perth post office (1898)
Scott Street/High Street
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Architect
Walter Robertson Year 1898 Selected bibliographical references Dundee Courier 28 Jun 1898, p. 6 (illustration) Edinburgh Evening News 27 Jun 1898, p. 4 (illustration) History Opened: 27 Jun 1898 Demolished: 1973 |
Building description
From: Dundee Advertiser 17 June 1898, p. 6
... The external appearance of the structure is very striking. Built of Cullaloe stone, the syle of architecture is a free treatmentof the Renaissance. At the corner rises a large and graceful tower, 100 feet high, which gives an imposing appearance to the junction of the two thoroughfares. The principal elevation is to the High Street, with a height of three storeys: the elevation to the New Street being only one storey high. The building is artistically ornamented and carved and is without doubt one of the most prominent in the Fair City. At the top of the High Street elevation, almost in the centre, are the Royal Arms with a clock immediately below. The main entrance is situated at the base of the corner tower, there being also private entrance in High Street, and a postmen’s and mail entrance in the New Street. On the ground floor is the public office. Running right through the centre of the counter, which will be 32 feet long. Entering from the public office are the chief clerk’s room and an apartment for public telephone boxes. Adjoining the public office and communicating with it is the sorting office, which is of a T shape, lighted principally from the roof, and containing about 3400 square feet of floor area. This department has accommodation for 20 sorters and 40 postmen. The posting boxes are placed in the portion of the sorting office facing the High Street. Along the south and east sides of the sorting office are the postmen's retiring rooms and lavatory, storeroom ... strong room, and basket room. Entering from the New Street at the south corner is a large shed in which the mails may received and dispatched. The staircase is situated the north-east corner of the High Street, and behind it is telegraph delivery room, which is connected by pneumatic tube with the instrument room on the second floor, and from which telegrams will despatched. There is also a private stair from this floor into an inspection chamber, where officials can overlook the whole of the sorting room entirely unseen. In the basement are situated the furnace room, linesmen’s room, mechanics’ room, telegraph engineers'storeroom, and the battery room, which will placed the batteries required for working the telegraph instruments. On the first floor are the Postmaster's room, retiring room for male clerks, storeroom, and spare accommodation. On the second floor are situated the women’s retiring room, telephone rooms and the telegraph instrument room, which is a lofty apartment about 40 feet long by 24 feet. The building heated throughout by hot water piping. The new Post Office is practically ready for occupancy, all the work being about completed, with the exception of the painting of wails, which will left over for time allow the plaster to get properly dried. The erection of the building was commenced on December 1896. The architect is Mr W. W. Robertson, H.M. Board of Works Office. Edinburgh. The arrangements for the opening ceremony have not yet been definitely fixed. In all probability the new Office will be opened by Lord Provost Dewar on the morning of the 27th inst by his Lordship buying the first stamp and posting the first letter.
From: Dundee Advertiser 17 June 1898, p. 6
... The external appearance of the structure is very striking. Built of Cullaloe stone, the syle of architecture is a free treatmentof the Renaissance. At the corner rises a large and graceful tower, 100 feet high, which gives an imposing appearance to the junction of the two thoroughfares. The principal elevation is to the High Street, with a height of three storeys: the elevation to the New Street being only one storey high. The building is artistically ornamented and carved and is without doubt one of the most prominent in the Fair City. At the top of the High Street elevation, almost in the centre, are the Royal Arms with a clock immediately below. The main entrance is situated at the base of the corner tower, there being also private entrance in High Street, and a postmen’s and mail entrance in the New Street. On the ground floor is the public office. Running right through the centre of the counter, which will be 32 feet long. Entering from the public office are the chief clerk’s room and an apartment for public telephone boxes. Adjoining the public office and communicating with it is the sorting office, which is of a T shape, lighted principally from the roof, and containing about 3400 square feet of floor area. This department has accommodation for 20 sorters and 40 postmen. The posting boxes are placed in the portion of the sorting office facing the High Street. Along the south and east sides of the sorting office are the postmen's retiring rooms and lavatory, storeroom ... strong room, and basket room. Entering from the New Street at the south corner is a large shed in which the mails may received and dispatched. The staircase is situated the north-east corner of the High Street, and behind it is telegraph delivery room, which is connected by pneumatic tube with the instrument room on the second floor, and from which telegrams will despatched. There is also a private stair from this floor into an inspection chamber, where officials can overlook the whole of the sorting room entirely unseen. In the basement are situated the furnace room, linesmen’s room, mechanics’ room, telegraph engineers'storeroom, and the battery room, which will placed the batteries required for working the telegraph instruments. On the first floor are the Postmaster's room, retiring room for male clerks, storeroom, and spare accommodation. On the second floor are situated the women’s retiring room, telephone rooms and the telegraph instrument room, which is a lofty apartment about 40 feet long by 24 feet. The building heated throughout by hot water piping. The new Post Office is practically ready for occupancy, all the work being about completed, with the exception of the painting of wails, which will left over for time allow the plaster to get properly dried. The erection of the building was commenced on December 1896. The architect is Mr W. W. Robertson, H.M. Board of Works Office. Edinburgh. The arrangements for the opening ceremony have not yet been definitely fixed. In all probability the new Office will be opened by Lord Provost Dewar on the morning of the 27th inst by his Lordship buying the first stamp and posting the first letter.
