Bridgend, Perth and Kinross explained
| Static Image: | Image:Perth Bridge from Bridgend.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | A 2007 view from Bridgend's East Bridge Street, looking west to Perth city centre |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Official Name: | Bridgend |
| Coordinates: | 56.4001°N -3.4224°W |
| Unitary Scotland: | Perth and Kinross |
| Lieutenancy Scotland: | Perth and Kinross |
| Post Town: | PERTH |
| Postcode District: | PH2 |
| Postcode Area: | PH |
| Dial Code: | 01738 |
| Constituency Westminster: | Perth and North Perthshire |
| Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Perth |
Bridgend is a village near Perth, Scotland,[1] approximately 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
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, 42 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
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
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Lewis, Samuel . 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 . 1851 . 162 . en.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ZrGM8n_uNOcC&dq=south+inch+pavilion+perth+scotland&pg=PA1308 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901)
- Canmore map
- Perth & Kinross: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, Nick Haynes (2000), p. 42
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUiUcD1cXyI Perth flooding
- https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/266013/council-accused-of-talking-tripe-on-bridgend-flooding/ "Council accused of “talking tripe” on Bridgend flooding"
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39663 1 West Bridge Street, Bridgend
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39402 Commercial Street 1, 3
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39548 Main Street, 1–5 Bridgend
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39541 Main Street, 2–16 Bridgend
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39549 Main Street 7, 9, 11 Bridgend
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39542 Main Street Inchbank Bridgend
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39546 Main Street Inchbank Earnoch
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39543 Main Street Newlands
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39544 Main Street Inveraven
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39545 Main Street Riversdale
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39547 Main Street Springbank
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB39551 Main Street Lodge
- https://www.perth.org.uk/info/979/ Bridgend Inn
- https://www.perth.org.uk/info/1143/ Strathmore Bar
- Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
- https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1211806/new-bridgend-post-office-to-open-this-week-as-planning-saga-draws-to-an-end/ "New Bridgend Post Office to open this week as planning saga draws to an end"
- https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/perth-kinross/3040650/bridgend-post-office-perth/ "Closing Date Confirmed for Perth Post Office"
- https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1821925/james-croll-bicentenary-forgotten-perthshire-genius-who-was-janitor-by-day-and-pioneering-climate-scientist-by-night/ "James Croll bicentenary: Forgotten Perthshire ‘genius’ who was janitor by day and pioneering climate scientist by night"
- Perth Post Office Directory 1837
