Christmas Lights Walk With Bagpipes Music On History Visit To Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music. of a Winter walk below the Christmas Lights up Skinnegate, down St John Street and along the High Street on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. By the meteorological calendar, the first day of Winter is always 1st December in Scotland; ending on 28th of February. Perth was granted Royal Burgh status in 1210, allowing guilds to be established. Leather crafts, metalwork, pottery and cloth making all became significant trades. By the late 17th Century, the textile industry had become dominant. In the 19th Century, linen, cotton and flax were all spun, woven, bleached and dyed in the town. The layout of the original burgh was centred on the riverside and Watergate. The early town was probably organised along a north to south axis between the castle and St John’s Kirk. Perth remained compact until the industrial revolution brought rapid growth in the 18th and 19th Centuries. By this period the main axis of the town had shifted, now running east to west, with development running along High Street and South Street. 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. 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 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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