The Old Academy is an historic building in Perth, Scotland. Located on Rose Terrace, overlooking the southern end of the North Inch, it is a Category A listed building, built between 1803 and 1807.[1][2] It was the home of Perth Academy between 1807 and 1932.
| Old Academy | |
|---|---|
 The building in 2003, exactly 200 years since construction on it began | |
| Location | 6–7 Rose Terrace, Perth, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°24′01″N 3°25′57″W / 56.40019°N 3.43252°W |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architect | Robert Reid |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
Listed Building – Category A | |
| Designated | 20 May 1965 |
| Reference no. | LB39322 |
  Shown in Perth | |
Perth's lord provost Thomas Hay Marshall was involved with its design, by Robert Reid, four years before his death.[3]
The building formerly housed the 1696-founded Perth Academy (at the time specialising mostly in Maths and the sciences), the Grammar (specialising in mostly Classics, History and Philosophy), the English School, the French school,[4] the Drawing and Painting school, and the Writing school. Together they were known as the public Seminaries.[2]
The building's balustraded parapet with a clock and statues of Britannia and a British Lion was added in 1886, the work of sculptor William Birnie Rhind.[5] His father, John Rhind, died in Perth three years later.
Andrew Granger Heiton made additions in 1907,[6] and Donald Alexander Stewart made alterations to the academy's preparatory department in 1908.[7]
Perth Academy moved to its current location, in the Viewlands area of the city, in 1932.[8]
See also
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edit- ^ THE OLD ACADEMY, 6, 7 ROSE TERRACE – Historic Environment Scotland
- ^ a b The Tourist's Hand-book to Perth and Neighbourhood (1849), p. 45
- ^ "Anniversary of man who shaped Perth but died penniless" – Daily Record, 11 July 2008
- ^ The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine, Volume 1 (1866), p. 205
- ^ a b Small Grants – Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
- ^ Andrew Granger Heiton - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- ^ Donald Alexander Stewart - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
- ^ Perth: The Postcard Collection, Jack Gillon (2020) ISBN 9781398102262