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. 190Canmore map A settlement has existed here since at least the 16th century.Perth & Kinross: An Illustrated Architectural Guide, Nick Haynes (2000), p. 42
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.Perth flooding – The Courier, YouTube, 18 July 2011"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 West Bridge Street, Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland 1, 3 Commercial StreetCommercial Street 1, 3 – Historic Environment Scotland (formerly the Cross Keys Hotel and the Strasbourg Rock Club) Main Street, numbers 1–5Main Street, 1–5 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland Main Street, numbers 2–16Main Street, 2–16 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland Main Street, 7, 9, 11Main Street 7, 9, 11 Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland Inchbank, 26 Main StreetMain Street Inchbank Bridgend – Historic Environment Scotland Earnoch, Main StreetMain Street Inchbank Earnoch – Historic Environment Scotland Newlands, Main StreetMain Street Newlands – Historic Environment Scotland Inveraven, 42 Main StreetMain Street Inveraven – Historic Environment Scotland Riversdale, Main StreetMain Street Riversdale – Historic Environment Scotland Springbank, Main Street (divided into three flats)Main Street Springbank – Historic Environment Scotland Ardchoille Lodge, Strathmore Street (formerly Rosemount, later Perth and Kinross District Police)Main Street Lodge – Historic Environment Scotland
Amenities The Bridgend Inn, a Tennent's pub, is located at 69 Main Street,Bridgend Inn – Perth.org.uk while the Strathmore Bar is at 43 Main Street.Strathmore Bar – Perth.org.uk 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.Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes – Perth Town Council (1907)
Bridgend was without its own post office for over a decade, until one opened on West Bridge Street in March 2020,"New Bridgend Post Office to open this week as planning saga draws to an end" – The Courier, 24 March 2020 but closed again in April 2022 due to "lower than expected footfall"."Closing Date Confirmed for Perth Post Office" – The Courier, 23 Feb 2022
Notable people James Croll, scientist (1821–1890), worked for Bridgend coffee merchant David Irons"James Croll bicentenary: Forgotten Perthshire ‘genius’ who was janitor by day and pioneering climate scientist by night" – The Courier, 2 January 2021 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
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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