Radisson Blu Perth

Radisson Blu Perth (formerly known as the Station Hotel) is an historic building in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Leonard Street, it is a Category B listed building[1] built in 1888.[2] It opened for business in August 1890.[2] One of the hotel's first managers was Arthur Foster.[3]

Radisson Blu Perth
A 1970s view of the hotel, looking northwest from beyond the entrance to Perth railway station
Former namesStation Hotel
General information
Architectural styleFlemish Gothic
Location1 Leonard Street
Perth
Scotland
Coordinates56.392635°N 3.438870°W / 56.392635; -3.438870
Completed1888 (1888)
Governing bodyHistoric Environment Scotland
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrew Heiton
John Murray Robertson
Other information
Public transit accessNational Rail Perth
Perth
Website
https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-perth-scotland

The hotel faces Perth railway station, for which it is named.[1] It is also close to Perth bus station. The hotel was formerly owned and managed by the Highland, North British and Caledonian Railway companies.[4]

The building, made of cream and red sandstone, was designed by Perth's city architect Andrew Heiton, who assumed his role some thirty years earlier.[1] He worked with another local architect, John Murray Robertson, on the project.[1] The hotel is a notable example of Scottish baronial architecture.[5]

Queen Victoria was a regular visitor to the hotel. She had breakfast there on her final visit to Perth in May 1900,[6] eight months before her death. She was in a wheelchair on that day.[6]

In 2021, the hotel joined Radisson Hotel Group and became Radisson Blu Perth.[7]

See also

References

  1. Leonard Street, Station Hotel, Including Gate PiersHistoric Environment Scotland
  2. About us – Perth Station Hotel
  3. Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
  4. History – Perth Station Hotel
  5. Yorke, Trevor (2021). Victorian Railway Stations. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 88. ISBN 978 1 84674 335 1.
  6. The Historical Journal of the More Family (1901), p. 112
  7. Chalmers, Robbie (29 March 2022). "Landmark Perth hotel strikes major deal that could make it five-star venue". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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