Bridgend, Perth and Kinross

Bridgend is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, approximately 0.25 miles (0.40 km) east of the city centre, on the eastern banks of the River Tay. It is in Kinnoull parish.[1][2] A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century.[3]

Bridgend
A 2007 view from Bridgend's East Bridge Street to West Bridge Street, which traverses Perth Bridge. Gowrie Street is to the left; Main Street to the right. Perth Museum and Art Gallery is in view at the Perth end of the bridge
Bridgend is located in Perth and Kinross
Bridgend
Bridgend
Location within Perth and Kinross
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERTH
Postcode districtPH2
Dialling code01738
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

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.[4][5] Torrential rains in July 2011 damaged homes and business after rivers of water flowed down Lochie Brae and Bowerswell Road.[5] After a similar occurrence in September 2015, discussions began about installing flood defences.[5]

Listed buildings

The following buildings in Bridgend are listed structures:

  • 1 West Bridge Street (former tollbooth, later J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop)[6]
  • 1, 3 Commercial Street[7] (formerly the Cross Keys Hotel and the Strasbourg Rock Club)
  • Main Street, numbers 1–5[8]
  • Main Street, numbers 2–16[9]
  • Main Street, 7, 9, 11[10]
  • Inchbank, 26 Main Street[11]
  • Earnoch, Main Street[12]
  • Newlands, Main Street[13]
  • Inveraven, Main Street[14]
  • Riversdale, Main Street[15]
  • Springbank, Main Street (divided into three flats)[16]
  • Ardchoille Lodge, Strathmore Street (formerly Rosemount, later Perth and Kinross District Police)[17]

Amenities

The Bridgend Inn, a Tennent's pub, is located at 69 Main Street,[18] while the Strathmore Bar is at 43 Main Street.[19] 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.[20]

Bridgend was without its own post office for over a decade, until one opened on West Bridge Street in March 2020,[21] but closed again in April 2022 due to "lower than expected footfall".[22]

Notable people
  • Perth Bridge as it was before being widened in 1869
    Perth Bridge as it was before being widened in 1869
  • A circa-1903 view. Many of the buildings here are now gone; see following modern image
    A circa-1903 view. Many of the buildings here are now gone; see following modern image
  • Flats and maisonettes on Commercial Street in Bridgend, looking southeast from Perth Bridge
    Flats and maisonettes on Commercial Street in Bridgend, looking southeast from Perth Bridge
  • Strathmore Hotel, Main Street, 1893
    Strathmore Hotel, Main Street, 1893
  • Bridgend Inn, pictured in 2007
    Bridgend Inn, pictured in 2007
  • Gannochy Road, leading up the hill from Bridgend
    Gannochy Road, leading up the hill from Bridgend

References
  1. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland (1901) - p. 190
  2. Canmore map
  3. Perth & Kinross: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, Nick Haynes (2000), p. 42 ISBN 9781873190128
  4. Perth flooding – The Courier, YouTube, 18 July 2011
  5. "Council accused of “talking tripe” on Bridgend flooding" – The Courier, 9 September 2015
  6. 1 West Bridge Street, Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
  7. Commercial Street 1, 3 – Historic Environment Scotland
  8. Main Street, 1–5 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
  9. Main Street, 2–16 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
  10. Main Street 7, 9, 11 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
  11. Main Street Inchbank Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland
  12. Main Street Inchbank Earnoch – Historic Environment Scotland
  13. Main Street Newlands – Historic Environment Scotland
  14. Main Street Inveraven – Historic Environment Scotland
  15. Main Street Riversdale – Historic Environment Scotland
  16. Main Street Springbank – Historic Environment Scotland
  17. Main Street Lodge – Historic Environment Scotland
  18. Bridgend Inn – Perth.org.uk
  19. Strathmore Bar – Perth.org.uk
  20. Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
  21. "New Bridgend Post Office to open this week as planning saga draws to an end" – The Courier, 24 March 2020
  22. "Closing Date Confirmed for Perth Post Office" – The Courier, 23 Feb 2022
  23. "James Croll bicentenary: Forgotten Perthshire ‘genius’ who was janitor by day and pioneering climate scientist by night" – The Courier, 2 January 2021
  24. Perth Post Office Directory 1837
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