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South Street (Perth, Scotland)

{{Short description|Prominent street in Perth, Scotland}}

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| location = Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland

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| terminus_a = Dundee Road (A85)

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South Street is a prominent street in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. Established in at least the 15th century, it runs for about {{convert|0.5|miles}}, from the Dundee Road (the A85) in the east to County Place (the A93) in the west, passing through the entire breadth of the city. Queen's Bridge, completed in 1960 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II, carries South Street across the River Tay to and from Kinnoull.{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthcity.co.uk/?pg=60|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016214025/http://www.perfectperth.com/index.asp?pg=60 |url-status=dead |title=Perth City | Perth, Live Life Well | Explore Perthshire|archive-date=16 October 2007|website=www.perthcity.co.uk}}

Perth developed from an initial plan of two parallel streets: South Street and High Street — about {{convert|500|feet}}[https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townhistory155.html Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland], Francis Hindes Groome (1901) to the north — in the 15th century,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/landscapes/perth_high_street/ Perth High Street] – Landscapes, BBC linked by several vennels leading north and south. Mill Street, to the north of High Street, followed shortly thereafter. South Street was originally terminated at its eastern end by Gowrie House (site of today's Perth Sheriff Court), which had an arched entrance from South Street.[https://www.electricscotland.com/history/perth/ Perth, the Ancient Capital of Scotland: The Story of Perth from the Invasion of Agricola to the Passing of the Reform Bill in 2 volumes] – Samuel Cowan J.P. (1904), chapter 3 Upon its demolition in the early 19th century, direct access was granted to the Tay.Perth History Tour, Jack Gillon (2020) {{isbn|9781398101425}}

Perth's original William Low supermarket was on South Street. It later moved to Victoria Street, prior to a second location opening on the Crieff Road.

Notable locations on South Street

;From east to west

Junctions

;From east to west

Vennels

{{main|Vennels of Perth}}

The below vennels begin or end on South Street.

  • Cow Vennel[https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/perth-projects-its-medieval-past-with-vr-kjc02k5px "Perth projects its medieval past with VR"] – The Sunday Times, 7 July, 2017[https://digital.nls.uk/dcn6/8573/85730416.6.pdf Streets, Lanes, Entries, &c.] – Leslie's directory for Perth and Kinross (1911), p. 12[https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Cutting+Room/@56.3945676,-3.4289178,3a,75y,11.37h,85.5t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNdcDoBOWEfrhZHQw0je6-NJTcjATfLgpxx29_6!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNdcDoBOWEfrhZHQw0je6-NJTcjATfLgpxx29_6%3Dw224-h298-k-no-pi-0-ya99.362434-ro-0-fo100!7i9000!8i4500!4m7!3m6!1s0x48863b1110170bab:0x9db5295cf04a099c!8m2!3d56.3947236!4d-3.4286303!14m1!1BCgIgARICCAI Cow Vennel] – Google Street View, October 2015 (Canal Street to South Street) – so named because it is where people would drive their cattle onto the South Inch for grazing[https://www.culturepk.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Medieval_Walk.pdf Medieval Walk] – Perth & Kinross Museums & Galleries
  • Fleshers' Vennel[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fleshers'+Vennel,+Perth,+UK/@56.395756,-3.4308768,364m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x48863b1172205cad:0x3a267eb472c7c983!8m2!3d56.3956409!4d-3.4287614 Fleshers' Vennel] – Google Maps (St John's Place to 49 South Street)
  • Horners Lane[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Horners+Ln,+Perth,+UK/@56.3943106,-3.4330505,523m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48863b1130fb7e7f:0x87023757be29ec78!8m2!3d56.3943106!4d-3.4308618 Horners Lane] – Google Maps (South Street to Canal Street)
  • Meal Vennel[https://abertay.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Highland_Communities.pdf "Highland Communities in Dundee and Perth 1787-1891"] – Abertay University, p. 48Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 8[https://digital.nls.uk/dcn6/8573/85730416.6.pdf Leslie's directory for Perth and Kinross (1911), p. 13] (South Street to 164 High Street). Described in 1907 as "an old thoroughfare, presently the resort of curio dealers, and the happy hunting-ground of collectors".Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 10 Several labourers lived on the street in 1911.[https://digital.nls.uk/dcn6/8573/85730416.6.pdf Leslie's directory for Perth and Kinross (1911)]
  • Ropemakers Close (South Street to Canal Street)
  • Weaver Vennel[http://www.perthcivictrust.org.uk/staging/?page_id=480 Civic History of Perth from Medieval Times] – Perth Civic Trust (from and to South Street)

Gallery

Perth_map_of_1832.jpg|This 1832 map of Perth, by James Gardner, shows South Street as one of the three main streets in Perth at the time

Queens Bridge, Perth - geograph.org.uk - 495121.jpg|South Street crossing Queen's Bridge, with Perth Sheriff Court, the former site of the Gowrie House, in view on the left. 1–3 South Street is on the right

South Street, Perth - geograph.org.uk - 2681219.jpg|At South Methven Street, looking east to Kinnoull

References

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Category:Streets in Perth, Scotland

Category:15th-century establishments in Scotland