£300k upgrade for High Street tenement
Street, Perth The building at 31b-37 High Much-needed upgrade and repair work is under way on a historic Perth city centre tenement.
The comprehensive schedule of works - worth around £300,000 - at 31b-37 High Street is being supported by Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust through the Perth City Heritage Fund, and Perth and Kinross Council through its vacant property initiative.
PKHT has provided a grant in excess of £100,000 from the Perth City Heritage Fund to the tenement owners’association.
This will aid the overall costs of bringing the building up to standard, including with work on the roof and masonry. The scheme is expected to take at least three months to complete.
The owners’association was formed by the businesses, landlords and homeowners of the 18th Century building.
Chairman of the owners’association, jeweller Derek Paterson, said:“We’re absolutely delighted that the Perth City Heritage Fund has been able to provide this significant grant funding, and also that we have been able to use a local conservation-accredited architect, Graham Mitchell of @rchitects Scotland, and One-Call Ltd, building contractors from Perth, to take forward the project.”
Sue Hendry, Chairman of PKHT said:“No one can underestimate the hard work it can be for an owners’association to get to this stage of a project, with 15 different owners being responsible for various parts of the communal works and they should be congratulated for reaching this stage.
“We look forward to seeing conservation best practice and traditional craft skills transform this important historic building over the next few months.”