Bridgend, Perth and Kinross

Bridgend is a village near Perth, Scotland, approximately east of the city centre, on the eastern banks of the River Tay. It is in Kinnoull parish.''Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland'' (1901)
- p. 190 A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century.

The main access roads to Bridgend from the centre of Perth are West Bridge Street (the A85, which crosses Perth Bridge) and South Street (which crosses Queen's Bridge).

Due to its location at the bottom of a hill rising to the east, the junction of Main Street and Gowrie Street (known as Bridgend Cross) has become prone to flooding."Council accused of “talking tripe” on Bridgend flooding"
– ''The Courier'', 9 September 2015 Torrential rains in July 2011 damaged homes and business after rivers of water flowed down Lochie Brae and Bowerswell Road. After a similar occurrence in September 2015, discussions began about installing flood defences.

Listed buildings

The following buildings in Bridgend are listed structures:

* 1 West Bridge Street (former tollbooth, later J. S. Lees Fish & Poultry Shop)
*1, 3 Commercial Street (formerly the Cross Keys Hotel and the Strasbourg Rock Club)
*Main Street, numbers 1–5
*Main Street, numbers 2–16
*Main Street, 7, 9, 11
*''Inchbank'', 26 Main Street
*''Earnoch'', Main Street
*''Newlands'', Main Street
*''Inveraven'', 42 Main Street
*''Riversdale'', Main Street
*''Springbank'', Main Street (divided into three flats)
* Ardchoille Lodge, Strathmore Street (formerly Rosemount, later Perth and Kinross District Police)

Amenities

The Bridgend Inn, a Tennent's pub, is located at 69 Main Street, while the Strathmore Bar is at 43 Main Street. The latter was the Strathmore Hotel around the turn of the 20th century and was advertised as having livery stables. Its proprietors in 1907 were Watt and Ramsay.

Bridgend was without its own post office for over a decade, until one opened on West Bridge Street in March 2020, but closed again in April 2022 due to "lower than expected footfall".

Notable people

* James Croll, scientist (1821–1890), worked for Bridgend coffee merchant David Irons
* James Forbes, botanist (1773–1861)
* John Murray Robertson, architect (1844–1901), died at Crossmount in Bridgend
* George Seton, philanthropist (1822–1908)Perth Post Office Directory 1837

Gallery

File:The imperial gazetteer of Scotland; or, Dictionary of Scottish topography, compiled from the most recent authorities, and forming a complete body of Scottish geography, physical, statistical, and (14595861428).jpg, Perth Bridge as it was before being widened in 1869
File:Bridgend, Perth, 1903.jpeg, A circa-1903 view. Many of the buildings here are now gone; see following modern image
File:Commercial Street, Bridgend, Perth.jpg, Flats and maisonettes on Commercial Street in Bridgend, looking southeast from Perth Bridge
File:Strathmore Hotel.jpeg, Strathmore Hotel, Main Street, 1893
File:Bridgend Inn - geograph.org.uk - 515351.jpg, Bridgend Inn, pictured in 2007
File:Gannochy Road, Bridgend (geograph 6873066).jpg, Gannochy Road, leading up the hill from Bridgend
File:Inveraven.jpg, Inveraven, 42 Main Street

References

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External links

"Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal"
– Perth and Kinross Council, includes a townscape analysis of Bridgend
Bridgend
– Scottish-Places.info
Footage from 1936 of Bridgend from the Perth side of Smeaton's Bridge
– "The Town of the Tay – Perth", British Pathé, YouTube, 13 April 2014
Villages in Perth and Kinross