A TIMELINE OF PERTH
By Tim Lambert
Early 12th century King David I makes Perth a town. Wool is made in the little town. So is leather. Perth is also a busy little port.
1210 Perth is badly damaged by floods
1231 In 1231 Dominican friars came to Perth
1260 Carmelite friars come to Perth
1296-1313 The English occupy Perth
1396 The battle of the clans takes place
1437 King James I is assassinated by nobles in Perth
1460 Franciscan friars come to Perth
1544 In Perth 6 people are executed for heresy
1559 The Reformation sweeps Perth
1600 The Gowrie Conspiracy takes place. The population of Perth is about 6,000.
1645 Plague strikes Perth
1651 The English capture Perth
1776 The town walls are demolished
1801 The population of Perth is 15,000
1559 Perth gains gas light
1829 A piped water supply is created in Perth
1832-33 Cholera kills 148 people in Perth
1848 The railway reaches Perth
1850 St Ninians Episcopal Cathedral is built
1895 Horse drawn trams run in the streets of Perth
1901 Perth gains an electricity supply
1902 Victoria Bridge is built
1905-29 Electric trams run in Perth
1968 Bells Sports Centre is built
1979 Caithness Glass Visitor Centre opens
1987 St John Shopping Centre opens
1992 The Ferguson Gallery opens
1993 Perth suffers a severe flood
1995 A K Bell Library officially opens
2001 Flood defences are built in Perth