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Perth City Hall

Perth City Hall is a prominently-sited civic building beside the A-listed St John’s Kirk, and within Perth’s former market place. It was listed category B on 26 August 1977 and is within the Perth Central Conservation Area. It has been redundant since 2005.

The memorial stone was laid by Lord Provost Cuthbert in 1909 and the design exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1912. The architects, appointed after competition, were H. E. Clifford and Thomas Lunan. Clifford was one of a generation of Glasgow-based architects influenced by the architecture of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and this is reflected in the building’s architectural style. It has coupled giant Ionic columns and is built of dressed stone with sculptural enrichments, while the interior has a galleried large main hall and a correspondingly classical character.

At a meeting on 16 November 2011 Perth and Kinross Council decided they were minded to approve the demolition of Perth City Hall to create an open public square. As a Category B-listed building the application requires listed building consent. The building is owned by Perth and Kinross Council and as the application is being made by them, it has been referred to Historic Scotland to determine on behalf of Scottish Ministers.

On 9 May 2012 the listed building consent application for the demolition of Perth City Hall was refused. Our decision letter and report of handling set out why we reached this decision and are available below, along with the representations we received

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