Perth: Street by Street is an architectural, archaeological, geographical, historical, and visual journey around the city of Perth’s c.630 streets, avenues, closes, roads, and vennels. Drawing on a range of disciplines, Perth: Street by Street will appeal both to those readers interested in the history and life of Perth, and to anyone who has lived, worked, or spent time in Scotland’s Fair City. For the people of Perth and those who hail from St John’s Town, the book will be particularly poignant. Within its pages, readers may find their own homes, place of birth, workplaces, schools, favourite shops, and the public architecture and civic backdrop which form a part of their everyday existence. The book is available online from Amazon and other internet retailers, and from the following bookshops: Waterstones (Perth), WHSmith (Perth), Sweet Words (Dunkeld), as well as from Gloagburn Farm Shop by Tibbermore.
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Charles Wordsworth - Clergyman and Writer
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Born in 1806, Charles Wordsworth was the second son of Christopher Wordsworth (1774-1846) - an English clergyman, educator and writer - and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. Charles Wordsworth became prelate in Scotland; was warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond (1847-54); and, consecrated bishop of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane (1853). he was involved in attempts to reunite the Churches of Scotland and England. Amongst his writing are the following books:
Shakespeare's Knowledge and Use of the Bible
Annals of My Early Life (1806-46)
Annals of My Life (1847-56)
Charles Wordsworth died in 1892.
Like his father, Christopher Wordsworth the youngest son of his namesake, was a clergyman, educator and theological scholar. He was born in 1807; ordained a priest in 1835; headmaster of Harrow (1836-44); and, then canon, then archdeacon of Westminster. he died in 1885 |
