St John Street, Perth Explained

St John Street
Length Mi:0.11
Location:Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Terminus A:High Street
Direction A:North
Terminus B:South Street
Direction B:South
Completion Date:12th century

St John Street is an ancient street in the city of Perth, Scotland. It runs for about between High Street to the north and South Street to the south. St John's Place, which surrounds the ancient St John's Kirk, are the only junctions on the street, aside from a couple of vennels: Oliphants Vennel and Baxters Vennel, both of which connect St John Street to Watergate (which, along with Skinnergate, is one of the oldest streets in Perth).[1]

St John Street bounds St John's Kirk to the east; King Edward Street bounds it to the west.

Listed buildings and structures

See main article: List of listed buildings in Perth, Scotland. Historic Scotland has twenty entries for listed buildings on St John Street. Two are Category A; the rest Category B.[2]

McEwens department store occupied 56 St John Street between 1868 and 2016.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wilson, John Marius . Nelsons' hand-book to Scotland: for tourists . 1860 . T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row . 330 . en.
  2. Web site: Search . 2024-08-02 . portal.historicenvironment.scot.
  3. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-35890292 "McEwens of Perth department store closes with the loss of 110 jobs"