Museum: Perth – a craftis toun

Skinnergate was once a main thoroughfare into Perth. Here, just inside the burgh’s boundaries near the city wall was where the Skinners lived. Other smelly and dangerous crafts were settled just outside the wall. Leather workers lived here, and had…

“I’m a brewster. That means I brew ale and beer. It’s a full-time occupation, like being a baker. Ale is a favourite drink for people in the burgh, but it takes skill and time to brew it well, so most people buy it instead of making it for…