Fair Maid's House
Fair Maid's House | |
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Coordinates | 56°23′54″N 3°25′48″W / 56.39824010°N 3.4300659°W |
Built | 1629 |
Listed Building – Category B | |
Designated | 20 May 1965 |
Reference no. | LB39410 |
Fair Maid's House is an historic building in the centre of
The Glover Incorporation of Perth bought the premises, and used it for their meeting hall for over 150 years. Their motto, "Grace and Peace", is carved above entrance door.[2]
The building still incorporates medieval parts, but most of its
The north wall of the building was part of the former Blackfriars Monastery (hence the street was formerly known as Blackfriars Wynd),[3] where King James I of Scotland was murdered in 1437. The wall shows the location of two ancient fireplaces and the original level of the floor.[4]
Between 1965 and 1966, antique dealer Thomas Love & Sons used the premises.[5]
The building was restored and extended, at a cost of £750,000, by Page\Park Architects for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in 2010–11, a project that won a commendation in the Scottish Civic Trust Awards 2012.[1]
Literature
The house was partly the inspiration for Sir
Gallery
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An 1891 view
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ a b c Historic Environment Scotland. "CURFEW ROW FAIR MAID'S HOUSE (LB39410)". Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 22
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Perth, 21, 23 North Port, Fair Maid's House (158363)". Canmore. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Love & Sons » Antique Dealers » Antiques Dealers". antiquetrade.leeds.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "William McGonagall's Life and Rhymes, And photographs from Victorian times" – Historic Environment Scotland