pdf?m=636105872603930000 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Today, Perth serves as a retail centre for the surrounding area. This includes a main shopping centre—[[St John's Centre (Perth)|St John's Centre]]—along with a pedestrianised high street and many independent and specialist shops.<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal">{{cite web |url=http://www.pkc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/60DFAFA4-6CEF-4027-8441-C9D2031A9BEC/0/PerthCentralCAAppraisalFinalversion.pdf |title=Perth City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal |publisher=Perth and Kinross Council |access-date=22 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718232028/http://www.pkc.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/60DFAFA4-6CEF-4027-8441-C9D2031A9BEC/0/PerthCentralCAAppraisalFinalversion.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The city also has "an embarrassing abundance of [[public house]]s".<ref name="bowler">[http://tafac.org.uk/perth.pdf ''Perth: The Archaeology and Development of a Scottish burgh''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916165827/https://tafac.org.uk/perth.pdf |date=16 September 2021 }} – David P. Bowler, Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee (2004), p. 46</ref> Main employers in the city now include [[Aviva]], [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] and [[Scottish and Southern Energy]].<ref name="Perth City Centre appraisal" />