A History of Perth Academy - Book Launch
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A History of Perth Academy - Book Launch

By Tippermuir Books

The History of Perth Academy traces the story of the school over 900 years - a school that has been much more than a place of learning.

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Perth Academy

Murray Place Perth PH1 1NJ United Kingdom

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  • 2 hours
  • In person

About this event

Join Muriel Dunbar, joint author of A History of Perth Academy, Donald Maxwell, former teacher and well-known opera singer, Eleanor Paul, Headteacher of the Academy, current and former staff, guests and pupils in the launch of the first complete history of the school.

The history of Perth Academy stretches back to the twelfth century when Benedictine monks set up a Grammar school in Perth to prepare young men for clerical work in the Church. Today’s Academy is a very different kind of school, preparing students for a wide range of careers in a world which would have been unrecognisable to the Benedictines. The History of Perth Academy traces the story of the school’s transformation over the 900 intervening years, the people who influenced its development, their challenges and triumphs, and the young people who used their education at the Academy as a springboard for their future lives. It shows that the school has been much more than a place of academic learning. Through the ages, its pupils have benefited from involvement in the local community, gained sporting, artistic and debating skills, looked outwards to the world and fostered lifelong friendships.

This book demonstrates that what we call Perth Academy today is a merger of several institutions; its site at Viewlands is only the latest of many locations where these institutions were previously based. Perth Academy can only be properly understood and appreciated today by looking back in time and following its unique story.

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Tippermuir Books

‘Tippermuir Books, the innovative publishing house based in Perthshire.’ The National

Tippermuir Books Ltd is a book publisher based in Perth. Established in 2009, Tippermuir’s mission is to add to the cultural life of Scotland by publishing interesting and worthy books in English and Scots. The company’s strength is our smallness (actually, we are not that small anymore) and love of the written word. We publish books that appeal to us and/or we feel are important culturally, socially, and most importantly, because they are great reads. These include our brilliantly successful The Tale of the Wee Mowdie by Werner Holzwarth, illustrated by Wolf Erlbruch and translated by Matthew Mackie;, which was shortlisted as ‘Scots Children’s Book of the Year in 2019’, Hunters: Wee Stories from the Crescent by Anthony Camilleri (with a foreword by Stuart Cosgrove), The Nicht Afore Christmas by Irene McFarland and Rosemary Cunningham, which was shortlisted as ‘Scots Children’s Book of the Year in 2021’, and If Rivers Could Sing by Keith Broomfield, which was shortlisted for Scotland’s National Book Awards as ‘New Book’ of the Year in November 2021 – the National Book Awards (also known as the Saltire Literary Awards) are Scotland’s most prestigious literary prizes. Previous winners of this prize include Alasdair Gray, Jackie Kay and Louise Welsh.

Our name comes from the Battle of Tippermuir (1 September 1644), which saw an army of Irish mercenaries and Highland troops led by the 1st Marquis of Montrose and Alasdair Mac Colla rout a numerically-superior government army. Tippermuir lies just to the west of Perth.

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Sep 24 · 6:00 PM GMT+1