Salutation Hotel, Perth
1699 The hotel is reputed to be the oldest in Scotland, operating as a coaching inn, the Salutation Inn, for many years.
1745 The hotel was visited by Bonnie Prince Charlie during the Jacobite rebellion. His reception by the proprietor has been offered as one explanation of the hotel's unusual name. The hotel became a local landmark, known as the "Sally",
1933 The Salutation Hotel Limited was incorporated as a private company, with capital of £10,000, to carry on the business.[1]
1939 The company went into voluntary liquidation on the sale of the hotel to the Aberdeen Hotel Co Limited.
1969 David Bowie played in the hotel's Moncrieffe Suite during his UK tour.
1991 After a series of changes of ownership, the Salutation was acquired by Strathmore Hotels.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Scotsman 13 May 1933
- National Records of Scotland BT2/17295
- Edinburgh Gazette 28 March 1939