Chameleon Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I've always been curious, what was the big wall that runs up the west side of the station once part of? It is a pretty big bit of masonary and there are all sorts of doors, windows and archways cut (and filled in in most cases) into it. I know there were sidings in there for ages and the SRPS stock used to be stored there (and the last 06s were dumped there for a while IIRC) Was it a great big carriage shed or somesuch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I've always been curious, what was the big wall that runs up the west side of the station once part of? It is a pretty big bit of masonary and there are all sorts of doors, windows and archways cut (and filled in in most cases) into it. I know there were sidings in there for ages and the SRPS stock used to be stored there (and the last 06s were dumped there for a while IIRC) Was it a great big carriage shed or somesuch? It was the wall of one of the loco sheds (NB?). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Was it? I thought the shed was to the south? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Was it? I thought the shed was to the south? Quite right. It was definetly a loco servicing facility of some sort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 The station roof once covered a much larger area and I think that the wall supported the roof, in a very similar way that Carlisle Citadel once had a huge roof that covered the entire station area. The Perth Roof was cut back substantially in the 1960s, I have a magazine article somewhere that documents the changes Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well. I was reading that the station buildings on platform 4 were once the front of the station and there was a (horse) carriage turning circle where platforms 3 and 4 are now. The place has undergone much rebuilding from the original layout. I was kinda curious about the doors n windows and big fancy archways set into a wall surrounded front and back with track. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Craig Watson Posted December 4, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2009 It was part of the original station roof, See http://andycarr.net/page37.htm for pics. Cheers Craig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Wasn't the back of it a stabling point in the 80s? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chameleon Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yes, once the main shed to the south shut, they kept the diseasels behind the wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 It was part of the original station roof, See http://andycarr.net/page37.htm for pics. Craig Top quality link there, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Top quality link there, thanks. Agreed. Most of that North end under the bridge looks post-apocalyptic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Balin Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thanks for that link, Craig. It's sad to see what a run-down mausoleum of a place Perth station is now compared to what it was. A decent sized bus shelter could cater for most of the traffic now! Given than somewhere in the main buildings was the room used as Queen Victoria's Waiting Room, it seems a pity that there is no sort of preservation order on it (at least so far as I am aware). Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emac Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 some nice photos of Perth here http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-188-070-C&scache=3eg5w8dfih&searchdb=scran&& http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-188-069-C&scache=3eg5w8dfih&searchdb=scran while you are in there do a search for Perth Station if you have the time!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sulzer27jd Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The area at the back of the wall was indeed the storage area for diesels. It wasn't part of a shed, but during the time when we had engines - this was where they were stabled. The original engine sheds were; North British - other side of St Leonards Bridge - where the Signal centre is now. Highland - to the north of the station where Lidl (or Aldi) is now Caledonian - the largest shed was to the south where Tesco is now located As there was no public access, the area had to be accessed by invading some back gardens in a nearby street! The original entrance to the station was indeed to the side of the current entrance. There was a proposal to restore the original and remove the 1960's addition. Like much of the architecture from the 60's it could be improved by the addition of a bulldozer. Old maps of Perth are facinating as it was a very significant railway town, with large yards. It must really have been something in steam days. J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 some nice photos of Perth herehttp://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-188-070-C&scache=3eg5w8dfih&searchdb=scran&&http://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-188-069-C&scache=3eg5w8dfih&searchdb=scranwhile you are in there do a search for Perth Station if you have the time!! Unfortunately the SCRAN site is a subscription site and you do not get full access to the photographs without paying. The same photographs (any many others) are free on the RCAHMS site http://www.rcahms.gov.uk/, you used to have to register but now you just type the subject in the the "search Canmore Database" box, select digital images and there are a huge collection of railway and building photographs on here, I have spent hours leafing through the photographs, the Perth photos include a cracker of the Mk1 Griddle Car in Blue Grey Livery. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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