Perth - A Georgian Tour (Revived)
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By request I have revived this cache, and changed the final hiding place. A buggy friendly walk around the centre of Perth - a continuation of our series on the history of Perth.
The above co-ordinates are for Car Parking.
Since medieval times Perth has been greatly altered, The Georgians added new roads, a bridge, and pulled down all the remaining crumbling city walls.
Georgian architecture followed a wide range of styles, to include Palladianism, neoclassicism and chinoiserie, buildings with regular spaced windows, white paintwork and pedimented doorways. They were mostly grand town houses built of stone, and in either terraces or crescents.
A lot of the original buildings have been destroyed, or altered for shop fronts, but there is an outer ring of Georgian buildings around the old city, which is now a designated conservation area. Of all British cities, Perth comes 3rd in having the most surviving Georgian architecture (being beaten only by Edinburgh and Bath).
Our tour starts at the car park at the above co-ords.
Facing north you can see the Georgian terrace of Marshall Place to your left. To your right you will see a round building with a chimney, this is the old Waterworks. In Georgian times people were becoming more aware of the importance of clean water, so a water pump driven by steam was provided, and a storage tank was built under the dome. Above the door is the Latin phrase AQUAM IGNE ET AQUA HAURIO, translates as “I draw water by fire and water”. This remained sufficient for the town’s needs until 1965. It now houses an Art Gallery.
(W) What date was this building finally completed?......1 ? 3 2
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Continue past the water tower into Tay Street, developed in the early 1800’s, to the columned County Buildings, which contains the Sheriff Court and the County Hall. The Gowrie House was taken down to make way for this building. There is a plaque here explaining this.
(G) How many goats (not sheep) are there?.............?
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Take a left past this building and then a second right into the newly paved St. John Street. The upper storeys here are the original Georgian buildings, with the exception of the old Bank of Scotland, which was not built until Victorian times. Continue along until you reach George Street.
George Street was the first important highway to be opened up to give access to a new bridge, named after George III. The Royal George Hotel was opened in 1775.
(L) How many lions heads above the door?....?
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At the end of George Street on the left stands the rotunda shaped building of Perth’s Museum, the Art Gallery was added in 1935. It was build as a memorial to Thomas Hay Marshal (Lord Provost) in the style of the Roman Pantheon.
(M) How many steps up to the main door?......?
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Next door to the museum is a bow fronted building, which was originally Perth’s Post Office, conveniently sited near the bridge for the Stagecoach. The Post Office dates back from 1784.
Smeatons Bridge was completed in 1771, but then widened nearly a 100 years later.
Opposite the old Post Office is a blue painted building, note the fire insurance sign above its door, without which the fire brigade would not attend.
(P) How many urns are on the front corners of the roof?....?
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Turn left into Charlotte street, named after the wife of George III.
Atholl Place and Atholl Crescent were designed by Sir Robert Reid, the central house of which has a domed staircase and ornamental plaster work.
Cross over the road to Rose Terrace beside the North Inch (park), again Reid was the architect here, but the developer was Thomas Hay Marshall, who’s own intended house was the one on the corner.
Perth’s Academy was founded in 1760, and combined with the Grammar school in 1807. It has fine venetial windows and Doric columns, although the clock and statue were a later edition. It finally closed as a school in 1932 and is now used as offices
(A) How many large columns are there?.....?
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B = A+L
C = P+P+G
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Cache is a 35m film container, hidden at N56.2M.DWB
W003.2C.WBM
A busy place, plenty of muggles around, and viewed from windows up high, so stealth will be required.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Fbhgu fvqr bs gerr orgjrra ebbgf.