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Andrew Driver
Perth & Kinross Heritage Trust
The Lodge
4 York Place
Perth
PH2 8EP
Tel: 01738 477089

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Perth & Kinross:  25 September 2010 – 26 September 2010

Doors Open Day in Perth & Kinross is a unique chance to enjoy a rich variety of architecture and heritage. Make up your own itinerary of visits, with music and exhibitions, guided tours and walks adding to the wide range of buildings open.

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Kincarrathie Pavilion, Gannochy
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25.09.10 (10.00-16.00)
Doocot Park, Kincarrathie House, Perth,  PH2 7HX
Kincarrathie Pavilion, Gannochy - Image 1The Cricket Pavilion at Doocot Park is in the ownership of the Gannochy Trust and has recently been extensively renovated. It was constructed for A K Bell in 1924/5 to designs by Smart, Stewart and Mitchell. The building is in the Arts and Crafts style and includes a two-storey log column veranda with extensive views of the cricket pitch and beyond.
Architect: Smart, Stewart and Mitchell
Building Date: 1924/5
Limited on-site parking. The upper level can only be accessed by stair.
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King James VI Hospital
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25.09.10 (10.00-16.00)
Hospital Street, Perth,  PH2 8HP
King James VI Hospital - Image 1

The hospital was founded by Royal Charter in August 1569 to provide ‘by all honest ways and means, a Hospital for the poor, distressed persons and fatherless children in the burgh’.

The original hospital was destroyed by Cromwell and the foundation stone for the existing building laid in 1749.


Building Date: 1749

The building was converted into flats in 1973 with the original Boardroom left intact.

No wheelchair access available.
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Kinnoull Parish Church
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25.09.10 (14.00-17.00)
Kinnoull Parish Church, Dundee Road, Perth
Kinnoull Parish Church - Image 1Magnificent stained glass windows, including one by renowned artist Sir John Millais, can be seen within this pinnacled Gothic Church, designed by William Burn in 1826.
Architect: William Burn
Building Date: 1826
The spacious interior was refurbished in 1930. The fine windows include those presented to the church in 1870 by George Gray of Bowerswell House. The east windows are by the acclaimed 20th-century stained glass artist Douglas Strachan showing Scenes from the Life of Our Lord.
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Little Dunkeld Kirk
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25.09.10 (13.30-16.00)
Little Dunkeld Kirk, Kirkfield, Little Dunkeld
Little Dunkeld Kirk - Image 1

Little Dunkeld Kirk was designed and built in 1798 by John Stewart of Dunkeld and is probably the fourth church on this site. A Celtic bell at the site, which the present minister is the Dewar or caretaker of, indicates the ancient origins of the church.


Architect: John Stewart of Dunkeld
Building Date: 1798

The church has a splendid location on the south bank of the Tay and an interesting graveyard with some mid-18th-century Adam and Eve headstones. The impressive interior houses the original canopied pulpit.

Guided tours provided by local experts.

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Local Studies Department, A K Bell Library
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25.09.10 (Tours at 10.00, 11.00, 13.00)
York Place, Perth,  PH2 8EP
Local Studies Department, A K Bell Library - Image 1A guide to the Local Studies Department of the A K Bell Library, including a look behind the scenes and an introduction to some of the Department’s hidden treasures. The library building was originally built as an infirmary in the 1830s by William Mckenzie.
Architect: W M Mackenzie
Building Date: 1836, 1995

The tour will take approximately 50 minutes and will be limited to six individuals at a time.

Pre-booking essential – please contact PKHT (01738) 477082.

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Lodge Scoon & Perth No.3
New This Year
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25.09.10 - 26.09.10 (13.00-17.00)
5 Atholl Crescent, Perth
Lodge Scoon & Perth No.3 - Image 1

5 Atholl Crescent is a fine Georgian building built in 1797, which has retained many original features, including a main staircase, fireplaces and distinctive entrance.

The building is home to the No.3 Masonic Lodge for Scoon and Perth. The Lodge possesses several historical documents, including the oldest dated 1658, which states that the Lodge had been in existence since the late-12th century. There is a purpose built Masonic Temple to the rear displaying several hand-painted murals by Thomas Hutchison Peddie.


Building Date: 1797

Guided tour and talk at 14.00, 15.00, 16.00. Visitors can enjoy the fine interior, with historic artefacts held by the Lodge also on display.  Minor cost for refreshments with all proceeds going to local charities.

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Lower City Mills
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25.09.10 (10.00-16.00) - 26.09.10 (10.00-14.00)
West Mill Street, Perth,  PH1 5QP
Lower City Mills - Image 1

The Lower City Mills was designed by John Stewart in 1803 and built on the site of an earlier mill. This is one of three buildings that previously made up Perth’s City Mills and is a rare survival of similar mills that once operated in all Scottish burghs from the medieval period until the late 1890s.

Following closure in 1968, Perth and Kinross District Council carried out an extensive restoration completed in 1988. This repaired the water-wheel, and included craft workshops and a visitor’s centre. The building now serves as an area office for Visit Scotland.


Architect: John Stewart
Building Date: 1803

Tours every hour, entry through Tourist Information Centre.

Wheelchair access to ground floor only.

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Michael Bruce Museum
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25.09.10 (10.30-17.00)
The Cobbles, Kinnesswood, Kinross
Michael Bruce Museum - Image 1

Situated on The Cobbles in Kinnesswood is the weaver's cottage where Michael Bruce, the ‘Gentle Poet of Loch Leven’, was born in March 1746.


Building Date: 18th Century

Exhibits explain the history of the village, parchment-making and weaving industries and the works of Michael Bruce whose Ode to the Cuckoo was described by Edmund Burke as "the most beautiful lyric in our language". Village car park accessed via Bruce Road, Kinnesswood.

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Moncreiffe Island Allotments
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25.09.10 - 26.09.10 (10.30-17.00)
Moncreiffe Island, Perth
Moncreiffe Island Allotments - Image 1The allotments on Moncreiffe or Friarton Island are one of Perth’s best kept secrets, hidden away in peaceful natural settings at the north end of the island. Only a few minutes walk from the town centre, the plots are owned by Perth and Kinross Council and run by the Perth Working Men’s Garden Association. Established in 1902, the allotments’ pavilion was gifted by A K Bell in 1938. See Perth’s only working cast iron hand-pump, and enjoy views of the riverside whilst strolling amongst the varied plots of flowers and vegetables.
Building Date: 1902
See Perth’s only working cast iron hand-pump, and enjoy views of the riverside whilst strolling amongst the varied plots of flowers and vegetables. Moncreiffe Island can be reached from Tay Street via the railway footbridge. No Wheelchair access.
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Old Academy Building
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25.09.10 (10.30-12.30)
Hardies Property and Construction Consultants , Rose Terrace, Perth,  PH1 5HA
Old Academy Building - Image 1

Built in 1803-7 and designed by Robert Reid, as the Public Seminaries to house Perth Grammar School and Perth Academy, this building now houses the offices of Hardies Property and Construction Consultants. The building displays exceptional classical features, including Doric Roman style columns and an exterior clock face surmounted by a stone statue of Britannia completed in 1886.

A highlight of the interior is the octagonal first-floor room with domed ceiling, originally the principal room of the Academy.


Architect: Robert Reid
Building Date: 1803-07

Guided tours half hourly.

Pre-booking essential – please contact Hardies (01738) 631631.

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