Radisson Blu Perth

Radisson Blu Perth
A 1970s view of the hotel, looking northwest from Leonard Street
Map
Former namesStation Hotel
General information
StatusClosed
Architectural styleFlemish Gothic
Location1 Leonard Street
Perth
Scotland
Coordinates56°23′33″N 3°26′20″W / 56.392635°N 3.438870°W / 56.392635; -3.438870
Completed1888 (136 years ago) (1888)
Governing bodyHistoric Environment Scotland
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrew Heiton
John Murray Robertson
Other information
Public transit accessNational Rail Perth
Perth
Website
https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-perth-scotland

Radisson Blu Perth (formerly known as the Station Hotel) is an historic building in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Leonard Street, it is a Category B listed building[1] built in 1888.[2] It opened for business in August 1890.[2] One of the hotel's first managers was Arthur Foster.[3]

The hotel faces Perth railway station, for which it is named.[1] It is also close to Perth bus station. The hotel was formerly owned and managed by the Highland, North British and Caledonian Railway companies.[4]

The building, made of cream and red sandstone, was designed by Perth's city architect Andrew Heiton, who assumed his role some thirty years earlier.[1] He worked with another local architect, John Murray Robertson, on the project.[1] The hotel is a notable example of Scottish baronial architecture.[5]

Queen Victoria was a regular visitor to the hotel. She had breakfast there on her final visit to Perth in May 1900,[6] eight months before her death. She was in a wheelchair on that day.[6]

In 2021, the hotel joined Radisson Hotel Group and became Radisson Blu Perth.[7] The following year, the hotel closed in order to house asylum seekers.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leonard Street, Station Hotel, Including Gate Piers – Historic Environment Scotland
  2. ^ a b About us – Perth Station Hotel
  3. ^ Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
  4. ^ History – Perth Station Hotel
  5. ^ Yorke, Trevor (2021). Victorian Railway Stations. Newbury: Countryside Books. p. 88. ISBN 978 1 84674 335 1.
  6. ^ a b The Historical Journal of the More Family (1901), p. 112
  7. ^ Chalmers, Robbie (29 March 2022). "Landmark Perth hotel strikes major deal that could make it five-star venue". Daily Record. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ Eighteen, Stephen (12 November 2022). "Two of Perth's biggest hotels shut to house refugees who are living off £7 a week". The Courier. Retrieved 4 August 2024.


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