Bridgend, Perth and Kinross
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 A 2007 view from Bridgend's East Bridge Street to West Bridge Street, which traverses Perth Bridge. Gowrie Street is to the left; Main Street to the right. Perth Museum and Art Gallery is in view at the Perth end of the bridge | |
  Bridgend Location within Perth and Kinross | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PERTH |
| Postcode district | PH2 |
| Dialling code | 01738 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Bridgend is a village near Perth, Scotland,[1] approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of the city centre, on the eastern banks of the River Tay. It is in Kinnoull parish.[2][3] A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century.[4]
The main access roads to Bridgend from the centre of Perth are West Bridge Street (the A85, which crosses Perth Bridge) and South Street (which crosses Queen's Bridge).
Due to its location at the bottom of a hill rising to the east, the junction of Main Street and Gowrie Street (known as Bridgend Cross) has become prone to flooding.[5][6] Torrential rains in July 2011 damaged homes and business after rivers of water flowed down Lochie Brae and Bowerswell Road.[6] After a similar occurrence in September 2015, discussions began about installing flood defences.[6]
Listed buildings[edit]
The following buildings in Bridgend are listed structures:
- 1 West Bridge Street (former tollbooth, later J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop)[7]
- 1, 3 Commercial Street[8] (formerly the Cross Keys Hotel and the Strasbourg Rock Club)
- Main Street, numbers 1–5[9]
- Main Street, numbers 2–16[10]
- Main Street, 7, 9, 11[11]
- Inchbank, 26 Main Street[12]
- Earnoch, Main Street[13]
- Newlands, Main Street[14]
- Inveraven, Main Street[15]
- Riversdale, Main Street[16]
- Springbank, Main Street (divided into three flats)[17]
- Ardchoille Lodge, Strathmore Street (formerly Rosemount, later Perth and Kinross District Police)[18]
Amenities[edit]
The Bridgend Inn, a Tennent's pub, is located at 69 Main Street,[19] while the Strathmore Bar is at 43 Main Street.[20] The latter was the Strathmore Hotel around the turn of the 20th century and was advertised as having livery stables. Its proprietors in 1907 were Watt and Ramsay.[21]
Bridgend was without its own post office for over a decade, until one opened on West Bridge Street in March 2020,[22] but closed again in April 2022 due to "lower than expected footfall".[23]
Notable people[edit]
- James Croll, scientist (1821–1890), worked for Bridgend coffee merchant David Irons[24]
- James Forbes, botanist (1773–1861)
- John Murray Robertson, architect (1844–1901), died at Crossmount in Bridgend
- George Seton, philanthropist (1822–1908)[25]
Gallery[edit]
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Perth Bridge as it was before being widened in 1869 -
A circa-1903 view. Many of the buildings here are now gone; see following modern image -
Flats and maisonettes on Commercial Street in Bridgend, looking southeast from Perth Bridge -
Strathmore Hotel, Main Street, 1893 -
Bridgend Inn, pictured in 2007 -
Gannochy Road, leading up the hill from Bridgend
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References[edit]
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1851). A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Comprising the Several Countries, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with a Large Map of Scotland, and Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and Universities. p. 162.
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901) - p. 190
- ^ Canmore map
- ^ Perth & Kinross: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, Nick Haynes (2000), p. 42 ISBN 9781873190128
- ^ Perth flooding – The Courier, YouTube, 18 July 2011
- ^ a b c "Council accused of “talking tripe” on Bridgend flooding" – The Courier, 9 September 2015
- ^ 1 West Bridge Street, Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Commercial Street 1, 3 – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street, 1–5 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street, 2–16 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street 7, 9, 11 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Inchbank Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Inchbank Earnoch – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Newlands – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Inveraven – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Riversdale – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Springbank – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Main Street Lodge – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ Bridgend Inn – Perth.org.uk
- ^ Strathmore Bar – Perth.org.uk
- ^ Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
- ^ "New Bridgend Post Office to open this week as planning saga draws to an end" – The Courier, 24 March 2020
- ^ "Closing Date Confirmed for Perth Post Office" – The Courier, 23 Feb 2022
- ^ "James Croll bicentenary: Forgotten Perthshire ‘genius’ who was janitor by day and pioneering climate scientist by night" – The Courier, 2 January 2021
- ^ Perth Post Office Directory 1837
External links[edit]
- "Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal" – Perth and Kinross Council, includes a townscape analysis of Bridgend
- Bridgend – Scottish-Places.info
- Footage from 1936 of Bridgend from the Perth side of Smeaton's Bridge – "The Town of the Tay – Perth", British Pathé, YouTube, 13 April 2014