Basic Site Details | Name: | Camperdown Street School | | Town, district or village: | Oakbank | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | A new school, in Camperdown-street, for the Oakbank district, was opened by the Glasgow School Board on Friday. The style is Domestic English, and the building is erected from the designs of Mr. Robert Baldie. The accommodation is for 930 children. The cost of the building is £11,741-15s- 4d, or an average per head of £12 -12s- 6d, .and, adding the cost of the site, £1,771- 10s-. 1d. (for an area of 2,950 square yards), a total expenditure is arrived at of £16,513- 5s.- 5d., equal to £17- 15s.- 4d. per scholar. [Building News 16 August 1878 p175] | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Oatbank School | | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | School | | |
Street Addresses| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 9, Camperdown Street | Yes | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1878 | | Opened | |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Robert Baldie | | A | 1878 | | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Hamilton, Sarah L | 2010 | Glasgow's School Board Heritage: the Challenges of Conservation | | MSc Dissertation in Architectural Conservation | |
Periodical References| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Building News | 16 August 1878 | | | p175 -opening |
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