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Perth oil depot

Former parish and county:
Parish of Perth, County of Perth
Local authority:
Perth and Kinross
Ownership:
Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd.
Ownership:
Scottish Oil Agency Ltd.
Scottish Oils & Shell Mex Ltd
Opened:
1923
Current status of site:
Site remains in use as an oil depot

Recorded (1937) as a Scottish Oils & Shell Mex depot, Feus Road, Perth. Anglo-American also had a depot in Feus Road

References

  • Oil tanks, presumably associated with railway sidings, recorded as installed by the Oakbank Oil Co. Ltd, see 183530 page 137.
  • The Scottish Oil Agency Ltd agreed a lease in 1923 with the LMSR for a piece of ground at Tulloch sidings for a bulk motor spirit and burning oil depot. It was noted that tanks at Perth would be above ground. See full record 183530 page 63

  • General location
  • Detailed map - possible location
      • Perth depot.jpg

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