1 West Bridge Street
Tollhouse in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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1 West Bridge Street is an historic building in the Bridgend area of Perth, Scotland. A former tollbooth building, it is a Category C listed building dating to around 1800[1] and is located on the southern side of the eastern end of Perth Bridge. The part of the building that curved around onto Commercial Street has been demolished.[1]
| 1 West Bridge Street | |
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The building in 2024 | |
| Location | 1 West Bridge Street, Bridgend, Perth, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56.39928°N 3.423459°W |
| Built | c. 1800 |
Listed Building â Category C(S) | |
| Designated | 26 August 1977 |
| Reference no. | LB39663 |
  Shown in Perth | |
History
It was one of three toll houses in Perth, the others being on the Edinburgh and Dundee Roads (the latter being the Barnhill Tollhouse). A bye-law on the building's noticeboard specified that locomotives crossing the bridge had to be preceded by a flagbearer. The law was enacted after a locomotive with spiked wheels damaged the road surface.[2]
After its original use, it was J. I. Laing's fruiter, fishmonger and poulterer (as of 1911)[3] and J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop later in its life.[4]
