Scotland’s Oldest and Newest City
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About the Book:
What was the biggest challenge to Perth becoming a city again? Why was Perth once more important than Edinburgh? How exactly did Perth execute its successful campaign for city status?
All of this and more is revealed in John Hulbert’s account of how Perth became a city once again. Former Provost of Perth & Kinross and leader of Perth’s campaign, Hulbert is the ideal person to tell the inside story of the tactics deployed to achieve the restoration of Perth’s City Status, the most important event in Perth’s history in nearly 200 years. Beginning with Perth’s history as the ancient capital city of Scotland and tracing its pre-eminence amongst Scottish Royal Burghs, this book explores Perth’s loss of city status in 1975 and the development of the city status application strategy.
Culminating in Perth’s eventual success, this is the story of how its citizens fought to regain its former glory, finally winning against the odds in 2012. Rich with local and national history and with chapters looking forward to the future of Perth, this book, complete with beautiful colour photographs, will appeal to historians, visitors and Perth locals alike.
Reviews:
We have John Hulbert to thank for getting us here through his diligent leadership of this campaign. From the Foreword by Pete Wishart MP
Rich with local and national history, and with chapters looking forward to the future of Perth, the book, complete with colour photographs, will appeal to historians, visitors and locals alike. The Courier
About the Author:
JOHN HULBERT was brought up in St. Andrews, and studied medicine in Edinburgh. He worked first in medical research, and then was a general practitioner for over 30 years. He lives with his wife in the Perthshire village of Longforgan.
Elected to Perth & Kinross Council in 1995, he served as Provost from 2007 to 2012. As Provost he coordinated Perth’s 800th anniversary celebrations, and led the successful campaign to restore City Status, which had been unceremoniously removed in 1975.
He is active in several Perth organisations, being chairman of the Friends of St John’s Kirk of Perth, an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, an Honorary Friend of the Black Watch Castle and Museum, and an Officer of the Order of St John. In 2013 the President of Poland awarded him the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, for developing good relations between Perth and Poland.
Drawing on the knowledge he gained as Provost, he published Perth: A Comprehensive Guide for Locals and Visitors in 2014. It was the first illustrated guide book for Perth.