Hippolyte Blanc’s richly roofed Gothic church remains legible after conversion to flats on Perth’s formal Tay Street frontage.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1887
- Architect / designer
- Hippolyte Jean Blanc
- Type
- Early Pointed cruciform church with attached halls
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB39305)
- OS grid reference
- NO 12045 23733
Architecture and continuing use
A broad five-bay nave with aisles, clerestory, transepts and flying buttresses rises in red snecked rubble. A rose window, central fleche and high roof mark the former worship space beside the attached hall range.
Its story
Built in 1887 for the Middle Church congregation, the building was later secularised. Residential conversion retained the substantial Gothic envelope and its contribution to Tay Street.
Why it is included
Blanc’s authorship, robust townscape presence and adaptive reuse make the former church a useful counterpoint to Perth’s still-active ecclesiastical buildings.
What to notice
- Rose window in the north gable.
- Flying buttresses along the nave.
- Slender fleche above the central roof crossing.
Reading the surroundings
The building is private residential property; admire the exterior from public streets and do not enter common areas without invitation.
Timeline
- 1887 Hippolyte Jean Blanc completed the Middle Church and halls.
- Twentieth century Congregational use ended and the building was secularised.
- 2026 Current property records identify residential flats within the former church at Tay Street.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The date and extent of residential conversion are not established by the designation, and no claim is made about surviving private interiors.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Middle Church and Halls, LB39305 — Designation category, mapped location, construction phases, fabric, authorship and architectural or historical interest.
- Registers of Scotland property data via OnTheMarket — Current residential-property identification for flats in the Middle Church, Tay Street.
Location
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