Perth Sheriff Court
The Perth Sheriff Court is the judicial building of the Scottish city of Perth in the Council Area Perth and Kinross . In 1965 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In the 1810s, the construction of the justice building with adjoining prison was advertised as a replacement for the old Tolbooth . Both Robert Reid and Robert Smirke submitted designs for this. It was finally decided to implement Reid's design for the prison and Smirke's design for the judicial building. The building, completed in 1819, was to be Smirke's only public building in Scotland. The total cost was £ 32,000. The building housed the court as well as a council chamber and associated office rooms. In 1867 David Smart redesigned the interior. Originally there was an underground corridor between the justice building and the prison, which was removed when the prison was demolished in the 1960s.
description
The yellow sandstone justice building is on Tay Street ( A989 ) on the eastern edge of the historic city center. It overlooks the Tay . It is one of the outstanding examples of classical Greek Revival architecture in Scotland. Today the one-story judicial building is largely preserved in the state of renovation in the 1860s. The east-facing main facade is 13 axes wide. A Doric portico, eight columns wide, emerges from the facade in the center. The pillars were originally designed for the Broomhall mansion in Fife , but were never executed there. The portico closes with a triangular gable . Below that, a triglyph frieze runs the entire length of the facade. Mainly 15-part lattice windows are installed. The roof is covered with gray slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Perth Sheriff Court in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 23 ′ 40.6 " N , 3 ° 25 ′ 33.8" W.