Historic houses · Central Scotland
Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth
Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth — C.1809 house repurposed as a war memorial in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Perth · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: category B listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "C.1809 house repurposed as a war memorial in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.3976°, -3.4182°.
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Heritage listing
Bowerswell (formerly known as Whistlecroft) is an early-19th-century house on Bowerswell Road, Kinnoull, Scotland. It is a Grade B listed building and was the childhood home of Effie Gray; she and John Ruskin were married there in 1848. After World War II, the house and surrounding grounds were purchased by Perth Council as a "living" war memorial; the house and 20 cottages in the grounds serve as sheltered housing.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bowerswell (formerly known as Whistlecroft) is an early-19th-century house on Bowerswell Road, Kinnoull, Scotland. It is a Grade B listed building and was the childhood home of Effie Gray; she and John Ruskin were married there in 1848. After World War II, the house and surrounding grounds were purchased by Perth Council as a "living" war memorial; the house and 20 cottages in the grounds serve as sheltered housing. The City of Perth Book of Remembrance for WW2 is housed in the building.
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Background
Description
The house was described in the Perth Courier of 24 August 1809 as "lately built", likely by Perth lord provost Thomas Hay Marshall (who died at the property in July 1808), and had a succession of owners before being sold to George Gray, a lawyer, and future father of Effie Gray, in 1827. It was rented to John Thomas Ruskin (grandfather of the writer John Ruskin) in 1809, but the Ruskin family never owned it. It is described at the time of Effie's childhood as "a Regency villa overlooking the city of Perth" (the Regency era officially spanned the years 1811 to 1820, though the term is commonly applied to the longer period of 1795–1837). The Buildings of Scotland volume describes it as "a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3976, -3.4182
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH2 7DN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Nearest railway station
- Perth — 1.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17850068 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bowerswell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth?
- Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode PH2 7DN).
- Is Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth a listed building?
- Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- How do I get to Bowerswell, Bowerswell Road, Perth?
- The nearest railway station is Perth, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH2 7DN.