Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of a Winter walk below the Christmas Lights down the Skinnergate on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the city centre of Perth, Perthshire. An ancient lane in the centre of Perth, Skinnergate represents a Mediaeval street which once connected Kirkgate and St. John's Kirk with the Red Brig Port, a gateway through the town wall. The name arises from the skinning and tanning of hides which took place here from the Middle Age until the close of the 18th century to supply the leather-working industry. The Glover Incorporation was one of the most powerful guilds of Perth, representing a membership responsible for curing thousands of skins and producing more than 30,000 pairs of gloves annually at the peak of the industry. Archaeological investigation has found the remains of tanner's pits just beyond the town wall, where space was available for the hides to be soaked for many months. The smell must have been overpowering. The finished gloves were sold from numerous shops on Skinnergate. Located on the east side of the Skinnergate is the Old Ship Inn which is Perth's oldest public house, dating back to 1665, although the building was reconstructed in 1935. Skinnergate House is a homeless shelter for men, which is operated by the Salvation Army. It was built in 1927 in the Neo-Georgian style for the Perth Model Lodging House Association, funded by whisky baron John Dewar, Lord Forteviot, born 1856, died 1929. Christmas lights, also known informally as fairy lights, are lights used for decoration in preparation for Christmas and for display throughout Christmastide. The custom goes back to the use of candles to decorate the Christmas tree in Christian homes in early modern Germany. The first known electrically illuminated Christmas tree was the creation of Edward H. Johnson, an associate of inventor Thomas Edison, on December 22, 1882 at his home on Fifth Avenue in New York City, USA. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome
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