Barnhill Tollhouse
| Barnhill Tollhouse | |
|---|---|
| Old Toll House | |
Sir Robert Smirke | |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 20 May 1965 |
| Reference no. | LB39422 |
  Location of Barnhill Tollhouse in Perth and Kinross | |
Barnhill Tollhouse (also known as the Old Toll House), located just to the southeast of Perth, Scotland, was built in the early 19th century. Now a Category A listed building,[1] it stands on Dundee Road, where it formerly collected tolls from vehicles entering the Perth city limits.[2]
Its architect is believed to be
It is a single-storey structure, in a T-plan with basement in the fall of the ground. Its
The building has been on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland since 2004.[4] In 2018, plans were revealed to develop the structure into a three-storey dwelling with a rooftop garden.[3] A plaque that showed the tolls due, which was on the right of the building's frontage, has been put into storage and will be restored to the structure upon the completion of work.[3]
Gallery
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A list of tolls due on the building (since removed, to be reinstalled upon completion of renovation)
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See also
- List of Category A listed buildings in Perth and Kinross
- List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland
References
- ^ a b Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Perth, Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Canmore
- ^ a b c "Plan to transform Perth’s historic Old Toll House will preserve character" – The Courier, 28 November 2018
- ^ Barnhill Tollhouse, Dundee Road, Perth – Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland
External links
- Perth, Dundee Road, Barnhill Tollhouse – Scotland's Places
- A view of the building – Google Street View, November 2020
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